Wis. among states with high child care costs - WKOW 27: Madison, WI Breaking News, Weather and Sports

MADISON (WKOW) -- Parents are spending more money to leave their kids at day care centers than to drop them off at some colleges.

That's according to a new report from Child Care Aware.

According to the report, Wisconsin is among the state where the average cost for center-based child care is higher than a year's in-state tuition and fees at a four-year public college.

The report ranks the 10 least affordable state for care in a center, based on the cost of child care as a percentage of the state median income for a two-parent family.

Wisconsin tied for tenth on the list for full-time infant care in a center, averaging about $11,000 a year. However, when it came to four-year-olds and school-age children, Wisconsin ranked second. Wisconsin averaged about $10,000 annually for full-time care of a four-year-old, and about $8,000 annually for a school-age child.

You can review the report by clicking here.