For some parents, surging child-care costs could determine how they vote

RENO, Nev. — Kayla and Ryan Frost were desperate. Every local day care was full.

Nannies were booked. Neither could quit their job. So they patched together a solution: paying their dog sitter to watch their 3-month-old daughter.



But the dog sitter, who was great with their German shepherd mix, wasn’t the right fit for their infant. And given her $25 hourly rate, the Frosts could only afford care for a couple of days a week..