Forward Analytics: childcare more expensive than college, no end in sight 

(Madison, Wis.) – Wisconsin parents are feeling the crunch when they’re looking for and paying for childcare. A new study from Forward Analytics, “Priced Out: The Steep Cost of Childcare in Wisconsin,” shows childcare costs average between 18 and 36% of family income. And that is assuming they can find care since the number of childcare workers in the state declined 26% from 2010 to 2022. Accordin...