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"Average annual childcare fees for an infant are higher than the average amount families spend on food each year. National Association of Child Care Resources and Referral Agencies"

"Nationally, the average cost for infant care ranges from $3803 to $13,480 per year."

"Average cost of childcare in California is $4,022 compared to University education costs of $3,164."

"Lisa Rivero, of Massachusetts, found day care centers ranging from $1,500 to $2,000 a month. “We went into shock. That’s like a second mortgage!”"

"Average priced infant care costs for two parent families are 10.6% of household income each year."

"Single parent families pay nearly 33% of annual household income on infant care."

"According to the NY Times, high quality preschool programs tend to make better educated and better prepared students than children who are home with a parent full time."

"The high price of childcare, $3,016 to $13,480 per year for one child, strains family budgets and forces parents to make sacrifices in the quality of care their children receive."

"With child care costs as high as or higher than housing costs in most states, middle income families struggle to afford any child care, much less high quality child care."

"“The Parent Trap”: Parents want their children in safe, nurturing environments that prepare them for kindergarten, but they simply can’t afford it in many cases."

"A family in Virginia, who pays average fees for child care for two children, will pay $719 more a month for care than they would for the average monthly rent payment."

"For working families with more than one child in care, child care costs are even more likely to exceed housing costs. "

"In every state but Nevada, child care fees for two children at any age exceed the median rent cost in the state. "

"“Families are likely to spend more on child care then they do for health care and food combined,” Linda Smith, Executive Director of NACCRRA."

"A recent survey of more than 600 women revealed one out of four women aged 25-34 stated they delayed having a child or having a subsequent child due to the high cost of childcare."

Thursday, Nov-20-2008

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