What care costs for a preschooler and for two children, county by county, and how it compares with what families here earn.
Full-time care for a 4-year-old costs about $15,208 a year in the typical county in Connecticut, or $1,267 a month, 1.9 times the $8,040 for the typical county nationally. Care for a 4-year-old and an 8-year-old comes to about $23,543 a year.
The Economic Policy Institute publishes no family income for Connecticut's counties in this edition, so the income comparisons are left out. In the budget EPI draws up for two parents and two children, child care is 16.5% of the total in the typical county.
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Care for a 4-year-old costs most in Fairfield County ($18,615), Middlesex County ($17,338) and New Haven County ($17,338), and least in Windham County ($14,296), Tolland County ($14,296) and New London County ($14,296). Metro counties are priced at child care centers, other counties at home-based family child care.
| Fairfield County | $18,615 | $1,551 | $25,915 | — |
| Hartford County | $15,208 | $1,267 | $22,508 | — |
| Litchfield County | $15,208 | $1,267 | $24,577 | — |
| Middlesex County | $17,338 | $1,445 | $25,246 | — |
| New Haven County | $17,338 | $1,445 | $25,246 | — |
| New London County | $14,296 | $1,191 | $21,292 | — |
| Tolland County | $14,296 | $1,191 | $21,292 | — |
| Windham County | $14,296 | $1,191 | $21,292 | — |
Click a column to sort it. The share compares care for one 4-year-old with the county's median family income. A dash means EPI publishes no income figure for that county.
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