Similarly, information on market price can inform decisions by states or localities on how to set sliding
fee schedules or eligibility cutoffs so as to focus state expenditures on families in greatest financial need, while not at the same time driving away families with
higher incomes whose children can provide needed socioeconomic diversity in
daycare and preschool centers.
But suburban living can come with extra costs, like
higher transportation and
daycare fees, and may not add up to great savings over the long term.