May 4th, 2021
The Hudson Valley region has some of the highest child care costs in the country. Costs are based on center-based child care and family-based care for 4-year-olds and school-age children. Costs are highest in Rockland County where a two-child family pays on average $3,044 a month for this one budget expense. One would hope that these high costs mean child care workers themselves are paid enough to meet their own household costs. But even if this is true, there is no question that high child care costs mean many young families are stretched thin and have little opportunity to save money or even afford other necessities.
