Child Care
MN child care providers will no longer need to quarantine kids, staff exposed to COVID
The state has loosened the rule that previously required exposed staff and children to quarantine.
Walz: Minnesota has secured 1 million rapid, at-home COVID tests for kids
It comes as the delta variant continues to surge in Minnesota, and the omicron variant might follow.
Driver suffers medical emergency, crashes into child care center
No one outside of the vehicle was injured.
After union push, Hennepin County gives employees child care leave during pandemic
Until the county's declared emergency ends, employees can now take 160 hours of two-thirds paid leave. The county also created opportunities for negative leave to be forgiven.
State's vaccine appointment effort for Twin Cities schools leads to fiasco
8,720 doses are for metro area educators this week.
Minnesota changes vaccine appointment process, here's what to know
Walz also announced plans for a mass vaccination event at Xcel Energy Center.
Walz announces 5-day vaccination plan for metro teachers, child care workers
Walz will speak to Minnesotans at 2 p.m. Monday.
It could take months to vaccinate MN teachers, people 65 and older
"This is going to be harder than going to Ticketmaster and trying to get Bruce Springsteen tickets," Walz said.
Northfield school fires employee who allegedly gave melatonin to infant
It's against district policies to give a child anything without a parents' permission.
As schools close, child-care centers urged to stay open in MN
""Now more than ever we need you to come together and help us."
Minnesota DHS reassigns its under-investigation inspector general
More changes at the embattled department.
Attorney: Woman was drunk, watching 12 kids in illegal daycare
Washington County officials have filed a lawsuit to ban the woman from providing daycare.
Investigation finds 'weaknesses' in Minnesota child care fraud detection
The Office of the Legislative Auditor is calling for changes in the child care program.
DHS inspector general placed on leave days after child care fraud report
Carolyn Ham still holds her position, and claims she's being scapegoated.