Why Daycare Is So Expensive In America

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Child care costs vary from state to state, even county to county. But there is one common thread across the country – it's really expensive. Both parents and child care providers are struggling to make ends meet with the rising cost of child care.

Raising a kid in America is expensive. The cost of child care has nearly tripled since 1990, which is more than the overall rate of inflation.

The price families pay varies from state to state, even county to county. But in many places, it costs more to send a toddler to day care than it does to pay for housing, transportation or even college tuition.

There is good reason child care is so expensive — it's a very involved, labor-driven industry.

But the tension around the cost of child care in the U.S. really boils down to who foots the bill. In countries like Denmark and Sweden, the government covers much of the child care costs. In America, the costs are generally shouldered by parents and providers.

Federal child care funding in the U.S. has been in a perpetual ebb and flow in response to cultural values. During World War II, the federal government came the closest it's ever been to having universal child care.

Now, with the 2020 election coming up, some candidates are making it a priority.

Watch the video above to learn about the history of child care in America and how rising costs are impacting families today.

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Why Daycare Is So Expensive In America
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Why are you interviewing a family with a financial adviser?? Interview a nurse and a construction worker family for a change...

kunpbsn
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I had to stop one minute and 30 seconds into this news story. You are interviewing the WRONG people. This couple has financial choices. They choose to pay $5, 000 for rent, then $5, 000 for child care. I hope you have interviewed real working people.

ThatBronxgirl
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She left her job to start a company about being a mom, without doing the mom stuff?? Does not compute.

TheSJCieply
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Wasted 20 minutes hearing a privileged family complain about expenses that are self inflicted.

aaronjames
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The best part is the super rich family has a 'financial advisor' yet they make the most incomprehensibly stupid financial decisions ever.

janejan
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If one partner makes 100k and the other makes none, but spends 60 a year in daycare, I feel like the one making none could save 60k a year by staying home.

TheSaxyG
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" rent is $5000, daycare is $5000 for 3 kids" okay so you choose to live beyond your means on no salary and no actual jobs and start a business with no pay back ?

Theonlyjuliette
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So the family interviewed is paying $2100 a kid in babysitting yet the mom stays home 🤔 am I missing something?

LifeAsaTech
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Wrong family to try and prove this case. They make enough money to make better decisions.

malikabrown
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Most normal people can't afford to hemmorag $5000 a month. Yet alone to pay that amount in rent. Use a normal family and remake this video.

adelphia
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Childcare in the US is a real problem and they trivialized it by using this couple.

joy
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Day care centers charge so much but they pay almost nothing to the workers who actually take care of those kids.

gudgirl
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Having three kids, living in Manhattan, quitting a job to work for free (while the spouse works at a nonprofit), are all terrible decisions.

mirzaahmed
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“My nanny called in sick”, “my rent is 5k and my daycare costs 5k”. Apparently they’re trapped in the most expensive city in America.

Is this a joke????

PaulaPeachy
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‘When the money runs out in a few months I have no idea what to do’... here is an idea: take care of your own kids, or get a real job and move to a more affordable city. There are honestly people with real problems. Single mothers who work 3 jobs. Im not even going to finish watching this. This intro spoiled the whole thing. Remake please.

zandrasbrown
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As an ex Day care teacher, I can tell you, the amount of money these parents pay is insane, but what's more insane is the way the teachers are treated by the parents and directors of the centers. Horrible pay, and total disrespect.

krisa
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"Man, I had no idea NYC was so god damn expensive" - said Nobody. Ever.

senorcornersatx
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Did she say sell our stocks!? Yeah, these were the wrong people to interview.

nckllano
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Wait...stop...am I suppose to feel sorry for a person who voluntarily spends 5k a month on daycare to go to a job that pays nothing? Do your hobby when your husband is home.

tslomka
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Literally everyone in the comments section can tell you the mistakes these parents are making. Expensive childcare aside, they have made extremely poor financial decisions.

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