This statistic shows the average monthly costs of child care to a family in the United States, as of 2012. In 2012, 53 percent of respondents stated they paid between 1 and 500 U.S. dollars per month on child care.

For a couple with 2 children, where one parent earned the average wage, and the other parent earned 67 percent of the average wage. The U.S. and Ireland had the most expensive childcare among OECD countries, with net childcare costs taking up ** and ** percent of net household income, respectively.

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In 2025, the average weekly cost of a full-time nursery place in England was 238.95 British pounds for under twos, 225.7 pounds for two-year-olds, and 126.94 pounds for those aged between three and four. Childminder costs were less expensive than nursery costs, with the average weekly cost of a part-time childminder as low as 57.31 pounds for children aged between three and four in England.

Proportion of annual after-tax family income spent on child care, by economic family type and age of youngest child, Canada.

The average hourly & weekly costs of childcare for children aged under 2, children aged 2 and over, and after school care. this data is presented for London and Great Britain.

Figures on the summary worksheet are indicative only based on calculating a simple, unweighted average of the relevant constituent figures. All other data is as extracted from the Family and Childcare Trusts's Childcare survey.

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Source: National Database of Childcare Prices 2022, Women's Bureau, U.S. Department of Labor Note: Childcare prices are derived from each state's childcare Market Rate Survey. Prices are median yearly prices for one child at the market rate. School-age prices reflect the school-year arrangement (part day). Childcare prices are based on the 2019-2022 data collection cycle and are presented in 2022 real dollars using the CPI-U for child care (day care and preschool in the U.S. city average). NDCP data are intended to be used at the county level; caution is advised when using state averages. State averages are created by weighting county childcare price estimates by county population for counties with available childcare price data. Some states have more missing data than others which could impact the estimated state averages. As a result, state averages may not meet the higher quality standards developed for the NDCP county-level estimates. This product is experimental and may be revised as estimation methodologies improve and additional data become available.

For a single parent with two children earning the average wage, the United States had proportionately the most expensive childcare among selected countries, with net childcare costs taking up ** percent of net household income. This figure was around ***** percent in the OECD on average.

Mean and median hourly fees charged by childcare providers to parents, broken down by child age and provider type.

The National Database of Childcare Prices (NDCP) is the most comprehensive federal source of childcare prices at the county level. The database offers childcare price data by childcare provider type, age of children, and county characteristics. Data are available from 2008 to 2018. The National Database of Childcare Prices (NDCP) provides childcare prices at the county level in the United States. The NDCP is a new data source, and the most comprehensive federal source of childcare prices at the county level in the United States. The NDCP was developed to fill a need for local-level childcare price data, standardized across U.S. states. Most existing sources of childcare price data provide prices at the state level, yet parents must choose childcare providers that are in close proximity to their homes or workplaces. Therefore, state averages are unlikely to be good estimates of the prices parents encounter in the market. State average prices do not reflect the substantial variation in prices from one locale to the next within a state and underestimate prices in urban areas.

The NDCP provides data on the price of childcare by children's age groups and care setting (home-based or center-based) at the median and 75th percentile over an 11-year period (2008-2018, inclusive) at the county level. The data were obtained from state Lead Agencies responsible for conducting market rate surveys (MRS) according to Child Care and Development Fund regulations. A MRS is the collection and analysis of prices charged by childcare providers for services in the priced market. All state Lead Agencies must conduct a survey and develop a report on local childcare prices in their state every three years. The Women's Bureau contracted with ICF to obtain reports and data from previously conducted surveys to develop the NDCP. The NDCP standardizes and harmonizes data across years and geographies for about 200 previously-conducted MRS. The NDCP also provides county-level demographic and economic data from the American Community Survey.

The accompanying User Guide (U.S. Department of Labor, Women's Bureau National Database of Childcare Prices: Final Report) provides detailed information about the data sources, data collection strategy, standardization and imputation of the data, and data limitations to inform and assist researchers who may be interested in using the data for future analyses. The following items are provided in the User Guide as appendices. Cr: US Department of Labour

A time series of the difference between mean fees charged by childcare providers to parents and funding rates paid by the government to childcare providers, broken down by region and provider type.

This layer shows average percent of children that lived in families that had found it difficult to afford childcare by Region for King County for 2021 and 2023. This information is based on a survey of families with children aged 6 months through 5th grade that examined whether or not these families have struggled to afford basic needs since the child was born. It has been developed for the Determinant of Equity - Early Childhood Development presentation Childcare Cost Burden equity indicator. Fields describe the total number of children (Denominator), number of children whose families found it difficult to afford childcare (Numerator), the type of equity indicator being measured (Indicator), and the value that describes this measurement (Indicator Value).

The data for this dataset was compiled Public Health Seattle & King County, Assessment, Policy Development & Evaluation Unit.

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United States - Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Tuition, Other School Fees, and Childcare in U.S. City Average was 895.30500 Index 1982-84=100 in August of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Tuition, Other School Fees, and Childcare in U.S. City Average reached a record high of 895.30500 in August of 2025 and a record low of 57.50000 in January of 1978. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Tuition, Other School Fees, and Childcare in U.S. City Average - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on November of 2025.

This statistic displays the average annual costs childcare for parents in the Netherlands from 2008 to 2015. It shows that the costs increased over the years. In 2014, parents had to pay ***** euro.

Average Weekly Expenditure on Paid Childcare (Euro) by State and Year

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Benchmarks showing typical allocation of tuition dollars across program, facility, and administrative costs for childcare providers.

The proportion of centres charging various daily fees by specific daily fee ranges and the average daily fee charged per child, by specific age groups, provinces and territories.

United States - Consumer Price Index for All Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Tuition, Other School Fees, and Childcare in U.S. City Average was 863.52500 Index 1982-84=100 in September of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Consumer Price Index for All Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Tuition, Other School Fees, and Childcare in U.S. City Average reached a record high of 863.52500 in September of 2025 and a record low of 57.30000 in January of 1978. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Consumer Price Index for All Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Tuition, Other School Fees, and Childcare in U.S. City Average - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on November of 2025.

Average daily fee (including subsidies) charged per child in centre-based, licensed home-based and unlicensed home-based child care businesses in British Columbia.