Local daycare abruptly closes, leaving families scrambling [Video]

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) – A local preschool and daycare suddenly closed all operations last Wednesday, leaving families scrambling for solutions during the holiday weekend.

An email was sent to parents last Friday saying Little Nest Preschool is closing due to “unforeseen circumstances” but gave no other explanation for the sudden closure.

Little Nest Preschool was owned by former state Senator Jessica Castleberry, who is on a repayment plan for nearly half a million dollars in COVID-19 funds her business received. Still, she wasn’t eligible for it because she was a state legislator.

It is unknown if financial issues led to the shutdown.

Still, families are now left scrambling for childcare as they search for solutions.

“She was scrambling because she had to work right away on Monday morning, all the daycares are closed over the holiday weekend so it seemed a little devastating for us at the moment,” Sandie …