CBS "News:" The Totally-Legitimate Non-Fraudulent Day Care "Targeted" by Nick Shirley Has Now Closed, For Unkown Reasons We Couldn't Possibly Speculate About

The motive may never be known, they swore.

A Minneapolis day care featured in a right-wing YouTuber's video about alleged fraud in Minnesota is now closed, according to state records.

Quality Learing Center [spelling corrected to the proper "Learing"] closed on Tuesday, according to the Minnesota Department of Human Services' licensing records. The Minnesota Department of Children, Youth, and Families said that the center requested closure of its license effective Tuesday.

"The provider is unable to reopen without reapplying for a license," the agency reported.

The center's last licensing review, in June, found several operational violations but noted no evidence of fraud.

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CBS News conducted its own analysis of several of the day centers Shirley mentioned; all but two had active licenses, according to state records, and all active locations had been visited by state regulators within the last six months.

But we know that "regulators" were purposely not doing any regulating at all. They were not verifying enrollment records.

The Minnesota Department of Children, Youth and Families visited nine of the day cares from the video, finding children present at eight of them.

Oh, after the video they rustled up some of their cousins' kids for a bit of matinee theater?

The ninth had not yet opened for the day when inspectors visited.

Quality Learning Center received $1.9 million from Minnesota's Child Care Assistance Program in fiscal year 2025, according to the department. DCYF said it was made aware on Dec. 19 that the center intended to voluntarily close, but during a visit 10 days later, it learned it had chosen to remain open.

Shirley's video reignited furor over fraud in Minnesota.

But not in the media.

posted by Ace at 01:27 PM

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