In Utah, raising a family with children is expensive. Whether or not a family can afford child care depends on income remaining after paying basic household expenses.
To help policymakers understand these challenges, we're introducing the Utah Child Care Affordability Calculator. Developed by the Committee for Economic Development in collaboration with Voices for Utah Children, Promise Partnership Utah, and Utah Community Builders, this tool helps illustrate a clearer picture of the finances of everyday Utah families.
The Utah Child Care Affordability Calculator isn't for families choosing child care. Instead, it's a policy tool. It helps policymakers understand how families' finances intersect with child care costs. By selecting a county, users can see if families, based on median income, can afford licensed child care after covering basic expenses.
This tool highlights the hurdles families face in affording child care and accessing the Child Care Assistance Program. It's a call to action for policymakers to address child care affordability.
Access the Child Care Affordability Calculator Here
