How much does a year of infant daycare cost in the United States?
Money medium Data from 2023
Guess before you scroll — the answer is below
The answer
$11,582
Roughly $11.6K.
Full-time infant care averages about $11,600 a year nationally, and in the most expensive states it exceeds in-state college tuition. Childcare is unusually expensive because staff-to-child ratios are legally capped, so there is almost no way to make it more productive.
Where this number comes from
| Source | Child Care Aware of America |
|---|---|
| Figure refers to | 2023 |
| Last checked | |
| Unit | dollars |
Numbers move. If this one has drifted from its source, let us know.
Think you can do better?
Five fresh questions every day. No account needed.
Related questions
- How many euro banknotes are in circulation?
- How much credit card debt do Americans owe in total?
- How much did the U.S. federal government spend in a year?
- How much does the average American spend on lottery tickets per year?
- How much does the average European household spend on holidays per year?
- How much does the average Spanish household spend on Christmas?