A Middle-Class Parent Says Their Daycare Costs Are Double The Cost Of State College Tuition—'Cheaper To Pay For My Infant's Undergrad'

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A middle-class parent on Reddit sparked a heated conversation this week after posting a realization that hit many working parents hard: “I just realized that daycare in our area is double the cost of state college tuition,” they wrote. “It’d be cheaper to pay for my infant’s undergrad than to get him to public kindergarten.”

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