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Infant care in 2011 cost more than $11,000 per year on average, more than the annual cost of tuition at some state colleges, the report by The New Jersey Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies says.
The high cost, experts said, is not just a financial issue for families but an economic factor in getting New Jersey residents back to work. Atlantic, Cape May and Ocean counties are among the least affordable areas because incomes are proportionally lower.
We can make a case that this affects the entire state because the economy wont grow if we cant keep these people in the workplace, said Assemblywoman Caroline Casagrande, R-Monmouth, who hosted a forum in Atlantic City last month on improving opportunities for working women.
Center owners said they have tried to accomodate families, but the state-licensed and regulated centers are expensive to operate. The state requires one adult for every four infants, and there are insurance, security and environmental requirements that can be costly.
At $11,000 per year, the cost of child care is a major expense for working parents - pressofAtlanticCity.com: Breaking News
$11,000 per year? Hmmmm. What's up with that?