A new study conducted by Care.com shows families in D.C. are paying almost 85% more than the national average for childcare, which is $226 a week.
Parents in the District, according to the report, are paying an average of $419 for one child — that’s almost $200 above the national average.
Aaron Racesterk is the father of 5-year-old twins. He told FOX 5 that the amount parents have to shell out in the D.C.-area is “a lot.”
“That’s about 1,000 bucks a week for these guys if we had to do that. That’s a sizable amount of money. It’s expensive,” he said.
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