Center of the American Experiment Issues Commentary: Why Childcare Costs are High But Providers Earn So Little - the Role of Regulations
June 10, 2026
June 10, 2026
MINNETONKA, Minnesota, June 10 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on June 9, 2026, by economist Martha Njolomole:
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Why childcare costs are high but providers earn so little: the role of regulations
On average, it costs at least $20,000 a year to keep an infant at a licensed childcare center in Minnesota. Childcare for older children, . . .
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Why childcare costs are high but providers earn so little: the role of regulations
On average, it costs at least $20,000 a year to keep an infant at a licensed childcare center in Minnesota. Childcare for older children, . . .
