According to a recent Connecticut Post article, the annual cost for sending an infant in Connecticut to day care at a child care center was $12,844 in 2011, almost 40% more than the 2013-14 in-state tuition at the University of Connecticut ($9,256).
Connecticut ranked as the 23rd most expensive state for child care according to a Child Care Aware of America study cited in the article. Massachusetts was most expensive at $14,980 per year and Mississippi was least expensive at $4,591 per year. However, the rates throughout the Connecticut vary significantly, from $11,816 per year in Bridgeport to $18,727 per year in Stamford.
A 2012 Child Care Aware of America study, cited by the Post, compares child care rates throughout the country.
An infographic by the U.S. Census Bureau depicts trends in child care costs from 1985-2011.
