Daycare search in Denver is absolutely brutal

We're looking at places for our 4-month-old to start in September and literally everywhere either has a 2-year waitlist or costs $1800+ a month. We're professionals with decent jobs and even I'm side-eyeing the price tag. Found one place in Cherry Creek that's $2100/month and my wife asked if that was before or after the deposit. Before. How is anyone supposed to afford this? We're seriously considering one parent just staying home but then we lose income AND benefits. This whole system is broken.