为孩子准备大学费用一直是美国家庭的一件大事。不过,在近年来学费猛涨的形势下,家长们要为孩子的教育大把掏钱的时间已大大提前了。现在,越来越多的家庭开始为托儿所、幼儿园的费用发愁,因为与大学费用相比,托幼费用只高不低,这让年轻的家长们倍感压力。托幼费高相当普遍《华盛顿邮报》日前援引一项权威幼儿教育调查数据称,在美国50个州中,有31个州的托幼费用超过了大学开支。这项调查使用的大学开支数据是学生入读本州大学的学杂费,而美国学生选择本州大学比跨州上大学的费用低。 Preparing college for kids has always been a big deal for American families. However, given the soaring tuition fees in recent years, parents have to pay their children’s education a lot of time ahead of schedule. More and more families are now starting to worry about the costs of nurseries and kindergartens, as the cost of childcare is higher than that of the university, which puts pressure on young parents. Child care costs are fairly high The Washington Post recently quoted an authoritative early childhood education survey that claimed that out of 50 states in the United States, 31 states spent more than their university expenses on child care. University spending data used in this survey are tuition and fees for students entering the state of Honshu, while U.S. students choose a state university less expensive than interstate colleges.