Union 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	$173	$8,996	19.2%	$142	$7,384	15.8%
Toddlers	$169	$8,788	18.8%	$146	$7,592	16.2%
Twos	$162	$8,424	18%	$139	$7,228	15.5%
Threes	$154	$8,008	17.1%	$135	$7,020	15%
Fours	$152	$7,904	16.9%	$134	$6,968	14.9%
S/A (PT)	$75	$3,000	6.4%	$61	$2,440	5.2%
S/A (FT)	$123	$1,476	3.2%	$121	$1,452	3.1%

Sources:
Child Care Resources Inc.; June 30, 2014.
Living Income Standard 2014; North Carolina Justice Center; June 2014.
Note: Based on annual income of $46,744 (income needed for a family of one parent, one infant & one preschool child).

Average Annual Fee

	Amount
Child Care Center care for a 0-5 year old child	$8,424
Family Child Care Home care for a 0-5 year old child	$7,238
Child Care Center care for a school-age child	$4,476
Family Child Care Home care for a school-age child	$3,892

Source: Child Care Resources Inc.; June 30, 2014.

Number of Children Receiving Subsidized Care

	Number
Number of children	1,417
Monthly average of children	1,082
Waiting list for subsidized care	0
Average monthly waiting list	291

Source: North Carolina Division of Child Development and Early Education; June 30, 2014.
Notes: Number of children & Waiting List: as of June 30, 2014.
Monthly averages: for July 1, 2013-June 30, 2014.

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	$1,962/ $23,544	$2,655/ $31,860	$3,348/ $40,176	$4,042/ $48,504	$4,735/ $56,820	$5,428/ $65,136
Family Size	7	8	9	10	11	12
Max Gross Monthly/Annual	$6,122/ $73,464	$6,815/ $81,780	$7,508/ $90,096	$8,202/ $98,424	$8,895/ $106,740	$9,588/ $115,056

Source: North Carolina Division of Child Development and Early Education; April 1, 2015.

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	$1,305/ $15,660	$1,766/ $21,192	$2,227/ $26,724	$2,688/ $32,256	$3,149/ $37,788	$3,610/ $43,320
Family Size	7	8	9	10	11	12
Max Gross Monthly/Annual	$4,071/ $48,852	$4,532/ $54,384	$4,993/ $59,916	$5,454/ $65,448	$5,915/ $70,980	$6,376/ $76,512

Source: North Carolina Division of Child Development and Early Education; April 1, 2015.

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	$10,400	$10,140	$8,840	$8,424	$8,424	$1,920	$0
2 Star	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
3 Star	$7,592	$7,384	$7,020	$6,708	$6,708	$1,440	$2,640
4 Star	$8,424	$8,320	$7,852	$7,436	$7,124	$1,308	$2,960
5 Star	$10,140	$9,776	$9,464	$8,892	$8,788	$1,476	$3,360
Average	$9,256	$8,944	$8,580	$8,112	$8,008	$1,464	$3,120

Source: Child Care Resources Inc.; June 30, 2014.
Notes: School-age (Full) = Full time - summer and holidays (12 wks/yr) School-age (Part) = Part time (40 wks/yr).
$0 = N/A.

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	$9,620	$9,464	$7,696	$7,696	$7,540	$1,740	$0
2 Star	$4,420	$5,876	$5,876	$5,876	$5,876	$1,224	$1,800
3 Star	$5,980	$6,760	$6,864	$5,980	$5,980	$1,284	$2,280
4 Star	$7,956	$7,956	$7,644	$7,644	$7,644	$1,656	$2,720
5 Star	$8,840	$8,840	$8,580	$8,320	$8,320	$1,080	$0
Average	$7,384	$7,592	$7,228	$7,020	$6,968	$1,452	$2,440

Source: Child Care Resources Inc.; June 30, 2014.
Notes: School-age (Full) = Full time - summer and holidays (12 wks/yr) School-age (Part) = Part time (40 wks/yr).
$0 = N/A.