EXCERPT FROM: WBNG News
By WBNG News
It could cost you more money to send your child to day care, than to send a child to college.

EXCERPT FROM: WIVT/WBGH Newschannel34
By Family Enrichment Network
According to a recent report released by the National Association of Child Care Resource & Referral Agencies (NACCRRA) entitled, Parents and the High Cost of Child Care: 2010 Update, parents who choose child care in a center or a family child care home must pay a significant part of their income for this care. Low- and middle-income parents have limited access to affordable, quality care.

EXCERPT FROM: Macon.com
By S. Heather Duncan
Many parents save for more than a decade for their children’s college education. There are scholarships and federal assistance to help young adults and their parents afford that huge investment in their future.

EXCERPT FROM: NBC Washington
By John Wist
Parents are used to planning ahead... pack snacks, call a babysitter, save for college. But now potential parents may have to start planning ahead just to afford childcare.

EXCERPT FROM: Huron Daily Tribune
By Kate Hessling
UPPER THUMB — Though it may not shock working parents, others may be surprised to hear findings from a report issued Monday show child care costs continue to rise despite the economic downturn, and day care expenses for many families exceed food costs and other household expenses.

EXCERPT FROM: The Balitmore Sun
By Hanah Cho
Despite the recession, child care costs continue to climb, according to a new report released this week by the National Association of Child Care Resource & Referral Agencies.

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.