Child care use in Minnesota

Three out of four Minnesota families use child care regularly for their children under age 13, and those children spend an average of 24 hours per week in child care. This statewide, random survey is representative of all Minnesota families using child care, and contains a wealth of detail about their specific arrangements and reasons for choosing them, costs, satisfaction with quality, and how child care choices affect parents' employment.

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