Childcare Crisis in Colorado: High Costs and Limited Availability Impact Families

In Colorado's 10 most populated counties, there aren't enough child care slots for children under six. The families that can afford childcare are spending more than double the federal affordability benchmark to make it happen.

When childcare is both unavailable and unaffordable, parents are often pushed to leave the workforce until their children get older.

Read CSI's report on the Childcare Opportunity Index: https://bit.ly/45kBxw8
Read The Daily Sentinel of Grand Junction's take: https://bit.ly/3RNtPHB

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