The Biggest Obstacle to Universal Child Care: Babies As cities and states strive for universal child care, they're facing a significant hurdle: the high cost of caring for infants.
It's not just their needs for individualized attention that drive up costs; it's also the specialized infrastructure required to keep them safe.
Sprinkler systems must be installed, infant rooms need to be on the ground floor for easy evacuation, and other safety features add up quickly.