Nevada
Working families in Nevada need accessible, affordable, quality child care and early learning opportunities for their children.
Currently, federal and state early learning programs reach thousands of young children and their families in Nevada. But too many working families in Nevada are missing out. As a direct result of child care issues, the Nevada economy loses millions of dollars each year in the form of lost earnings, productivity, and revenue.
There are 215k children ages 5 and under in Nevada – 62% of these children have all available parents in the workforce.
The typical annual cost of child care for an infant in Nevada is around $13,000.
The Child Care and Development Block Grant only reaches 7% of eligible families. This federal program helps low-income parents afford child care.
On average, child care providers in Nevada earn just $27,770 a year; this can make it a challenge to recruit and retain this workforce, leading to supply issues.
Nevada’s economy loses $1B annually due to child care challenges
Nevada: In the Headlines
‘Child care desert’: In this state, parents pay one-third of their income on child care
USA Today | April 21, 2024
In Nevada, the costliest child care state, families spend 32.3% of their income, an average of $493 a week, for others to tend their children, the report says.
Opinion: Child care is a daily puzzle Nevadans must put together to participate in the workforce
Nevada Current | July 29, 2024
Without child care options, Nevada’s economic and workforce activity would grind to a stop.
Opinion: Nevada’s future starts with child care
Las Vegas Sun | aUGUST 14, 2024
How are parents supposed to work, further their careers through education and ensure their children’s safety and wellbeing when child care is so unaffordable and assistance is so difficult to access?
Nevada Resources & News
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