SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - A daycare service in Sioux Falls shut its doors on Thursday for good, unless they can find more kids to care for.

Over the last few years, parents, daycare workers and local officials have been raising concerns about what has been dubbed a childcare crisis in our region .

If prices rise, working families cannot afford childcare. If prices stay low, childcare services struggle to get by.

Such is the case at Learning Ladder Adventures .

Access to reliable childcare is critical for many families, but unfortunately, some Sioux Falls parents and guardians were told as suddenly as Thursday morning that Learning Ladder Adventures would be done after business hours ended that day.

Baunita Fernandez has trusted Learning Ladder Adventures to care for he

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