Great MSN article on the Cost of Childcare

This MSN article discusses the insane cost of childcare in the US today.  Come on, it’s basically paying rent on your kids until they go to high school and 4 years later you really get to pay. (Especially with the financial aid you’ll be enjoying as a dual-income home)

 “With child care for infants running as high as $14,650 a year and care for a 4-year-old in a licensed center as high as $10,920, child-care costs have outpaced what the average family spends on food, according to the National Association of Child Care Resources and Referral Agencies.”

-The child-care crisis   msn.com

When both parents work, families need someone to mind the kids. But with costs as high as $14,650 a year, day care can swallow most of one parent’s wages. 

Daycare Stat

A study of child care in four states found “child care at most centers in the U.S. is poor to mediocre,” with 12% providing care that could harm “children’s health, safety, and development.”  – Source: momsrising (why don’t they site their source?)