Minnesota Has Third Highest Child-Care Costs in Country

From the St. Paul Ledger, Capitol Report

"Child-care costs in Minnesota are the third highest in the nation based on the price of child care as a percentage of the state median income for a two-parent family, according to a new report from the National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies (NACCRRA).

And single parents here spend almost half their monthly income on day care, the report said.

In every region of the country, according to the report, the average monthly child-care fees for an infant in 2008 were higher than the average amount families spent on food each month. Also, in every state, monthly child-care fees for two children at any age exceeded the median cost of rent and were nearly as high – or higher than – the average monthly mortgage payment."

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