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An Economic Policy Institute report said child care is increasingly out of reach of most Americans, with Arizona one of only a handful of states where the average did not exceed the cost of in-state college tuition. The Department of Health and Human Services’ rule of thumb is that child care costs should not exceed 10 percent of a family’s income, but in Arizona it costs 17.6 percent of a typical family’s income.

Report: Child care costs rival in-state college tuition in Arizona

May 16, 2016 ◇ Danika Worthington/Cronkite News

Infant child care in Arizona costs an average of $9,437 a year, rivaling in-state college tuition and putting care out of reach for many families, according to a recent report. And Arizona’s costs were on the low end when compared to the rest of the nation, with infant care costs in Washington, D.C., reaching $22,631 annually. Read more»