I'm not sure why it's so expensive. They do seem constantly undersupplied and I expect they pay their staff well. I found some average prices for Australia [1]

I'm not sure why it's so expensive. They do seem constantly undersupplied and I expect they pay their staff well. I found some average prices for Australia [1]. They list "Long day care (child care centre)" at $70 - $185 per day, which is what we found when looking at prices. [1] https://www.careforkids.com.au/child-care-articles/article/77/cost-of-child-care https://www.careforkids.com.au/child-care-articles/article/7... Edit: looking at some of the other replies, it seems just as expensive in some parts of the US.