Rowan 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	$152	$7,904	20.1%	$123	$6,396	16.3%
Toddlers	$148	$7,696	19.6%	$119	$6,188	15.8%
Twos	$135	$7,020	17.9%	$115	$5,980	15.2%
Threes	$120	$6,240	15.9%	$111	$5,772	14.7%
Fours	$120	$6,240	15.9%	$110	$5,720	14.6%
S/A (PT)	$54	$2,160	5.5%	$54	$2,160	5.5%
S/A (FT)	$112	$1,344	3.4%	$105	$1,260	3.2%

Sources:
Child Care Resources Inc.; June 30, 2014.
Living Income Standard 2014; North Carolina Justice Center; June 2014.
Note: Based on annual income of $39,234 (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	$7,020
Family Child Care Home care for a 0-5 year old child	$6,011
Child Care Center care for a school-age child	$3,504
Family Child Care Home care for a school-age child	$3,420

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

Number of Children Receiving Subsidized Care

	Number
Number of children	1,154
Monthly average of children	994
Waiting list for subsidized care	0
Average monthly waiting list	201

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	$0	$0	$5,720	$5,720	$5,720	$1,320	$0
2 Star	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
3 Star	$7,280	$7,020	$6,344	$6,136	$6,136	$1,116	$1,400
4 Star	$7,644	$7,436	$7,072	$6,240	$6,188	$1,308	$2,920
5 Star	$8,580	$8,424	$7,748	$6,500	$6,500	$1,476	$0
Average	$7,904	$7,696	$7,072	$6,292	$6,292	$1,332	$2,600

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	$5,200	$5,200	$5,200	$5,200	$5,200	$1,200	$0
2 Star	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
3 Star	$6,084	$5,876	$5,720	$5,668	$5,564	$1,236	$1,800
4 Star	$6,552	$6,292	$5,824	$5,720	$5,616	$1,260	$2,720
5 Star	$6,916	$6,864	$6,604	$6,136	$6,136	$1,332	$2,600
Average	$6,396	$6,188	$5,980	$5,772	$5,720	$1,260	$2,160

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.