Money Inflation’s wrath hits home: Families struggle to cope amid surging childcare costs November 18, 2021November 18, 2021 Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA TODAY Comments Off on Inflation’s wrath hits home: Families struggle to cope amid surging childcare costs Center-based childcare costs rose 41% from the prior year. That translates to $14,117 per child compared to $9,977 before the pandemic.