Appendix 1a
Average Annual Price & Percentage Change of Full-Time Care by State  Child Care Center Average Annual Price for Infant in 2008
Average Annual Price for Infant in 2007
Infant Percentage Change (+/-)
Average Annual Price for 4-year-old Child in 2008
Average Annual Price for 4-year-old Child in 2007
Preschool-Age Percentage Change (+/-)
Alabama
$5,460
NA
NA
$4,992
NA
NA
Alaska
$8,220
NA
NA
$7,000
NA
NA
Arizona
$8,505
$7,974
6.7%
$6,626
$6,390
3.7%
Arkansas
$5,345
$5,231
2.2%
$4,536
$4,475
1.4%
California
$11,580
NA
NA
$8,234
NA
NA
Colorado
$11,767
NA
NA
$9,067
NA
NA
Connecticut
$12,180
$11,274
8.0%
$9,832
$9,111
7.9%
Delaware
$8,769
$8,476
3.5%
$6,899
$6,656
3.7%
District of Columbia
$13,967
$10,400
34.3%
$10,660
$7,800
36.7%
State
Florida
$7,584
$7,336
3.4%
$6,033
$5,871
2.8%
Georgia
$6,954
$6,845
1.6%
$5,973
$5,674
5.3%
Hawaii
$11,496
$10,411
10.4%
$7,536
$6,480
16.3%
Idaho
$5,817
$5,736
1.4%
$5,360
$5,004
7.1%
Illinois
$11,025
$10,550
4.5%
$8,117
$7,802
4.0%
Indiana
$9,590
$9,005
6.5%
$6,990
$7,001
-0.2%
Iowa
$8,273
$7,360
12.4%
$7,062
$5,939
18.9%
Kansas
$9,139
$8,917
2.5%
$6,526
$6,292
3.7%
Kentucky
$6,240
NA
NA
$5,720
NA
NA
Louisiana
$5,096
NA
NA
$4,610
NA
NA
Maine
$8,632
$8,424
2.5%
$7,228
$7,020
3.0%
Maryland
$11,962
$11,329
5.6%
$7,821
$7,380
6.0%
Massachusetts
$15,895
$14,591
8.9%
$11,678
$10,787
8.3%
Michigan
$8,996
$9,294
-3.2%
$7,540
$7,025
7.3%
Minnesota
$12,800
$12,300
4.1%
$9,700
$9,350
3.7%
Mississippi
$4,560
$4,542
0.4%
$4,056
$3,380
20.0%
Missouri
$6,632
$6,539
1.4%
$4,532
$4,836
-6.3%
Montana
$7,178
$7,560
-5.1%
$6,467
$6,300
2.7%
Nebraska
$8,216
NA
NA
$6,760
NA
NA
Nevada
$9,012
$8,391
7.4%
$7,133
$6,707
6.4%
New Hampshire
$10,088
$9,776
3.2%
$8,035
$7,540
6.6%
New Jersey
$10,365
$10,095
2.7%
$8,400
$7,985
5.2%
New Mexico
$6,832
$6,228
9.7%
$5,931
$5,382
10.2%
New York
$13,630
NA
NA
$10,541
NA
NA
North Carolina
$8,148
$7,800
4.5%
$6,804
$6,756
0.7%
North Dakota
$6,743
$6,559
2.8%
$5,966
$5,742
3.9%
Ohio
$9,340
$8,946
4.4%
$7,384
$7,071
4.4%
Oklahoma
$6,595
$6,219
6.0%
$4,881
$5,277
-7.5%
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