There are a lot of other people like you taking care of children.

Grandparents, aunties, uncles, older brothers and sisters, and family friends like you provide most of the child care in Minnesota.

Two-thirds of Minnesota’s children age 12 and under are cared for by a family member or friend.  Almost half of children do not use any other type of child care or do not use it very much.

The relatives and friends who provide child care may do it for many days in a week, or only a day or two.  They may be paid.  Many do not get paid.

Parents often prefer to have their children cared for by people they know and trust so they choose caregivers like you.

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