Mecklenburg County Affordability

Average Fees for Full-Time Child Care

Age	Child Care Centers (CCC) Weekly Fees	Average Annual CCC Fee	Percent of annual income spent on child care for one child in a family of three	Family Child Care Homes (FCCH) Weekly Fee	Average Annual FCCH Fee	Percent of annual income spent on child care for one child in a family of three
Infants	$224	$11,648	21.9%	$168	$8,736	16.5%
Toddlers	$218	$11,336	21.4%	$165	$8,580	16.2%
Twos	$208	$10,816	20.4%	$160	$8,320	15.7%
Threes	$200	$10,400	19.6%	$156	$8,112	15.3%
Fours	$197	$10,244	19.3%	$152	$7,904	14.9%
S/A (PT)	$106	$4,240	8%	$101	$4,040	7.6%
S/A (FT)	$166	$1,992	3.8%	$136	$1,632	3.1%

Sources:
Child Care Resources Inc.; June 30, 2017.
A Standard Worthy of North Carolina Workers: The 2016 Living Income Standard for 100 Counties; North Carolina Justice Center; 2016.
Note: Based on annual income of $53,073.

Average Annual Fee

	Amount
Child Care Center care for a 0-5 year old child	$10,889
Family Child Care Home care for a 0-5 year old child	$8,330
Child Care Center care for a school-age child	$6,232
Family Child Care Home care for a school-age child	$5,672

Source: Child Care Resources Inc.; June 30, 2017.

Number of Children Receiving Subsidized Care

	Number
Number of children	6,770
Monthly average of children	6,636
Waiting list for subsidized care	5,309
Average monthly waiting list	4,108

Source: Child Care Resources Inc.; June 30, 2017.
Notes: Number of children & waiting list: as of June 30, 2017.
Monthly averages: for July 1, 2016-June 30, 2017.

Maximum Income Eligibility for Child Care Subsidies
for Children 0-5 Years and Children with Special Needs (All Ages)

Family Size	1	2	3	4	5	6
Max Gross Monthly/Annual	$2,010/ $24,120	$2,707/ $32,484	$3,403/ $40,836	$4,100/ $49,200	$4,797/ $57,564	$5,493/ $65,916
Family Size	7	8	9	10	11	12
Max Gross Monthly/Annual	$6,190/ $74,280	$6,887/ $82,644	$7,583/ $90,996	$8,280/ $99,360	$8,977/ $107,724	$9,673/ $116,076

Source: North Carolina Division of Child Development and Early education; April 1, 2017.

Maximum Income Eligibility for Child Care Subsidies
for Children 6-12 (Without Special Needs)

Family Size	1	2	3	4	5	6
Max Gross Monthly/Annual	$1,337/ $16,044	$1,800/ $21,600	$2,263/ $27,156	$2,727/ $32,724	$3,190/ $38,280	$3,653/ $43,836
Family Size	7	8	9	10	11	12
Max Gross Monthly/Annual	$4,116/ $49,392	$4,580/ $54,960	$5,043/ $60,516	$5,506/ $66,072	$5,969/ $71,628	$6,433/ $77,196

Source: North Carolina Division of Child Development and Early education; April 1, 2017.

Average Annual Fee for Star Rated Licensed Child Care Centers

	Infant	Toddler	2 Year Old	3 Year Old	4 Year Old	School-age (Full)	School-age (Part)
1 Star	$14,612	$13,884	$13,104	$12,844	$12,532	$2,436	$3,400
2 Star	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
3 Star	$10,036	$9,880	$9,464	$9,308	$9,100	$1,836	$3,880
4 Star	$11,596	$11,232	$10,712	$10,296	$10,140	$2,028	$4,200
5 Star	$12,116	$11,804	$11,284	$10,764	$10,556	$2,028	$4,400
Average	$11,700	$11,388	$10,868	$10,452	$10,296	$2,016	$4,280

Source: Child Care Resources Inc.; June 30, 2017.

Average Annual Fee for Star Rated Licensed Family Child Care Home

	Infant	Toddler	2 Year Old	3 Year Old	4 Year Old	School-age (Full)	School-age (Part)
1 Star	$8,632	$8,632	$8,112	$8,008	$8,008	$1,692	$3,000
2 Star	$8,216	$8,216	$8,112	$8,060	$7,696	$1,740	$3,520
3 Star	$8,112	$7,956	$7,644	$7,436	$7,176	$1,512	$3,680
4 Star	$8,840	$8,684	$8,476	$8,268	$8,008	$1,632	$4,120
5 Star	$9,464	$9,256	$8,944	$8,736	$8,632	$1,680	$4,800
Average	$8,736	$8,580	$8,268	$8,112	$7,904	$1,632	$4,040

Source: Child Care Resources Inc.; June 30, 2017.