Parents across the country seek out quality child care for their kids of all ages. Parents in Wyoming are no exception, and in order to find child care, it helps to know the state of the child care market in Wyoming.
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Wyoming has 35,953 children who are ages four and under and 47.530 children who are ages five to eleven. And since child care facilities need child care workers, there are 1,410 child care workers in Wyoming who earn an average of $21,930 per year. Plus, single parents have more of a need of child care than traditional families do, and Wyoming has 17.232 single-parent families.
Of the children in Wyoming, 16.598 of them have two working parents, and 10,198 children are in single-parent families with the parent working. Not only do the children need child care, but working parents need help! A total of 26,787 children under the age of six are in need of adequate child care.
There are 258 child care centers in Wyoming that are set up to take care of children in need, and 67% of these centers have available openings for children. However, paying for child care is not an inexpensive venture. Care for an infant child costs about $8,150 each year, and caring for a four year old child isn’t much less expensive, costing as much as $7,050 per year. Before- and after-school child care for school-aged children is less, averaging $3,100 annually.
To put your child in a child care home will cost about $6,800 annually for an infant, $6,250 annually for a four year old and $2,850 for before- or after-school care. While this cost only takes up about 11% of a two-family income, it can cost up to 34% of a single-parent’s budget.
Wyoming has a ton of family-friendly attractions to visit when in town, not to mention tons of outdoor recreational activities. Yellowstone National Park is gorgeous and attracts tons of hikers and campers every year. Visit Jackson Hole in Grand Teton National Park or head to the Buffalo Bill History Center in Cody, Wyoming for the day. Looking for a crazy experience? Spend a day at the Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo. Quench your thirst for nature at the National Historic Trails Interpretive Center in Casper, Wyoming. View the Devils Tower National Monument in the northeast or take a trip through history on the Bridger Valley Historic Byway.
