Child care 'is a public good'Experts say that systemic change, such as broader parental leave and more public funding for child care, must be involved in order for child care to improve at a larger scale.
The national annual cost of child care was about $10,853 for one child in 2022, the organization Child Care Aware of America found.
In 2023, 67% of parents reported to spend 20% or more of their household income on child care, Care.com found.
Use the benefits you have availableYour workplace may have some options to help you find care, such as backup care providers or on-site child care.
Meanwhile, California, Colorado, Hawaii and New Mexico passed laws to provide universal preschool in the past year.
Persons:
Lauren Rosenberg, Taryn Morrissey, Morrissey, Care.com, Katherine Gallagher Robbins
Organizations:
Portland Press Herald, Getty, U.S . Bureau of Labor Statistics, American University, U.S . Department of Labor, D.C, Strong, Society for Human Resource Management, District of Columbia, The National Partnership for Women, Washington, Washington , D.C, National Institute for Early Education Research
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