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	$179	$9,308	22.4%	$137	$7,124	17.1%
Toddlers	$177	$9,204	22.1%	$133	$6,916	16.6%
Twos	$161	$8,372	20.1%	$128	$6,656	16%
Threes	$146	$7,592	18.3%	$124	$6,448	15.5%
Fours	$205	$10,660	25.6%	$123	$6,396	15.4%
S/A (PT)	$105	$5,460	13.1%	$68	$3,536	8.5%
S/A (FT)	$118	$6,136	14.8%	$113	$5,876	14.1%

Sources: Child Care Resources Inc.; June 30, 2020.
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 $41,577.

Average Annual Fee

	Amount
Child Care Center care for a 0-5 year old child	$8,403
Family Child Care Home care for a 0-5 year old child	$6,708
Child Care Center care for a school-age child	$5,616
Family Child Care Home care for a school-age child	$4,076

Source: Child Care Resources Inc.; June 30, 2020.

Number of Children Receiving Subsidized Care

	Number
Number of children	N/A
Monthly average of children	N/A
Waiting list for subsidized care	N/A
Average monthly waiting list	N/A

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	$2,082/ $29,984	$2,818/ $33,816	$2,818/ $33,816	$3,555/ $42,660	$4,292/ $51,504	$5,028/ $60,336
Family Size	7	8	9	10	11	12
Max Gross Monthly/Annual	$5,765/ $69,180	$6,502/ $78,024	$7,238/ $86,856	$7,975/ $95,700	$8,712/ $104,544	$10,185/ $122,220

Source: North Carolina Division of Child Development and Early Education; July 1, 2019.

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	$1,384/ $16,608	$1,874/ $22,488	$2,364/ $28,368	$2,854/ $34,248	$3,344/ $40,128	$3,834/ $46,008
Family Size	7	8	9	10	11	12
Max Gross Monthly/Annual	$4,324/ $51,888	$4,813/ $57,756	$5,303/ $63,636	$5,793/ $69,516	$6,283/ $75,396	$6,773/ $81,276

Source: North Carolina Division of Child Development and Early Education; July 1, 2019.

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	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2 Star	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
3 Star	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
4 Star	$8,164	$8,112	$7,696	$6,916	$7,020	$6,100	$0
5 Star	$9,724	$9,672	$8,580	$7,852	$7,696	$5,244	$0
Average	$9,308	$9,204	$8,372	$7,592	$7,540	$5,616	$0

Source: Child Care Resources Inc.; June 30, 2020.

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	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2 Star	$6,760	$6,760	$6,760	$6,760	$6,760	$4,160	$0
3 Star	$0	$7,020	$6,812	$6,760	$6,760	$4,120	$0
4 Star	$7,540	$7,072	$6,812	$6,448	$6,396	$4,084	$0
5 Star	$6,916	$6,760	$6,292	$6,136	$6,136	$3,980	$0
Average	$7,124	$6,916	$6,656	$6,448	$6,396	$4,076	$0

Source: Child Care Resources Inc.; June 30, 2020.