About Daycarecostmap

Daycarecostmap is an independent reference site that turns Child Care Aware of America's annual childcare price survey, U.S. Census income data, and College Board tuition figures into free, plain tools: a cost explorer, a budget calculator, and a sourced state-by-state matrix. It is a project of Urban Algorithm LLC. We sell no course and take no side; nothing on this site is a paid placement.

Not affiliated with any organization named on this site

Daycarecostmap names Child Care Aware of America, the Census Bureau, the College Board, and the IRS only to describe and cite the public figures each one publishes. All organization names are the marks of their respective owners; naming them here does not imply a relationship with them.

How we work with the data

Every price on this site traces to a named primary source with a verification date, transcribed directly from that source's own published tables rather than scraped from a third party's compiled list. See the full methodology for the sourcing process, and statistics for the computed, cross-state summary.

What this site is not

This site does not offer childcare placement services, does not collect leads for providers, and does not provide financial, tax, or legal advice. It is a reference for understanding published price data, not a substitute for a quote from an actual provider or advice from a qualified professional.

Questions or corrections

Reach the publisher through the Urban Algorithm contact page.