Two mothers formed their own daycare in Ossining, New York. They also included infant care which has been historically harder to find. They called their daycare Small Miracles.
In a recent poll, the most common challenge parents said they face when trying to get child care is the price. The average price of day care for an infant reaches as much as $17,000 a year; it's nearly $13,000 for a four-year-old. Putting two kids in a center costs families more than what they typically spend on food and, in much of the country, on housing. In 28 states and Washington, D.C., sending an infant to day care costs more than sending an 18-year-old to public college. The price tag has been climbing at an extraordinary rate: The cost for families with a working mother rose 70 percent between 1985 and 2012.