Appendix 9
2008 Average Annual Price of Full-Time Care for a 4-Year-Old in a Center Overall Price of Care vs. Accredited Care* Average Annual Price of Care
Average Annual Price of Accredited Care
Difference in Price
Percent Price Increase for Accredited Care
Nevada
$7,133
$8,870
$1,737
24.4%
Oklahoma
$4,881
$6,010
$1,129
23.1%
Utah
$5,580
$6,780
$1,200
21.5%
West Virginia
$4,560
$5,520
$960
21.1%
Idaho
$5,360
$6,355
$994
18.5%
Georgia
$5,973
$7,057
$1,084
18.1%
Minnesota
$9,700
$11,400
$1,700
17.5%
New Hampshire
$8,035
$9,357
$1,322
16.5%
Maryland
$7,821
$9,076
$1,255
16.0%
Wisconsin
$8,424
$9,724
$1,300
15.4%
Hawaii
$7,536
$8,656
$1,120
14.9%
Illinois
$8,117
$9,285
$1,168
14.4%
Arizona
$6,626
$7,501
$875
13.2%
Missouri
$4,532
$5,113
$581
12.8%
New Jersey
$8,400
$9,403
$914
11.9%
North Dakota
$5,966
$6,603
$637
10.7%
Florida
$6,033
$6,629
$596
9.9%
Virginia
$8,268
$9,022
$754
9.1%
Michigan
$7,540
$8,216
$676
9.0%
Colorado
$9,067
$9,670
$603
6.7%
Indiana
$6,990
$7,413
$423
6.1%
Maine
$7,228
$7,488
$260
3.6%
South Carolina
$4,756
$4,890
$134
2.8%
Massachusetts
$11,678
$11,960
$282
2.4%
Iowa
$7,062
$7,231
$169
2.4%
Arkansas
$4,536
$4,635
$99
2.2%
Mississippi
$4,056
$4,056
No Difference
No Change
Alaska
$7,000
$7,000
No Difference
No Change
Rhode Island
$7,800
$7,800
No Difference
No Change
Kansas
$6,526
$6,466
-$60
-0.9%
Kentucky
$5,720
$5,440
-$280
-4.9%
Wyoming
$6,500
$6,102
-$398
-6.1%
New Mexico
$5,931
$5,532
-$399
-6.7%
$10,660
$8,320
-$2,340
-22.0%
State
District of Columbia
* Source: NACCRRA’s January 2009 survey of Child Care Resource & Referral State Networks. Only states which reported accredited care costs are listed.
38