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Child Care (CPI)
Consumer-price index for day care and preschool.
398
Index 1982-84=100 · latest, Jun 2026
vs prior month▲ 0.1%
vs year ago▲ 3.5%
| Year | Child Care (CPI) |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 100 |
| 1991 | 106 |
| 1992 | 111 |
| 1993 | 117 |
| 1994 | 122 |
| 1995 | 127 |
| 1996 | 132 |
| 1997 | 138 |
| 1998 | 144 |
| 1999 | 152 |
| 2000 | 160 |
| 2001 | 168 |
| 2002 | 176 |
| 2003 | 184 |
| 2004 | 190 |
| 2005 | 201 |
| 2006 | 211 |
| 2007 | 219 |
| 2008 | 230 |
| 2009 | 236 |
| 2010 | 244 |
| 2011 | 250 |
| 2012 | 256 |
| 2013 | 262 |
| 2014 | 268 |
| 2015 | 279 |
| 2016 | 287 |
| 2017 | 292 |
| 2018 | 297 |
| 2019 | 307 |
| 2020 | 314 |
| 2021 | 323 |
| 2022 | 340 |
| 2023 | 356 |
| 2024 | 377 |
| 2025 | 395 |
| 2026 | 398 |
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Source: BLS · CUUR0000SEEB03 · series · Dec 1990 to Jun 2026 · latest-revised
Refreshed Jul 31, 2026 from BLS.
Consumer-price index for day care and preschool.
Consumer price index for day care and preschool, all urban consumers.
Source: BLS · Jun 2026 · Full lesson → Learn
About the bands. Shaded spans are NBER-dated US recessions, drawn as factual overlays. They mark when the economy contracted, not why. Lining an event up with a move is not evidence it caused the move.
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No single number is the economy. These measure nearby parts of it — add one to compare, or open it on its own.
- CPI Inflation (YoY) The broad inflation rate this category is measured against.
- College Tuition (CPI) A related education cost that has risen sharply.
- Real Wage Growth (YoY) Whether pay has kept pace.