The True Cost of Quality Child Care in Washington A report by the Washington Child Care Collaborative Task Force | Page 60

Table 10 : Annual cost per child , scenario 2 , family child care
Age Group
Infants / Toddlers / Preschoolers
Central WA
Eastern WA
King & Pierce
Northwest WA
Olympic Peninsula
Southwest WA
Statewide
$ 19,201 $ 19,500 $ 22,882 $ 21,335 $ 20,261 $ 20,284 $ 20,577
School age $ 9,291 $ 9,436 $ 11,072 $ 10,324 $ 9,804 $ 9,815 $ 9,957
Figure 10 : Comparison between annual cost per child , and WCCC base subsidy rate , scenario 2 , family child care , statewide average
$ 25,000
$ 20,000
$ 20,577 $ 20,577 $ 20,577
$ 15,000
$ 10,000
$ 5,000
$ 12,287
$ 11,078
$ 10,292
$ 9,957
$ 5,276
$ 0 Infants Toddlers Preschoolers School age
Cost per Child WCCC Base Rate
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