Raising a kid in the U.S. is expensive. The cost of child care has roughly tripled since 1990, which is more than the overall rate of inflation. Watch the full video here.
Raising a kid in America is expensive. The cost of child care has nearly tripled since 1990, which is more than the overall rate of inflation., it costs more to send a toddler to day care than it does to pay for housing, transportation or even college tuition.But the tension around the cost of child care in the U.S. really boils down to who foots the bill. In countries like Denmark and Sweden, the government covers much of the child care costs.
Federal child care funding in the U.S. has been in a perpetual ebb and flow in response to cultural values. During World War II, the federal government came the closest it's ever been to having universal child care.Watch the video above to learn about the history of child care in America and how rising costs are impacting families today.
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