Approximate Annual Cost Per Child of Child Care, Under Selected Scenarios

*Based on self-reported classroom sizes and total number of DSS-subsidized children.
**Assumes that all DSS-subsidized children attend full-time, year-round, and providers receive full weekly rates for all subsidized children.
***Higher Staff Wages are set at $25/hr for FT workers and $20/hr PT. FT and PT were set at 2,080 and 1,040 hours per year, respectively.
Source: Cornell University Survey of Licensed Erie County Child Care Providers (Nov-Dec 2021) Get the data