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	$193	$10,036	20.7%	$150	$7,800	16.1%
Toddlers	$188	$9,776	20.1%	$146	$7,592	15.6%
Twos	$180	$9,360	19.3%	$145	$7,540	15.5%
Threes	$171	$8,892	18.3%	$138	$7,176	14.8%
Fours	$169	$8,788	18.1%	$138	$7,176	14.8%
S/A (PT)	$83	$3,320	6.8%	$59	$2,360	4.9%
S/A (FT)	$127	$1,534	3.2%	$123	$1,476	3%

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 $48,566.

Average Annual Fee

	Amount
Child Care Center care for a 0-5 year old child	$9,370
Family Child Care Home care for a 0-5 year old child	$7,457
Child Care Center care for a school-age child	$4,844
Family Child Care Home care for a school-age child	$3,836

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

Number of Children Receiving Subsidized Care

	Number
Number of children	915
Monthly average of children	1,031
Waiting list for subsidized care	591
Average monthly waiting list	402

Source: North Carolina Division of Child Development and Early Education; 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	$14,820	$14,300	$10,296	$9,776	$9,516	$2,040	$0
2 Star	$8,060	$7,540	$7,280	$7,020	$7,020	$1,620	$2,800
3 Star	$8,216	$8,008	$7,696	$7,436	$7,436	$1,776	$2,600
4 Star	$10,400	$9,984	$9,568	$8,944	$8,788	$1,584	$3,480
5 Star	$11,180	$10,920	$10,452	$9,880	$9,776	$1,500	$3,360
Average	$10,452	$10,140	$9,672	$9,152	$9,048	$1,548	$3,200

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	$13,780	$13,780	$13,780	$13,708	$13,708	$3,180	$0
2 Star	$3,380	$6,136	$6,136	$6,136	$6,136	$1,200	$1,600
3 Star	$6,344	$5,720	$5,876	$4,888	$4,888	$1,056	$2,280
4 Star	$8,788	$8,268	$8,112	$7,956	$7,956	$1,584	$2,400
5 Star	$7,020	$7,020	$6,916	$6,760	$6,760	$1,116	$3,000
Average	$7,800	$7,540	$7,540	$7,124	$7,124	$1,440	$2,360

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