Nationwide, the average cost for childcare in the US has risen by over 200% since 1990 according to figures produced by the First Five Years Fund. In the same period wages have not been able to keep up resulting in widespread unaffordability within the childcare sector. In Kansas, these skyrocketing costs are coupled with a decentralized system that often fails at connecting parents with needed resources due to a lack of time needed for families to be able to effectively navigate the patchwork system in the state.