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Providers report that changing rules create operational difficulties by increasing costs, frustration, stress, and burnout. Comments highlight frequent or repetitive training burdens, expanding paperwork demands, and regulatory-driven staffing challenges. The survey also compares intended business duration and financial confidence, showing differences between family and center providers, alongside recurring concerns for wage competitiveness and food and administrative expenses.",{"@graph":69,"@context":122},[70,84,105],{"@type":71,"itemListElement":72},"BreadcrumbList",[73,77,79,82],{"item":74,"name":75,"@type":76,"position":8},"https://docshare.wps.com","Home","ListItem",{"item":78,"name":9,"@type":76,"position":14},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/",{"item":80,"name":40,"@type":76,"position":81},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/research-report/",3,{"item":83,"name":65,"@type":76,"position":19},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/listening-to-child-care-providers-results-of-a-statewide-survey/582457/",{"url":83,"name":65,"@type":85,"image":86,"author":91,"headline":65,"publisher":94,"fileFormat":97,"inLanguage":63,"description":67,"dateModified":98,"datePublished":99,"encodingFormat":97,"isAccessibleForFree":100,"interactionStatistic":101},"DigitalDocument",{"url":87,"@type":88,"width":89,"height":90},"https://docshare.wps.com/thumbnails/listening-to-child-care-providers-results-of-a-statewide-survey/582457.png","ImageObject",300,407,{"name":92,"@type":93},"Margaret","Person",{"url":74,"name":95,"@type":96},"DocShare","Organization","application/pdf","2026-11-07","2026-10-15",true,{"@type":102,"interactionType":103,"userInteractionCount":29},"InteractionCounter",{"@type":104},"ViewAction",{"@type":106,"mainEntity":107},"FAQPage",[108,114,118],{"name":109,"@type":110,"acceptedAnswer":111},"What did family and center providers agree about regulations?","Question",{"text":112,"@type":113},"Both family (FCC) and center (CCC) providers agreed that regulatory changes are creating difficulties in operating their businesses, increasing cost and frustration.","Answer",{"name":115,"@type":110,"acceptedAnswer":116},"What staffing challenges did center providers report?",{"text":117,"@type":113},"Center providers expressed serious concerns about hiring and retaining staff, and they linked the challenge to losing qualified workers to higher-paying opportunities with schools and other employers.",{"name":119,"@type":110,"acceptedAnswer":120},"Which policy or support options were identified as having the most positive impact?",{"text":121,"@type":113},"Providers pointed to assistance with costs related to quality improvements, reducing required paperwork, relaxing toy and equipment rules, and expanding access to grants and funding (including food programs and child care assistance).","https://schema.org",{"og:url":83,"og:type":124,"og:title":65,"og:site_name":95,"og:description":67},"article",{"robots":126,"canonical":83},"index,follow",{"doc_id":128,"site_id":62},582457,1792914240,{"code":4,"msg":5,"data":131},{"doc_id":128,"user_id":132,"nickname":92,"user_avatar":133,"doc_module":4,"category_id":39,"category_name":40,"doc_title":65,"doc_description":67,"doc_content":134,"file_id":135,"file_url":136,"file_type":137,"file_size":138,"view_count":29,"is_deleted":4,"is_public":8,"is_downloadable":8,"audit_status":8,"page_count":14,"language":139,"language_code":63,"site_id":62,"html_lang":63,"table_of_contents":140,"faqs":141,"seo_title":142,"seo_description":67,"update_tm":143,"read_time":24,"preview_page_count":4},137451207643,"https://ap-avatar.wpscdn.com/davatar_3d24733baf745e90a7e4bdd5f77d97b2","P.O. Box 3185 Mankato, MN 56002-3185  \n(507) 934-7700  \n[www.ruralmn.org](www.ruralmn.org)  \nListening to child care providers  \nResults ofa statewide survey  \nTakeaways at a glance  \n• Regulations: Both family (FCC) and center (CCC) providers agreed that changes in regulations are causing difficulties in operating, 80% and 68% respectively.  \n• Duration: Center providers are more likely to plan on staying in the business more than 10 years, compared to family providers, who cited a shorter timeframe.  \n• Sustainability: Family providers showed more confidence in the financial sustainability of their business.  \n• Staffing: Center providers expressed serious concerns over the ability to hire and retain staff. When asked what would have the most positive impact on their business, they overwhelmingly said help with paying staff or increasing their pay. Their challenge: losing qualified workers to higher paying opportunities with schools and other employers.  \nProviders were asked which options would have the most positive impact on their ability to operate their business.  \nIncreasing assistance with costs related to increasing quality of care (e.g., training, star ratings, etc. ).  \nReducing required paperwork for various reports and programs.  \nRelaxing rules and regulations on toys and equipment.  \nAccess to grants to help pay for training, supplies, or programming expenses.  \nIncreasing access to early childhood education grants .  \nRelaxing the child-to-staff ratios to allow for more children .  \nRelaxing some of the educational and certification requirements.  \nProviding assistance to pay for helpers .  \nIncreasing funding to programs like the Child Care Assistance Program.  \nIncreasing assistance through food programs .  \n0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%  \n CCC  FCC  \nTo read the full report, visit our website at  [ruralmn.org](ruralmn.org).  \nP.O. Box 3185 Mankato, MN 56002-3185  \n(507) 934-7700  \n[www.ruralmn.org](www.ruralmn.org)  \nListening to child care providers  \nResults ofa statewide survey  \nRegulations and finances  \nFamily and center providers agreed: regulations are adding difficulties to running their childcare businesses, especially when it comes to keeping up with changes, which are adding cost and frustration.  \nComments fell into four areas:  \n• A punitive and overzealous regulatory system leading to a fearful atmosphere of stress, frustration and burnout.  \n• Excessive required training or training repeated too often for skills already learned, leading to increased expenses.  \n• Keeping up with the paperwork and frequent regulatory changes eating up precious time and money.  \n• For center providers, regulations were a major factor making it more difficult to hire staff.  \nFinances  \nEx.: Parents’income & ability to pay.  \nRegulations impacting finances:  \nEx: Time spent on paperwork, creating new policies per new requirements; required new equipment, remodeling, training; increased wages to attract qualified staff, etc.  \nRegulations  \nEx.: Feelings of frustration, burnout from stressful atmosphere.  \nAccording to providers’ comments, regulations overlap and impact finances in many areas.  \nDifferences between family and center providers:  \n• When asked how long they intended to operate their child care business, family providers gave a shorter timeframe (1-5 years) than center providers (more than 10 years) .  \n• Center providers expressed less confidence in their financial sustainability.  \n• Center providers’ chief concern was the ability to attract and afford staff that meet required standards. Family providers’ top concerns were the increasing time spent on paperwork and cost of food. Both expressed concern over new requirements that took time away from the children and/or their families.  \nTo read the full report, visit our website at  [ruralmn.org](ruralmn.org).","cbCaiv7rgkezWjhJ","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiv7rgkezWjhJ","pdf",210525,"English","# Takeaways at a glance\n## Regulations\n## Duration\n## Sustainability\n## Staffing\n# Options with most positive impact\n## Cost and training support\n## Paperwork reduction\n## Rule relaxation and grants\n## Child-to-staff ratios and certifications\n# Regulations and finances\n## Regulations impacting finances\n## Providers' comments on regulations\n## Differences between family and center providers","[{\"question\":\"What did family and center providers agree about regulations?\",\"answer\":\"Both family (FCC) and center (CCC) providers agreed that regulatory changes are creating difficulties in operating their businesses, increasing cost and frustration.\"},{\"question\":\"What staffing challenges did center providers report?\",\"answer\":\"Center providers expressed serious concerns about hiring and retaining staff, and they linked the challenge to losing qualified workers to higher-paying opportunities with schools and other employers.\"},{\"question\":\"Which policy or support options were identified as having the most positive impact?\",\"answer\":\"Providers pointed to assistance with costs related to quality improvements, reducing required paperwork, relaxing toy and equipment rules, and expanding access to grants and funding (including food programs and child care assistance).\"}]","Listening to child care providers - Results of a statewide survey | PDF",1792043386]