Follow Up CCAP/Licensing Report Engages Many GOP Lawmakers
January 2025On Tuesday night, 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS first reported there are 62 investigations into the Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) and those inquiries are being done by the Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS).
CCAP serves 12,000 low-income families and helps them afford child day care across the state. It is a federally funded program with a yearly expenditure in the neighborhood of $34 million.
KSTP uncovered some day care centers receiving millions of dollars in CCAP money even though they had repeat violations, many of them which could threaten the health and safety of children, over multiple years.
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