"Thank you so much Child Care Counts for the tremendous help and support you have given me and my son. At very trying times, as a single mother, with no family support, your gift not only helped my son and I financially but it touched my heart in such a way it brings me to tears. Thank you for supporting me - building me up- and setting me up for success." - Parent and Client of Child Care Countld
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About your contribution:
Your contribution helps us pay a portion of the cost for child care for a family in the DC metropolitan area.
Child Care Counts is a 501(c )(3) organization. Your donation is tax deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law.
Facts about child care in the Washington DC area:
The District of Columbia has the highest cost for child care of all fifty states. 1
The average cost in the Washington DC area, in 2014, was $22,631 for full time infant care.1 This translates to about $85/day.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services considers 10 percent of family income for child care as a benchmark for affordable care. For a family income of $65,000 this equates to about $25/day.
In 2014, the average annual cost for an infant in center-based care was higher than a year’s tuition and fees at a four-year public college in 28 states and the District of Columbia. 1
1 Child Care Aware® of America, Parents and the High Cost of Child Care 2015
