Counting the cost of childcare in the US

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A recent report found the average annual cost of child care in the U.S. was over $11,500 last year. In some areas, those expenses can be two or three times higher. I joined CBS Mornings to discuss.Have a money question? Email us hereSubscribe to Jill on Money LIVEYouTube: @jillon ...  Show more

In most places in the US, sending a kid to daycare costs about the same as sending a kid to state college. Have more than one kid, and it’s easy for a daycare bill to be bigger than your paycheck – which leaves some women wondering if it would be better to drop out of the workfor ...  Show more

America is in the midst of a child care crisis. The cost of child care has skyrocketed to the point where, in some states, caring for kids in pre-k is more expensive than college tuition or a home mortgage. According to economist Kathryn Anne Edwards, it’s a market failure. So ho ...  Show more

It is so expensive to have a kid in the United States. The U.S. is one of just a handful of countries worldwide with no federal paid parental leave; it offers functionally no public childcare (and private childcare is wildly expensive); and women can expect their pay to take a hi ...  Show more