Type of Care and % of Income

North County

North Coast

SLO

South County

FCCH

Center

FCCH

Center

FCCH

Center

FCCH

Center

Infant

$ 6,033

$ 6,500

$ 6,023

N/A

$ 6,903

$ 6,175

$ 6,422

$ 6,760

% Median

13%

14%

13%

N/A

14%

13%

13%

14%

% Min. Wage

43%

46%

43%

N/A

49%

44%

46%

48%

Toddler

5,763

6,500

6,023

N/A

6,877

5,746

6,273

5,720

% Median

12%

14%

13%

N/A

14%

12%

13%

12%

% Min. Wage

41%

46%

43%

N/A

49%

41%

45%

41%

Preschool

5,517

5,980

5,980

4,897

6,617

5,795

5,995

4,680

% Median

11%

12%

12%

10%

14%

12%

12%

10%

% Min. Wage

39%

43%

43%

35%

47%

41%

43%

33%

School

5,360

4,290

5,937

6,084

6,617

5,304

5,883

5,200

% Median

11%

9%

12%

13%

14%

11%

12%

11%

% Min. Wage

38%

31%

42%

43%

47%

38%

42%

37%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

San Luis Obispo County Child Care Planning Council

 

Average annual cost for one child in care, by type of care and setting (Family Child Care Home or Child Care Center), and the percent of income required to pay for care for a family earning the median income ($48,000) and a family earning minimum wage ($14,040), based on UCSB Economic Outlook figures and the 2001 Child Care Supply Survey.