Home and Life

We all want the best for our children, but when the cost of child care averages more than $10,000 a year, you have to draw the line somewhere. And what matters most is that your son or daughter is safe, active, and in the hands of a loving caregiver — not the size of the playground or the breadth of the curriculum. Photo: mliu92 I live in Indiana, and in the Midwest, almost everything is cheap – including daycare. According to Pew Research Center, the average cost for full-time infant care in Indiana is somewhere between $6,000 and $8,999 a year. Compare that to $14,939 in New York or more than $16,000 in Massachusetts. Still, averages mean nothing when you’re shopping for daycare for your own