8 Ways to Find Affordable Child Care
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By Kimberly Palmer
As back-to-school season ramps up, the phenomenon known as the "sitter shuffle" begins. "All the parents send their kids back to school and college students come back to college cities, so everybody's child care arrangements get thrown up in the air," says Genevieve Thiers, founder of Sittercity.com, a Web site that matches up parents with caregivers. Parents who start looking for care early in August are the ones most likely to find the kind they're want, she says. This year may be especially competitive: With the recession forcing some former stay-at-home parents back to work, Thiers has seen a 150 percent increase in parents looking for help.
It's not all bad news for parents; the recession has also made the child care market more competitive, so, in some cases, prices have fallen. To increase your chances of finding affordable child care, consider these eight strategies...
