 The U.S. faces a child care crisis. Finding available space is tough, and paying for it is too much for many families. In Oregon, the median price is $18,000 a year. Megan Pratt, an assistant professor at OSU's College of Health, told the Senate Finance Committee yesterday most families get child care other ways. Nationally, of the 5 million home-based child care providers nationwide, 4 million are unpaid family, friend, and neighbor individuals, often grandma.