Illinois child care costs are among the highest in the U.S. – Center Square

There are twice as many children ages 0-6 with all parents in the workforce as there are licensed child care slots, a 2022 report by the Illinois Child Care for All Coalition found. “The lowest income families will never be able to compete in a market like that,” said Danette Connors, of the YWCA in Chicago.

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