Importance Whereas it is necessary to effectively spend finance and monitor how the efficiency of demographic policies for child birth are evaluated, currently it is very important to classify expenses for childcare. Objectives The research examines childcare expenses and determines how much preschooler care costs and upbringing costs account for as part of childcare costs of people involved in the process. Methods I determined those who are involved into the childcare process and their duties, and examined the existing classification of childcare costs incurred by each party. I put special focus on family costs as the most important party in the childcare process. Results Focusing on childcare and upbringing costs, I examined possible approaches to estimate childcare costs and selected a functional classification of expenses, which allows reviewing childcare and upbringing costs in a very detailed manner and point out childcare and upbringing costs as a separate item. Conclusions and Relevance Based on the proposed classification, I analyzed childcare costs of parties to the process, provided the amounts and indicated key sources of data. The last conclusion concerns the need to qualify child care and their upbringing as labor. It will help to make this type of activity more prestigious and contributes to increasing the standard of living for families with children.
Keywords: childcare costs, child care, labor, functions, classification
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