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Kristin Carapucci of Parma and her husband have been left with pandemic-related daycare and financial frustration since Nov. 2021, after their son's daycare canceled classes three times due to COVID-19 class quarantines.
Erin Lizak and her husband are Northeast Ohio parents who are counting on their daycare provider to stay open during the ongoing pandemic but are aware some facilities are feeling the financial strain as we head into 2022.
In-Depth: Ohio daycare costs surging during the pandemic, according to new survey
In-Depth: Ohio daycare costs surging according to new survey.
and last updated 2021-01-19 07:07:29-05
CLEVELAND â A new survey from LendingTree.com shows Ohio with the third-highest average increase in daycare costs per child in the country since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.
LendingTree researchers said they used Center for American Progress data on costs for center-based child care providers and data from Child Care Aware of America on household child care costs to quantify the effect on households.
The survey showed Ohio with a 102% increase in daycare costs during the pandemic, with an average annual cost of $7,554 per child before the pandemic, and a $15,230 average annual cost per child as the pandemic moved into 2021.