Average spending per child was $1,939 compared with a national average of $7,275. " [One might] think of Massachusetts as an education leader," said report co-author Allison Friedman-Krauss.

Connecticut had 1,817 family child care homes in 2023, a 34% reduction since 2010. The state also reported 1,374 child care centers, a 13% drop since 2010, according to the report.