In a 42-minute video, independent journalist Nick Shirley and researcher David visited several centers licensed under Minnesota’s Child Care Assistance Program, which subsidises care for low-income families.
Places like Quality Learning Center, licensed for 99 kids and paid $4 million including $1.9 million from CCAP, showed no activity despite 95 violations listed from 2019-2023.
Shirley tallied over $110 million across 20 centers in one day, calling it just the start of billions in potential fraud amid Minnesota’s history of scandals like the 2022 Feeding Our Future case.
Governor Walz’s office highlighted anti-fraud efforts like new auditors, while critics including Tom Emmer and Elon Musk demand accountability, insisting fraud has no excuses.
