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Childcare affordability analysis of Florida and Georgia

The July 2026 Atlanta Fed article uses 2023 ACS household data and 2023–24 Child Care Market Rate Survey data to estimate full-time center-based Florida prices of $268 weekly for infant and toddler care and $208 for preschool-age care. These are estimates from the cited data vintages, not 2026 market observations.

Reviewed July 24, 2026

Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, The Cost of Working: Childcare Affordability Analysis of Florida and Georgia, July 15, 2026.

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The July 2026 Atlanta Fed article uses 2023 ACS household data and 2023–24 Child Care Market Rate Survey data to estimate full-time center-based Florida prices of $268 weekly for infant and toddler care and $208 for preschool-age care. These are estimates from the cited data vintages, not 2026 market observations.

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