US EditionMinnesota child care centers accused of wrongdoing were operating as expected, report says
State inspections found children present at eight of nine Minnesota child care centers featured in a viral video, with ongoing investigations into four centers, officials said.
- On Friday, the Minnesota Department of Children, Youth, and Families said Minnesota child care centers were operating as expected when visited, the agency reported in a news release.
- After a post that reached 3 million views and was reposted by Vice President J.D. Vance and Elon Musk, YouTube content creator Nick Shirley alleged widespread fraud at Somali-run child care centers.
- Inspectors found children present at all visited sites except one not yet open for families and gathered evidence while reviewing four centers, the agency said Friday.
- HHS and federal investigators have paused funds, with Jim O'Neill requiring receipts or photo evidence and demanding a state audit amid FBI and Department of Homeland Security probes.
- DCYF warned that unvetted claims and misuse of tip lines can disrupt investigations and harm families and immigrant communities, and the agency emphasized its commitment to fact-based reviews to protect children and minimize disruption.
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Minnesota department finds child care centers targeted in viral video operating normally
Minnesota’s Department of Children, Youth, and Families on Friday said that investigators have found child care centers at the center of recent fraud allegations were operating as they should
By Rebekah Riess and Ray Sanchez, CNN Minnesota Child Care Centers at the center of extensive viral video-fed fraud charges were operating as expected when they were visited by investigators, said the state’s Department of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF) in a press release on Friday. “There were children present at all sites except one; that site was not yet open to families when inspectors arrived,” the agency said. The agency collected evi…
9 Minnesota child care centers discussed in viral video "operating as expected," state officials say
Nine of the Minnesota child care centers that were discussed in a viral video, prompting allegations of fraud, were "operating as expected" when state investigators conducted on-site checks this week, officials said on Friday.
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