Breaking the Piggy Bank: Parents and the High Price of Child Care

February 2006 Breaking the Piggy Bank: Parents and the High Price of Child Care This report presents data on child care prices collected from a nationwide survey of State Child Care Resource and Referral Networks and local Child Care Resource and Referral agencies (CCR&Rs). The report also analyzes findings from a series of 14 focus groups conducted with parents in seven cities across the country. The report found that 90% of the parents in the focus groups who had considered leaving the workforce to stay home with their children decided to continue working.  Child care costs were found . . .