Overview
- Nokomis DayCare Center reported an early-morning break-in with enrollment and employee files missing, and staff notified Minneapolis police.
- Mini Childcare Center released surveillance video that appears to show a person trying to enter just after midnight, with managers voicing safety concerns.
- Center managers say they have received threatening messages and describe the fallout as targeting Somali-American providers.
- A FOX 9 visit to one facility on New Year’s Eve found children present, contradicting claims that centers were empty.
- HHS recently froze roughly $185 million in Minnesota child-care funds pending verification, as federal cases tied to prior fraud investigations include more than 60 convictions and 98 charges.