Child care is a large part of the family budget....

Child care is a large part of the family budget. Experts advise making wise choices when finding a caregiver. Credit: iStock

It's tough when parents have to leave that new bundle of joy and go back to work. It's also a financial issue.

According to Child Care Aware, the average cost of full-time care for an infant in center-based child care was $11,046 a year in New York. Nationwide, average fees for an infant in center-based care were higher than the average amount that families spent on food.

Police are only addressing the supply, but demand is what fuels the illicit sex trade, experts say. Newsday political reporter Bahar Ostadan has the story. Credit: Newsday Staff

'If you don't address demand, you don't address the problem' Police are only addressing the supply, but demand is what fuels the illicit sex trade, experts say. Newsday political reporter Bahar Ostadan has the story.

Police are only addressing the supply, but demand is what fuels the illicit sex trade, experts say. Newsday political reporter Bahar Ostadan has the story. Credit: Newsday Staff

'If you don't address demand, you don't address the problem' Police are only addressing the supply, but demand is what fuels the illicit sex trade, experts say. Newsday political reporter Bahar Ostadan has the story.

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