2 million paid to Minneapolis daycare that appears abandoned this year

An abandoned building in Minneapolis was listed as a Somali daycare and received $1.9 million in public funding in 2025, according to state records highlighted this week. The site is registered as Quality Learing Center, a name posted with a spelling error, and licensed for 99 children at the Minneapolis address. Photos and visits show the building closed during midday on a weekday, with darkened windows and no sign of staff, children, or daily activity. Despite that, funding records show nearly $2 million flowed to the daycare this year, a sum that raised questions online about oversight and verification. Minnesota distributes childcare funds through subsidies and grants tied to licensing, enrollment claims, and paperwork, meaning money can move before on site checks catch problems. For critics, the strange sight of an empty building approved for 99 kids turned a routine funding line into a head scratching Minneapolis mystery.