Estimate weekly, monthly and annual child care spend.
Child care is usually billed hourly, daily or weekly, so scaling the hourly rate by the average hours in a week gives a monthly and annual total. Infant care typically costs more than care for older children. Child care is often the second-largest household expense, so putting a real number on it changes family budgeting and work decisions.
Child Care Cost
Weekly cost = hours per week x hourly rate
Weekly cost = hours per week x hourly rate Child care is usually billed hourly, daily or weekly, so scaling the hourly rate by the average hours in a week gives a monthly and annual total. Infant care typically costs more than care for older children.
Child care is often the second-largest household expense, so putting a real number on it changes family budgeting and work decisions.
This calculator takes 3 inputs: Hours per week, Rate per hour, Weeks per year. The pre-filled defaults are a realistic starting point — replace them with figures from your own environment for a result you can act on.