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Childcare costs continue to rise. Can anyone afford to keep up?
Families are missing work and turning down aid as childcare bills rise faster than wages, researchers and parents say.
- Rising childcare expenses have surged nearly 30% over five years, leaving families like New York City resident Diana Christopher spending about $26,000 annually for care despite dual incomes.
- An Ipsos survey found 82% of parents say raising children has "gotten out of control," while economist Diogo Costa notes these expenses often rival mortgage payments amid broader affordability pressures.
- Even families with six-figure incomes, including St. Louis mother Kyra Betts, find finances "not as comfortable as I would like it to be" due to childcare and living costs combined.
- Eligibility shifts in October impacted more than 900 families and 1,500 children, including Azteca Druce Valerio-Bedolla, after the state reduced assistance caps from 85% to 65% of median income.
- While New York City expands universal childcare programs, reaching universal status will take several more years, leaving affordable care a "pipe dream" for millions of families nationwide.
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