Child Care Costs in the Mountain West

Authors

Saha Salahi, University of Nevada, Las VegasFollow
Kristian Thymianos, University of Nevada, Las VegasFollow
William E. Brown Jr., Brookings Mountain WestFollow
Caitlin J. Saladino, University of Nevada, Las VegasFollow

Document Type

Report

Publication Date

2-12-2021

Publication Title

Economic Development & Workforce Fact Sheet No. 31

Publisher

The Lincy Institute and Brookings Mountain West

Publisher Location

Las Vegas (Nev.)

First page number:

1

Last page number:

2

Abstract

This fact sheet examines the cost of child care using data from the Care Index, a collaboration between New America, Care.com, and other organizations. Data for the Mountain West states of Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah are included in this document.

Keywords

Child care; Mountain West; Nevada; Family expenses; Minimum wage

Disciplines

Economic Policy | Growth and Development | Income Distribution | Public Affairs | Public Policy | Social Welfare

File Format

pdf

File Size

117 KB

Language

English

Comments

A previously released version of this document incorrectly noted the percentage of New Mexico in Table 2.

Rights

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Publisher Citation

Salahi, S., Thymianos, K., Saladino, C.J., Brown, W.E. (2021). Child Care Costs in the Mountain West. The Data Hub at The Lincy Institute & Brookings Mountain West. Economic Development & Workforce Fact Sheet No. 31, 1-2.

Repository Citation

Salahi, S., Thymianos, K., Brown, W. E., Saladino, C. J. (2021). Child Care Costs in the Mountain West. Economic Development & Workforce Fact Sheet No. 31 1-2.
Available at: https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/bmw_lincy_econdev/32