The big cost of caring for littles

The average annual price of full-time center-based child care for an infant in 2024, by state

Alabama, California, Florida, Louisiana, Maine, Mississippi, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Texas, West Virginia, and Wyoming did not report prices on Child Care Aware's 2024 survey, so the included data is from those states' most recent market-rate surveys. New Mexico was excluded from the 2024 report, so its data is from 2023.
Chart: Andrew ManganSource: Child Care Aware of AmericaCreated with Datawrapper