Cloquet area group seeks to solve child care shortage

Cloquet area group seeks to solve child care shortage

CLOQUET — By serving a critical local need that is consistently met with strong demand, basic market economics dictate that Courtney Greiner should be a successful small business owner. Still, since opening Esko Minis Early Education Center in 2016, Greiner has yet to turn a profit or take home a paycheck. Greiner charges about $300 a week for each of the 90 children enrolled in her program. She said the regulatory realities of operating a child…