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In the last year, every fellow parent I’ve met has lamented the high cost of child care to me. Even dual-income families reported spending at least 15 percent of monthly earnings on child care, a number supported by this report.
I also frequently heard from multiple women who were considering leaving their full-time jobs, a move they said was unthinkable in the past. But between the actual price tag and the emotional cost of leaving children for long hours in the care of strangers, it was often seeming like the only viable option.