Appendix 1
2008 Average Annual Price of Full-Time Care by State  State
Child Care Center
Family Child Care Home
Infant
4-year-old
School-Age
Infant
4-year-old
School-Age
Alabama
$5,460
$4,992
$4,628
$4,498
$4,342
$4,134
Alaska
$8,220
$7,000
$4,104
$7,060
$6,068
$3,532
Arizona
$8,505
$6,626
$5,889
$6,533
$6,129
$6,659
Arkansas
$5,345
$4,536
$4,213
$4,642
$4,246
$3,954
California
$11,580
$8,234
$5,245
$7,937
$7,180
$5,200
Colorado
$11,767
$9,067
$5,000
$8,050
$7,403
$4,203
Connecticut
$12,180
$9,832
$5,080
$9,055
$8,659
$4,120
Delaware
$8,769
$6,899
$5,223
$6,558
$5,740
$4,420
District of Columbia
$13,967
$10,660
$7,800
$7,280
$5,720
$5,200
Florida
$7,584
$6,033
$3,387
$6,883
$5,835
$3,605
Georgia
$6,954
$5,973
$3,372
$5,440
$4,920
$2,737
Hawaii
$11,496
$7,536
$10,719
$7,056
$6,888
$6,961
Idaho
$5,817
$5,360
$4,351
$5,087
$4,692
$4,354
Illinois
$11,025
$8,117
$4,688
$6,651
$6,099
$3,933
Indiana
$9,590
$6,990
$6,341
$5,627
$4,938
$4,559
Iowa
$8,273
$7,062
$5,663
$6,266
$6,001
$5,247
Kansas
$9,139
$6,526
$4,019
$6,012
$5,215
$2,946
Kentucky
$6,240
$5,720
$5,018
$5,720
$5,200
$4,730
Louisiana
$5,096
$4,610
$2,513
$4,247
$3,987
$2,870
Maine
$8,632
$7,228
$4,516
$6,448
$5,772
$3,792
Maryland
$11,962
$7,821
$4,699
$8,553
$6,882
$4,334
Massachusetts
$15,895
$11,678
$4,880
$10,324
$9,805
NA
Michigan
$8,996
$7,540
$6,656
$6,708
$6,448
$6,032
Minnesota
$12,800
$9,700
NA
$7,150
$6,400
NA
Mississippi
$4,560
$4,056
$2,160
$3,900
$3,380
$1,820
Missouri
$6,632
$4,532
$3,904
$4,828
$4,267
$3,770
Montana
$7,178
$6,467
$3,012
$6,413
$6,040
$2,790
Nebraska
$8,216
$6,760
N/A
$6,500
$5,200
NA
Nevada
$9,012
$7,133
$4,430
$8,118
$7,514
$3,969
New Hampshire
$10,088
$8,035
$5,590
$7,939
$7,143
$5,730
New Jersey
$10,365
$8,400
$4,757
$8,127
$7,101
$5,071
New Mexico
$6,832
$5,931
$4,782
$6,412
$5,874
$4,592
New York
$13,630
$10,541
NA
$9,737
$9,155
NA
North Carolina
$8,148
$6,804
NA
$6,264
$5,376
NA
North Dakota
$6,743
$5,966
NA
$5,690
$5,357
NA
Ohio
$9,340
$7,384
$6,459
$7,106
$6,425
$5,907
Oklahoma
$6,595
$4,881
$4,140
$5,478
$4,873
$4,137
Oregon
$9,936
$7,500
$3,936
$5,700
$5,400
$3,816
Pennsylvania
$9,880
$8,060
NA
$6,500
$5,564
NA
Rhode Island
$9,464
$7,800
$7,020
$7,800
$7,800
$7,020
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