Some Western Slope families are spending up to one-third of their salary on child care — while others are still waitlisted

Some Western Slope families are spending up to one-third of their salary on child care — while others are still waitlisted

Child care in Colorado is getting more expensive — and in some places, harder to find. Colorado ranks fifth in the country for most expensive infant care, according to an August report by the Common Sense Institute of Colorado. In Colorado, child care costs anywhere between 10.5% and 38.2% of household income, depending on the county. Meanwhile, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ benchmark for affordable child care says it should …