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Full-time day care for 2 kids in America is now 40% more expensive than average rent in the country’s biggest cities — 3 ways struggling young families can fight that ...

Ask any parent: Raising children has never been cheap. But new data shows just how expensive it can be when working parents rely on day care. A recent study from LendingTree shows full-time child care ...
USA Today

Trump's sweeping law increases child care tax credits. Here's how much and who benefits.

Sarah Foster, 35, quit her job in the summer of 2024 after the stress of parenting and working full time led to anxiety, depression, vascular disease and chronic pain in her neck and shoulders. She ...
WMUR

New Hampshire child care shortage costs families thousands, impacts economy

LOOKING AT A PRICE TAG IN THE MILLIONS. I HAVE BECOME A STAY AT HOME MOM, DUE TO THE CHILDCARE STUFF. IT WAS A TOUGH CALL, MADE NEARLY TWO YEARS AGO FOR GRACE JONES TO LEAVE THE WORKFORCE AS SHE ...
CBS News

Child care expenses top the cost of rent in dozens of U.S. cities, analysis finds. See where.

As child care costs soar, many Americans today find themselves paying more for a caregiver than they do for their monthly rent, according to a new analysis. Child care costs for parents with two kids ...
Business Insider

Being a stay-at-home mom was suffocating at times, so I sent my kids to day care

Kelsey Combe is a 37-year-old wedding photographer in Naperville, Illinois. After five years as a stay-at-home mom, she has put her 5- and 3-year-old in day care full time. She said being a ...