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Minot childcare committee urges better outreach to families, highlights $66M in state funding
Summary
Councilmember Lisa Olsen said Minot’s childcare committee found severe infant-care shortages, multi-year waiting lists and insufficient awareness of HB 1540 funds; the committee will partner with MACEDC to connect providers and families to existing appropriations.
Minot’s council childcare committee reported at the Dec. 27 special meeting that the city faces a shortage of infant-care slots, long waiting lists for licensed providers and delays in provider licensure and pay that hinder hiring.
Councilmember Lisa Olsen, who chairs the committee, said families and providers reported waiting lists of three…
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