Average Costs Per State

[MarinaVanessa]

And yet it's a little high for my area of the state. ($100-$125 a week)

Yes, it's interesting isn't it? What area are you in? Im in a smallish city (about 100,000 people) along the coast. The average yearly household income is about $65,000 a year and even in this economy a 1,200 sq ft home is about $350-$400,000.

[nannyde]

I think Iowa is pretty right on for averages.

WDM mom lives in the highest cluster of higher rates in the state. If you go south or north of Des Moines you get those super low rates that balance out the higher rates in her area.

I think if they did a survey of the state right now I actually think in 2012 it would drop even further. I've seen my area go from an average of maybe 125 down into the 80's and 90's just in the last six months.

We have a HUGE HUGE amount of new providers who are just charging housing rates with no labor money. I "think" the entry low cost providers are now the majority... meaning the majority of kids in care (more than half) are being cared for by the low cost new providers. They are valuable to this economy right now... more valuable than I will ever be no matter how many years I do child care.

I know my place

[AmyLeigh]

Yes, it's interesting isn't it? What area are you in? Im in a smallish city (about 100,000 people) along the coast. The average yearly household income is about $65,000 a year and even in this economy a 1,200 sq ft home is about $350-$400,000.

Near Fresno. Population: 50,000. My 1800 sq ft home in a nicer area is worth about $160,000 right now. Average income: $50,000. Agriculture is the main economy, so there are a lot of migrant/seasonal workers.

[PitterPatter]

Wow the infant and 4 yr old family care is exactly right! The school age not so much. What they did was calculate as if the school age was in care all day like the preschoolers but they aren't they have school most of the day. When I calculated it at all day care for the year it too was right!

Thanks for sharing!