Investigators say Minnesota childcare centers featured in viral video are operating normally
ST. PAUL, Minn. — An investigation by the Minnesota Department of Children, Youth and Families(DCYF) has found that nine childcare centers featured in a viral video claiming fraud are operating normally.
Investigators said they conducted on-site compliance checks at nine child care centers referenced in a recently circulated video by YouTuber Nick Shirley.
The video accuses several Somali-run centers of fraud and alleges they illegally accepted money intended for low-income families.
Officials say they confirmed in the report that all of the centers were operating as expected.
Children were present at all sites, except for one, which wasn’t opened for families when they arrived, officials say.
Officials say the childcare centers featured in the video received the following Child Care Assistance Program(CCAP) funding in 2025:
- Super Kids Daycare Center, $471,787
- Future Leaders Early Learning Center, $3.68 million
- Quality Learning Centers, $1.9 million
- Tayo Daycare, $1.09 million
- Minnesota Child Care Center, $2.67 million
- Mini Child Care Center, $1.6 million
- Sweet Angel Child Care, $1.54 million
- ABC Learning Center, $1.04 million
- Minnesota Best Child Care Center, $3.4 million
- Mako Child Care Center has been closed since 2022
The DCYF currently has ongoing investigations at four of the centers.
Federal funding for childcare in Minnesota has since been frozen by order of the Trump administration following the fraud claims.
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