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New AIR cost models show rising child-care costs; CCFA rates cover 63–125% of estimated per-child costs
Summary
American Institutes for Research updated EEC's cost-of-care models to 2024 prices and found center per-child costs rose 14–26% and family child care 12–19% since 2022; facility rental costs drove large increases (28–29%); CCFA rates now cover 69–125% for centers and 63–110% for family childcare depending on region and age.
EEC staff and the American Institutes for Research (AIR) presented Phase 1 updates to Massachusetts' per-child cost models, revising 2022 assumptions and prices to 2024 dollars and triangulating C3 administrative data, Provider Cost of Quality Calculator (PCQC), BLS and commercial rental sources.
Key findings: Across regions, AIR calculated per-child cost increases between 2022 and 2024 of roughly 14–26% for centers and 12–19% for family child…
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