Child care costs in the United States
Learn more
To learn more about the high cost of child care (and for methodological details and source information), check out these EPI resources:
- It’s Time for an Ambitious National Investment in America’s Children
- High Quality Child Care Is Out of Reach for Working Families
- Child Care Workers Aren’t Paid Enough to Make Ends Meet
- EPI Family Budget Calculator
- The Economic Policy Institute’s 2015 Family Budget Calculator: Technical Documentation
- EPI Minimum Wage Tracker
Last updated April 2016