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It’s becoming markedly more expensive to run a child care business. And as public funding fails to keep up with inflation, those costs are getting passed on to families that in many cases can’t afford to pay more as child care costs increase.
Those are some of the main findings of a new report by the National Association for the Education of Young Children, which earlier this year surveyed more than 7,000 early childhood educators from a variety of early learning programs across the country.
The cost for food and supplies has increased the most, providers say, followed by maintenance for facilities and liability insurance. Child care programs have long reported challenges obtaining and affording liability insurance, which is required for child care centers in many states.
Read the full article about increasing child care costs by Jackie Mader at The Hechinger Report.