The Cost of Summer for Kids

According to the website www.mom.me 

child care and Summer fun for your kid will run about eleven-hundred dollars. Seems a bit high for my household.  Check out the high cost of Kids and Summer!

• Average length of school year in U.S.: 180 days
• Country with the longest school year: Japan, with 243 days
• Typical summer break lasts 8-10 weeks
• 1906 the first documented summer break
• Average number of hours children are left alone each day during the school year: 4
• Average number of hours children are left alone each day during the summer: 12
• 58% of parents say the summer is the most difficult time of year to plan
• Average cost of summer fun (including child care per child: $1116
• What's the money going to? 72% Day trips (theme parks, sightseeing) 45% sports 38% educational opportunities 35% Day camp 33% pool membership 28% child care 25% sleepover camp
• $1180 per person is the average cost for a family vacation
• Total spent across the country on kids summer activities: 16.6 billion