Factoid - Thursday, August 21, 2025
Data from the U.S. Labor Department revealed that the national median cost of five years of daycare totaled $43,945 per child in 2024, according to The Wall Street Journal. Childcare costs vary significantly across the country. Arlington County, VA had the highest median daycare cost, coming in at $146,741 for five years of care. By contrast, five years of daycare in Wayne County, KY cost $24,416, the lowest in the nation.
Posted on Thursday, August 21, 2025 @ 10:04 AM

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