Child-care costs in Minnesota are the third highest in the nation, based on the price of care as a percentage of the median income for a two-parent family, according to a new report from the National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies.

Working parents are having a hard time affording quality child care because of the economic downturn, according to a report from a national child-care advocacy organization.

Child-care costs in Minnesota are the third highest in the nation based on the price of child care as a percentage of the state median income for a two-parent family, according to a new report from the National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies (NACCRRA).

After having their first child, Kevin, three months ago, Krystle and Scott Stull said they were surprised to learn how expensive child care is.

Child care is expensive – ask any working parent. Child care is often the second largest monthly expense, after mortgage/rent payments, which a family with young children deals with.

Young families are feeling added pressure from inflation because the amount they pay for childcare is rising even faster than other expenses. In a new national survey of childcare costs, average prices in Washington State are the third most expensive for babies, and fourth most expensive for preschoolers.

Jennifer Wiebe shakes her head and sighs when she talks about what she is paying for child care.

As school begins this fall my husband and I are celebrating the fact that after 30 years of parenthood we have reached the end of education expenses, including 12 years of college tuition, for our three children. Surprise: This is just in time to contribute to the education fund for our first grandchild, due in a few weeks.

The National Child Care Resource and Referral Association released a report today that places Oklahoma in the middle of states regarding the cost of care for an infant, four-year-old and school-age child. Nationally, the report said that the rate of child care is increasing at a faster rate than inflation.