The Child Care Conundrum: A $200 Billion Problem, a $1,000 Solution? A coalition of progressive think tanks and former Democratic Party staffers has proposed a plan dubbed "free child care" or "$1,000 to stay home.
" Families would have two options: a free public daycare slot or a monthly stipend of $1,000 to offset the costs of parent or relative provided care.
The proposal's architects estimate it would be roughly equivalent in cost to the estimated $200 billion lost each year due to childcare challenges.