“The average annual cost of full-time, center based child care in the United States now exceeds the average annual cost of in-state tuition, according to a “Care Index” released Tuesday by new America, a think tank in Washington, D.C. that amount, of $9,589 per child, represents nearly a fifth of annual median household income and 85 percent of the yearly median cost of rent.” Childcare should not be that expensive for families and have to be more accessible for everyone not matter how it could be their …show more content…
Their proposal would solve the affordability problem and would allow them to make progress on the quality problem.” They Argue that “care for children of families with incomes at or below the poverty line should be subsidized completely out of public funds.” Those families with incomes at or below the poverty line should be subsidized completely out of public funds. The families can’t afford to spend any of their income for child care; they need all of it for food, clothing, shelter. “For families with incomes above the poverty line.” They propose to following standard of