For a family earning the median state income of $79,186 with an infant in child care they would pay 10% of their income before taxes if their child was in a registered Child Development Home (CDH) and 14% of their income before taxes if their child was in a licensed Child Care Center (CCC). source: State Library of Iowa www.iowadatacenter.org & the Iowa NACCRRAware database for this reporting year
Child Care Resource & Referral (CCR&R) collects information on early childhood for community members. Using this information can help policymakers make informed decisions regarding child care.
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Child Care Resource & Referral collects information on early childhood for community members. Using this information can help policymakers make informed decisions regarding child care.
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Report by City - 2020
Child Care Desert Flyer - 2020
Click here for a map of virtual child care data by city.
All cities in Iowa were analyzed comparing number of children birth-11 with all known spaces in child care as of January 2020.
The analysis on 2020 child care deserts shows:
Sources for data report:
Child Care Desert Data by City for 2018