Nick Shirley’s viral reporting on suspected daycare fraud in Minnesota has sparked a wave of citizen sleuthing, with residents now scrutinizing child care centers in their own neighborhoods.
On local community forums, Minnesotans began checking licensing records and daily activity at nearby facilities. One of those flagged was Nokomis Daycare Center, where a user reported they had never seen children coming or going, a familiar refrain echoed across many of the locations Shirley documented.
Then came a twist.
Ismail Royer, identified as a Muslim father of six connected to the center, reported that the daycare was hit by vandals. According to Royer, thieves targeted the facility and made off with the checkbook and documents belonging to parents.
Oh FFS.
Someone drops the dirt on a daycare center in Minneapolis and they have a break-in…
Luckily for the daycare center, the record books were reportedly stolen.
Imagine that. https://t.co/wFI5P0xkBN
— Matt Tardio (@angertab) December 31, 2025
The timing raised eyebrows. The reported break-in comes as state and federal authorities ramp up audits and inspections tied to an expanding probe into suspected misuse of public child care funds.
No electronics, no equipment, no valuables were reported stolen, just the paperwork tied to parents and finances.
Royer described the incident publicly, calling it disturbing and unfortunate. There has been no confirmation yet from police regarding suspects or arrests, and it remains unclear whether surveillance cameras were operating at the facility at the time of the break-in.
The Nokomis incident mirrors growing public skepticism surrounding daycares that receive taxpayer money but appear inactive or rarely occupied. Shirley’s original videos showed multiple centers with little to no visible activity during business hours, fueling questions about oversight, licensing enforcement and where the money is actually going.
State officials have insisted inspections are ongoing and that allegations of widespread fraud have not yet been substantiated. Still, the surge of online investigations and now a suspicious burglary involving sensitive documents have only intensified scrutiny.
As audits loom and investigators dig deeper, critics say the disappearance of financial and parental records at a center already under public suspicion is, at best, an incredible coincidence.
At worst, they argue, it looks like panic setting in.
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