Number of Minnesotans under age 5 in 2015 346,825
Percent of Minnesota households with children under age 6 and all parents in the workforce 74
State rank 3
Annual cost of child care for an infant in 2015 $14,826
State rank 6
Annual cost of child care for a 4-year-old in 2015 $11,420
State rank 8
Average number of children served monthly by Minnesota’s Child Care Assistance Program 30,000
Families served 15,000
State funding for program in Fiscal Year 2016 $249.1 million
Percent decline in the number of licensed in-home family child care providers from 2006-2015 27
Percent increase in the number of child care centers in that time 8
Approximate net loss of child care spaces, statewide from 2006-2015 12,000
Approximate net gain of child care spaces in the seven-county metropolitan area 3,400
Approximate net loss of child care spaces in non-metro counties 15,400
Average annual cost of operating a family child-care business $26,372
Average annual revenue $50,938
Average annual provider salary $24,566
Hours that providers work weekly, on average 53
Pre-tax hourly wage $8.90
Sources: Legislative Task Force on Access to Affordable Child Care, Center for Rural Policy and Development