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Low Childcare Cost

Scale56-100

Graded like school, from F (56) to A+ (100). Higher is better.

About This Ranking

Goal

Highlight places where full-time center-based childcare costs less, by county prices from the Department of Labor for 2022, averaged over infant, toddler, and preschool ages.

Sources

Data behind the rating

1 source
Data
County median weekly prices for full-time center-based care for infants (up to 23 months), toddlers (24 to 35 months), and preschoolers (36 to 54 months), from state market rate surveys.
What it tells us
Shows what centers typically charge in the county; many states' 2022 values are the Department of Labor's projections from earlier surveys.

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