Kids on a shoestring: Childcare

If you are facing decisions about childcare, you are not alone. Whether by choice or necessity, most parents are now working outside the home in order to support their families. According to a report published by the National Association of Childcare Resource & Referral Agencies in 2008, there are 8.6 million families in the United States in which both parents are working, 5.6 million working single parents, and 14.3 million children under age six in need of childcare. On average, children under age five with working mothers spend 36 hours a week in childcare. A common question for parents seeking childcare is, "How can we afford this?" Feminists for Life

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