Inside the nightmare winter for Minnesota child care providers

There is uncertainty around half-a-billion dollars in federal funding, not to mention state scrutiny and frightening threats.

By: Matthew Blake

Outlets: MinnPost

Published: January 22, 2026

Words: 1,373

Last Updated: 5 days ago

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Unlike some of her peers, Jessica Herod has not had staff detained by federal immigration agents, hecklers defecate in front of her door, or armed state investigators entering her daycare.

Still, Herod is worried. She is co-founder and chief operating officer of Olu’s Beginnings, a child care center in North Minneapolis where 75% of the children enrolled depend on federal funding.

Earlier this month, the Trump administration announced that it suspended $467 million …

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