According to the latest data from the Economic Policy Insititute, the average yearly cost of infant care in Georgia is $8,530 — that’s $711 per month.
If you have a 4-year-old, the average yearly cost is $7,306, which breaks down to $609 a month.
And since the pandemic started, research suggests that child care costs have skyrocketed — with parents across the U.S. seeing an average annual cost increase of 41% for center-based child care providers.
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