When their two children were in full-time child care, Marsha and Chris Kasper had been paying out about $1,400 a month to an Appleton child care center.
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While affordable housing is a big problem for many Juneau residents, child care is of equal or greater concern for many families.
Like all single parents, Waukegan real estate agent Eldridge Johnson knows his children come first.
Stressed-out families are struggling to find affordable, high-quality day care all over the country. More so in states like North Carolina, where efforts to raise educational requirements for day-care workers have increased expenses at child-care centers. Providers, in turn, have passed those costs along to parents.
Renee Hankins and her fiance pay more to keep their sons in day care than they pay on their home.
The quality of New York's child care is generally high, but complicated regulations are making it tough for providers and the high cost makes it a struggle for many parents.
Need child care? It'll cost you.
If your child is in day care, you know how expensive it can be. In some cases, it can be more than a mortgage payment. A report released Wednesday says New York is one of the most expensive states for child care.