An Overview of Childcare Costs and Solutions

Rural Insights student researcher Max Steele recently published a new report detailing the costs of childcare in the United States and an overview of some of the main initiatives in place to help ease the burden of high childcare costs for Americans.

“Childcare is one of the most pressing issues to the modern working family. With costs as high as the price of a mortgage, it is an expensive necessity for working families. Without it, households must rely on a spouse or a relative for the difficult and time-consuming task of raising a child.”

You can read Max’s full paper on our website here: https://ruralinsights.org/content/publications/childcare-an-overview-of-costs-and-solutions/