When parents need back-up care, that typically means hiring a sitter, which costs an average of $25 per hour nationwide (and ...

Child care workers typically earned $13.71 an hour, or $28,520 a year, in 2022, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Employment remains lower than it was prior to the pandemic.

Child care costs in Bakersfield have reached $700/month for infants while providers continue closing. How are local families coping?

Data released recently by the Department of Labor Women’s Bureau, which calculated local child care prices for the U.S., show that families are paying between 8% and 19% of their incomes on ...

The maximum amount of claimable child care expenses -- $8,000 for one child or $16,000 for two or more -- is not affected by income level. However, the rate of return for the child care credit ...