Child Care Providers Struggle to Afford Rising Minimum Wage

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Yolanda Wilson works for Nancy Mackey's child care center in West Oakland. Photo by Andrew Stelzer/KQED

By Andrew Stelzer, KQED News Fix

If you’ve got kids, or are expecting one, you’ve probably been warned a million times: Child care is expensive. But just how expensive is it here in the Bay Area?

About $1,800 a month and up for an infant, according to Kim Kruckel with the Child Care Law Center in San Francisco.

Read the complete story at KQED News Fix. 

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