The parents come at all hours of the day and night. A nurse drops off her kids before starting a 12-hour day at the hospital.

Family/ home-based child care: People that care for children in their own homes. These providers may offer more flexible hours, including early morning, evening, weekend, and less than 24-hour care.

Of the 227 child care center classrooms observed, the study found half — 50 percent — met the AAP’s guidance that children ages 1 to 6 get at least 60 to 90 minutes of physical activity. Almost three ...

Since licensed child care for infants and toddlers is so costly, it is accessed much more freely by higher-income families, since they are able to pay the full price of care. 14 Families in the ...

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A toddler walks toward the door at a child care center in Washington, D.C., on May 3, 2019. (Getty/Melina Mara/The Washington Post) ...

It’s hard for many parents to find affordable, high-quality early care. In Connecticut, child care costs on average $18,156 for center-based care and $11,955 in a family child care home annually.

All in all, parents of infants and toddlers lose $78 billion annually in foregone earnings and job search expenses thanks to insufficient child care. This is bad for those infants and toddlers too.

That means child care costs are rivaling home costs as the top line item in most family budgets. In 45 states and Washington, D.C., child care for two kids costs more than a mortgage.