The cost of licensed child care is out of reach for most families

U.S. average monthly cost of licensed child care, by age and setting

Note: Family child care costs are not broken out by age due to the nature of the setting, which operates as one single classroom.

Chart: Center for American Progress Source: Author's analysis based on Center for American Progress, "Cost of Child Care," available at www.costofchildcare.org (last accessed June 2021).