North Dakota families, childcare providers frustrated by growing waitlist for assistance

By: Mary Steurer, Michael Achterling

Outlets: North Dakota Monitor

Published: August 16, 2026

Words: 883

Last Updated: 2 days, 12 hours ago

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Nearly 1,900 North Dakota families are on a waitlist for state childcare assistance.

A bill draft to be considered for North Dakota’s upcoming special legislative session would add $9 million in state funding to get some of the neediest families off of the growing waitlist.

“This is about low-income families who want to work,” said Senate Minority Leader Kathy Hogan, D-Fargo, the primary sponsor of the bill draft to be presented to legislative …

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