The Skyrocketing Costs of Childcare in America

CHILDCARE in AMERICA Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, NACCRRA For Mothers with Children Younger Than Age 6: • Employment was down in 2009 (57.8 percent) compared to 2008 (59.5 percent). 2008 59.5% 2009 57.8% 2.6 Part-time Full-time employment declined by 328,000 from 6.9 million in 2008 to 6.6 million in 2009. The number of mothers working part-time increased from 2.6 million in 2008 to 2.7 million in 2009. 2008 to 2009 Full-time employment Unemployment increased from 7.1 percent in 2008 to 10 percent in 2009. In The average annual cost in urban areas for center-based 2009 infant care was generally $2,247 more than the average annual cost for rural care. 10% in 36 states, the average annual cost of infant care in a center exceeded 10 percent of the median household income for a two-parent family. 10% parents with 4-year-olds in a center in an urban area paid an average of $1,369 more annually than parents in rural areas. in 14 states, the average annual cost of care for a 4-year-old in a center exceeded 10 percent of the median household income for a two-parent family. 2$ 2009. Average Annual Costs of Full-Time Child Care in a Center and Public College Tuition and Fees by State Average Child Care Cost Average Tuition & Fees at a 2$ Public College STATE Infant 4-Year-Old-Child School-Age Child $5,668 $8,268 $6,888 Alabama $5,356 $5,044 $6,488 Alaska $8,904 $7,380 $4,920 Arizona $8,497 > $6,085 $6,554 Arkansas $5,770 $4,854 $3,112 $6,006 California $11,580 $8,234 $2,929 $5,996 Colorado $12,044 $8,816 $5,207 $6,309 Connecticut $12,755 $10,220 $5,206 $8,540 Delaware $9,526 $7,280 $4,056 $8,994 District of Columbia $11,477 $8,458 $5,926 $3,899 Florida $7,861 $6,252 $3,514 $4,382 $6,530 $3,273 $8,364 Georgia $5,676 $4,968 Hawaii $11,208 $6,647 $7,452 $5,159 Idaho $5,954 NA $4,887 Illinois $11,353 $7,810 $3,809 $10,553 Indiana $9,927 $7,245 $6,940 $7,676 $8,273 $7,062 $6,880 lowa $5,663 $6,714 Kansas $8,579 $4,343 $6,312 Kentucky $6,171 $5,509 $5,062 $7,118 Louisiana $5,633 $4,992 $2,773 $4,290 Maine $9,057 $7,606 $4,829 $8,547 Maryland $12,367 $8,088 $4,825 $7,485 Massachusetts $18,773 $13,158 $5,445 $9,240 Michigan $9,016 $7,549 $4,106 $9,784 Minnesota $13,650 $10,250 NA $8,752 Mississippi $4,560 $4,056 $2,160 $4,947 Missouri $6,722 $4,628 $3,999 $7,247 Montana $7,512 $6,911 $6,911 $5,490 Nebraska $8,216 $6,760 NA $6,233 Nevada $9,012 $7,132 $4,430 $4,556 New Hampshire New Jersey $10,548 $8,327 $6,657 $11,077 $11,372 $9,440 $4,767 $11,167 New Mexico $6,832 $5,931 $4,782 $4,758 New York $13,676 $10,847 $10,400 $5,761 North Carolina $8,508 $7,260 NA $4,541 North Dakota $7,129 $6,341 NA $6,332 Ohio $9,561 $7,616 $6,681 $8,146 Oklahoma $6,899 $5,077 $4,263 $5,691 $7,500 $3,936 Oregon Pennsylvania $9,936 $6,910 $10,550 $8,632 NA $10,786 Rhode Island $10,907 $9,270 >$7.403 $8,508 South Carolina $5,690 $4,756 $3,582 $9,524 South Dakota $7,884 $6,717 $3,312 $6,146 Tennesse $5,857 $4,515 $2,451 $6,114 Техas $7,647 $6,454 NA $7,347 Utah $7,744 $5,820 $3,970 $4,614 Vermont $8,107 $7,904 $7,228 $12,002 Virginia $8,788 $6,656 $5,616 $7,952 $11,106 $8,350 > $4,555 Washington West Virginia $7,217 $6,720 $5,520 $4,560 $5,010 Wisconsin $10,520 $9,039 $8,223 $7,261 Wyoming $7,725 $6,763 $4,511 $3,686 cost goes up cost goes down Percentage of Children, Type of Care Arrangement and Child and Family Characteristics 1995, 2001, & 2005 1995 2001 2005 TYPE OF NON-PARENTAL CARE MANAGEMENT Care in a home Total in Center-based PARENTAL CARE ONLY non-parental care By relative By non-relative program 1995 2001 2005 1995 2001 2005 1995 2001 2005 21.1 23.1 22.3 18.0 16.3 13.9 1995 2001 2005 1995 2001 2005 TOTAL 39.9 38.8 39.2 60.1 61.2 60.8 30.5 33.4 36.1 Ages 0-2 50.5 Ages 3-6 25.9 26.3 not yet in kindergarten 48.0 49.3 49.5 52.0 50.7 22.5 23.3 22.0 18.9 18.0 15.6 11.9 16.5 19.6 23.6 74.1 73.7 73.7 19.4 22.7 22.7 16.9 14.0 11.7 55.0 56.3 57.1 Below 100% poverty 50.4 45.3 49.2 49.6 54.7 50.8 23.2 27.4 23.3 10.0 10.6 8.0 23.5 26.9 28.3 100-199% poverty 47.7 46.3 47.2 52.3 53.7 52.8 23.0 22.5 23.5 13.3 12.6 9.3 23.7 27.8 29.4 200% poverty and above 29.9 32.7 31.6 70.1 67.3 68.4 19.1 21.4 21.4 25.1 20.5 18.3 37.9 38.7 42.2 Two parents 42.0 42.7 42.9 58.0 57.3 57.1 17.2 19.0 18.8 19.2 16.2 14.1 29.9 32.3 34.4 One parent 33.0 26.5 24.9 67.0 73.5 75.1 33.3 36.6 36.0 15.2 17.3 13.4 32.4 36.1 42.3 No parents 45.3 17.9 33.1 54.8 82.1 66.9 17.4 38.5 28.3 10.8 9.2 10.0 30.5 47.9 43.6 35 hours or more per week 11.9 14.8 14.7 88.1 85.2 85.3 33.4 34.0 31.8 31.7 26.2 23.3 38.9 42.1 47.6 35.6 37.8 24.5 23.3 Less than 35 hours per week 24.9 29.0 30.3 75.1 71.0 69.7 30.1 31.6 30.5 25.6 19.9 18.0 35.0 Looking for work 57.6 57.3 53.3 42.4 42.7 46.7 16.3 16.7 20.7 3.7 9.6 7.5 24.7 Not in the labor force 67.7 67.6 66.1 32.3 32.4 33.9 7.2 7.0 7.8 5.5 4.8 3.6 22.0 24.1 25.8 CHARACTERISTICS Family Type Mother's Employment Status Age Poverty Status CHILD POPULATION Ages 0-17 in the United States 1950-2009 and projected 2010-2050 101.6 * Number of children (in millions) 100.8 93.3 87.2 100.0 81.0 74.5 92.6 71.9 86.7 63.5 80.4 99.2 64.1 74.4 92.0 69.8 71.4 86.1 * 63.1 63.2 79.6 64.8 98.4 74.3 69.9 70.1 91.3 61.3 63.1 85.5 65.5 78.9 69.9 74.0 97.7 59.5 70.2 62.9 90.7 66.3 84.9 69.9 78.1 73.7 57.5 69.5 96.9 62.6 67.2 90.1 69.7 84.2 77.4 55.7 73.5 68.6 62.5 96.2 68.0 69.7 89.5 53.9 83.6 76.7 73.3 67.6 62.6 68.8 68.4 A 52.1 95.4 89.0 76.1 83.0 73.0 8 62.8 66.5 67.1 69.8 50.5 94.7 88.4 75.6 82.3 69.8 8 63.2 65.3 72.7 48.8 65.8 47.3 8 64.5 81.7 87.8 94.0 64.5 63.7 64.2 72.4 75.2 All Children 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 666L 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 20272028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 2035 2036 2037 2038 2039 2040 2041 2042 2043 2044 2045 2046 2047 2048 2049 2050