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Parent tells council of multiple child injuries and alleges record manipulation at Minot childcare facility

Minot City Council · May 4, 2026
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Summary

A parent alleged a childcare facility at 812 8th Street NW failed to document numerous injuries, described a severe finger injury to her child and claimed state licensing records were backdated; she asked the council to request an audit and remove a state licensing specialist from a mayoral committee.

During the public-comment period a local parent, Jane McMahon, told the council she believes a childcare facility at 812 8th Street NW has a pattern of noncompliance and alleged the facility has underreported injuries and that licensing records were altered to mask safety failures.

McMahon said her son was bitten 11 times at the facility and that a twelfth bite severed the tip of his finger, requiring stitches; she said the facility failed to document most of those incidents…

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