Meanwhile, a report from Child Care Aware of America notes that in 2011 it cost more for families to put two children in day care than it did for them to pay their rent—in all fifty states.
(This was being compared with French system: $150/month from 18 months to 3 years, at which point they can start public school, which can extend till 5pm—wow, seems like that might bridge a fair bit of that achievement gap problem we have?).

