Rising costs, limited access to quality child care is forcing parents to make tough decisions 

Talk is cheap. I owned a daycare for 10 years and closed it recently because I was sick of the low respect, low pay and entitlement of parents. The burnout is not worth the price.

I quit my full time job because my paycheck went to daycare. I was blessed to be able to do this because I have a partner who made enough to pay for the rest of our bills.

This country is an embarrassment. A pure embarrassment. No support for families at all. Our government is an absolute complete joke. So many things wrong with our society and the powers that be care to do nothing to fix it.

I HATED working in a childcare center. I didn’t stick to it because these kids are a nightmare. Parents don’t discipline. It’s a mess

not be rude,Those on social Media complaining about childcare costs are sooooooo EXPENSIVE,Should of thought about this before making babies,Not thinking about it when its to late,Its about to rise soon from £951 for one child, and from £1,108 to £1,630 for two children,Some ones got to pay this out,On top of other rising living costs,Not be to easy to cope with higher rising costs,People got to remember how easy it is to make baby 🤔

My dad spends 1600 a month on my daughters day care. They don’t even accept vouchers and her wait time was a year. Day cares don’t even have cameras anymore and you’re paying All that just hoping for the best. Also wish part time workers qualified for vouchers so I could get one. The only thing I qualify for is head start and volunteering there with my son ik it’s a horrible place and they’re better off at home watching tv

if we didnt have to pay half our household incomes in taxes, parents could afford to get by on a single income and raise their children themselves..add it all up: federal income taxes, state and local taxes, sales taxes, property taxes, wheel taxes gasoline taxes, FICA (don't forget the percentage your employer pays there, thats money he could be paying you directly, a total of 15.3 % of your income. Let's say you pay 15.3 % FICA. Then another 13.3% Federal Income tax. State income tax takes another 8.9%. On an income of $100,000, you just spent $37,500 on government. Then you spend an average of $2690 on property taxes. We are already over 40% of your income. Chances are, You are probably paying a sales tax about 5.1% on everything you buy. You've got $60,000 left over, so figure out your sales taxes. Don't forget gasoline taxes: 18.4 cents per gallon federal tax, the state tax can be as high as 61 cents per gallon in Pennsylvania. Keep adding. if you didn't have to pay all those taxes, you wouldn't need child care, one of you could stay home. The government created the demand for childcare by making it impossible for a family to survive on one income. They created the problem, don't expect them to fix it,

So happy to be single and childless. The only child I need to take care of is myself. More power to those who choose to become parents though. We all need Amazon Delivery drivers in the future.

When the last said "who's going to take care of our kids?" my first thought was YOU!! You chose to have the kid you raise them not a daycare . I truly don't understand having kids if someone cant stay home, you dont need a 3000 sq ft home you can live simple and still be happy

Childcare professionals deserve more pay for what they do. My child is more precious than anything I have so it doesn’t make sense to be cheap about it. Parents would want quality childcare. But many parents cannot afford it. It’s a vicious cycle. We have a sitter that we hired since my baby was born, coz it was still during the pandemic. She is paid average and while we want to give her more, we cant afford it. Federal govt only lets u at $5K tax free via FSA. ($10K during the pandemic.)… We spend $35K/yr plus taxes. We live in Chicago. $35K/yr is not good income for our sitter either.

Then again it’s cool to see people properly taking care of their kids . Ik im not the only one who was raised by a grandma who sat on the couch all day .

If you can't afford kids don't have kids.

You need a whole FT job to afford childcare

Beautiful segment ❤️ this is really all over the world!

I'm a certified teacher who just had my so 5 days ago. I would love to play a role in becoming part of the solution that would also enable me to stay with my child and supporting other families rather than going back into the classroom. My only concern now is that I don't currently have the space to begin a licensed residential/ in home child care. Hmmmm 🤔what to do? Any suggestions?

Child care desert. Food desert.

I think I want open up daycare just to be with my younger kids n able to take them n pick up school instead of family needing to help

I agree that there is a childcare problem, however, if the government steps in to subsidize it in any way, the industry will simply increase their prices and the result will be net nothing for the consumer. Perhaps there might be some nuances in government regulations that can be addressed to help the industry bring expenses and costs down?

Well said! He is an absolute danger to this country.

Not tough decisions. Impossible ones. If I need to care for my children, I don't get to provide for them. Duh!

For the amount of tax that Americans pay, they deserve affordable day care. In Germany, taxes are going towards free childcare and education and it keeps the economy going! It’s for Americans to get up to first world country level of care

But but but but I thought yes one wants to work! How can this story be correct? If we are spending BILLIONS on immigrants and wars how could we not make childcare free, provide tax incentives for people who want to open daycare centers and make the CHILDREN OF THIS COUNTRY A PRIORITY.

People having children they cannot take care of is and always has been the real crisis. Bringing another person in this world shouldn't be a right anyone who spreads their legs can do, it should be a privilege of people who can prove they have the means of providing for them, not just financially but in every way.

If you cant take care of a kid and dont have a grandma to pawn it off on STOP BREEDING! wear a rubber you savages.

Why have kids if you can’t afford them? Women control access to who has sex. no sex = no kids

Gosh, that mom can't afford child care BUT LOOK AT THOSE NAILS !! were they free ??