Federal audit finds hazards abound in Minnesota child care

Federal regulators found persistent safety and health hazards during random visits to 23 Minnesota child-care facilities last year and are calling for stronger state and county inspections.

Riding along with state and county licensers during routine inspections, federal regulators found one home day care that was over capacity — a situation that has been linked to neglect and even deaths — and one child-care center with four workers for whom required background checks were incomplete.

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