Unsupervised and overbilled: Records reveal systemic failures in Minnesota daycare oversight
A public records release reveals systemic billing fraud, safety violations and lax oversight at multiple Minneapolis-area daycare centers.
State investigators used video surveillance to prove facilities billed for children who were not present and falsified attendance records.
One center was disqualified from a state aid program in 2022 but continued to accrue new violations and overpayment demands through 2025.
Records show a pattern of repeat offenses, including children left unsupervised and persistent failures to conduct legally required staff background checks.
The findings raise serious questions about the effectiveness of state enforcement and the safeguarding of taxpayer-funded child care assistance programs.
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