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http://consumerist.com/2012/08/child-day-care-now-more-expensive-than-college-in-most-states.htmlOf the 10 states with the most expensive infant day care averages, only one (Indiana) came in at under $10,000 a year. But when you consider that the median income for a single-mother family in Indiana is only $22,178, that means day care would take more than 44% out of a single mom's wallet.
"Families need child care in order to work," said Ollie M. Smith, Child Care Aware of America’s Interim Executive Director. "But, child care today is simply unaffordable for too many families. This is not a low income issue. Families at nearly every income -- except for the very wealthy -- struggle with the cost of child care."
Considering the rate that tuitions are rising each year, this is pretty depressing. I have been working part time from home since our first child was born and they'll both be in school this fall, so maybe will pick up more hours or a second job... but I can say without a doubt that with our income (especially early in our marriage), I was pretty much "locked" into staying home for any children, whether I wanted to work or not. If we have a 3rd, it still makes the most financial sense for me to stay home.