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	$247	$12,844	22.9%	$176	$9,152	16.3%
Toddlers	$241	$12,532	22.4%	$173	$8,996	16.1%
Twos	$230	$11,960	21.4%	$168	$8,736	15.6%
Threes	$214	$11,128	19.9%	$163	$8,476	15.1%
Fours	$210	$10,920	19.5%	$160	$8,320	14.9%
S/A (PT)	$112	$5,824	10.4%	$97	$5,044	9%
S/A (FT)	$175	$9,100	16.3%	$145	$7,540	13.5%

Sources: Child Care Resources Inc.; June 30, 2019.
A Standard Worthy of North Carolina workers: The 2019 Living Income Standard for 100 Counties; North Carolina Justice Center; 2019.
Note: Based on annual income of $55,995.

Average Annual Fee

	Amount
Child Care Center care for a 0-5 year old child	$11,877
Family Child Care Home care for a 0-5 year old child	$8,736
Child Care Center care for a school-age child	$6,580
Family Child Care Home care for a school-age child	$5,620

Source: Child Care Resources Inc.; June 30, 2019.

Number of Children Receiving Subsidized Care

	Number
Number of children	7,570
Monthly average of children	7,858
Waiting list for subsidized care	2,936
Average monthly waiting list	3,820

Source: Child Care Resources Inc.; June 30, 2019.
Notes: Number of children & waiting list: as of June 30, 2019. Monthly averages: for July 1, 2018-June 30, 2019.

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	$3,263/ $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	$14,352	$13,572	$13,052	$12,636	$12,428	$10,192	$4,524
2 Star	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
3 Star	$10,920	$10,660	$10,348	$9,880	$9,620	$8,320	$5,200
4 Star	$12,168	$11,908	$11,388	$10,452	$10,348	$8,840	$5,876
5 Star	$13,676	$13,364	$12,636	$11,752	$11,544	$9,412	$5,928
Average	$12,844	$12,532	$11,960	$11,128	$10,920	$9,100	$5,824

Source: Child Care Resources Inc.; June 30, 2019.

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	$9,100	$8,944	$8,788	$8,736	$8,736	$8,892	$4,316
2 Star	$8,684	$8,684	$8,528	$8,424	$8,112	$7,696	$4,420
3 Star	$8,632	$8,580	$8,216	$7,956	$7,644	$7,072	$4,420
4 Star	$9,360	$9,204	$8,944	$8,632	$8,476	$7,592	$5,200
5 Star	$9,620	$9,412	$9,204	$8,996	$8,788	$7,488	$5,044
Average	$9,152	$8,996	$8,736	$8,476	$8,320	$7,540	$5,044

Source: Child Care Resources Inc.; June 30, 2019.