(FOX 9) - With a massive childcare funding program set to expire in the coming days, early learning centers across the United States are warning of rising prices and permanent closures. In the upper Midwest, the impact varies by state as the response by lawmakers in Minnesota varies greatly from that of Wisconsin.

In Minnesota, Governor Tim Walz along with the Democrat-controlled legislature passed legislation that essentially extends the pandemic-era federal funding known as the Childcare Stabilization grant program. Read more.