Where Data Tells the Story
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Key Takeaways:
📊 National average daycare cost: $1,039/month or $12,472/year
💸 Most expensive states:
💰 Least expensive states:
Methodology
FinanceBuzz analyzed annual child care costs in each U.S. state using data from Child Care Aware® of America and the U.S. Department of Labor’s National Database of Childcare Prices. These sources provided annual reports and cost data, which were averaged to calculate a general “child care cost” for each state.
To determine the national inflation rate, FinanceBuzz used the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ CPI Inflation Calculator.