Minot City Council forms childcare committee to address funding issues

MINOT, N.D. (KMOT) – According to the North Dakota Childcare Alliance, the amount needed to sustain the daycare industry properly is $150 million a...

February 11, 2023
4:26 AM

MINOT, N.D. (KMOT) – According to the North Dakota Childcare Alliance, the amount needed to sustain the daycare industry properly is $150 million annually.Your News Leader talked to one Minot daycare owner about what a change like this could mean to her business.Depending on what you know about daycare providers, you may think they're just babysitting.Maritza Coking, a childcare center teacher at Kiddie Korral 2.0, said they take on the role of caretaker and teacher.'I think it really just comes down to giving more dignity and respect to this field.

Crystal Kwaw