Alabama Child Care Rates

Note: The rates shown here are no longer applicable. I’ve left this page here for historical purposes only.

Click here for the current rates.

When you’re figuring child support in Alabama and either of you is paying for child care, there are limits on the amount you can use for purposes of the child support calculations. Here are the limits for Alabama.

There’s an explanation of the terminology below.

	Child Care Center(Licensed to serve more than 12 children)			Group Family Day Care(Licensed to serve 7-12 children)			Family Day Care(Licensed to serve 1-6 children)
	Infant/		School	Infant/		School	Infant/		School
	Toddler	Preschool	Age	Toddler	Preschool	Age	Toddler	Preschool	Age
	(0-30	(30-60	(60 Mo –	(0-30	(30-60	(60 Mo –	(0-30	(30-60	(60 Mo –
	Months)	Months)	12 years)	Months)	Months)	12 years)	Months)	Months)	12 years)
Autauga	95	83	79	77	74	66	81	79	78
Baldwin	101	91	85	82	78	74	88	84	84
Barbour	75	73	69	64	64	65	66	64	63
Bibb	86	82	79	64	63	63	69	67	67
Blount	111	102	94	94	90	86	89	83	84
Bullock	95	83	79	77	74	66	81	79	78
Butler	95	83	79	77	74	66	81	79	78
Calhoun	73	70	70	81	66	66	64	62	60
Chambers	91	87	80	68	67	65	81	80	80
Cherokee	74	70	68	67	65	64	63	60	60
Chilton	95	83	79	77	74	66	81	79	78
Choctaw	86	82	79	64	63	63	69	67	67
Clarke	101	91	85	82	78	74	88	84	84
Clay	73	70	70	81	66	66	64	62	60
Cleburne	73	70	70	81	66	66	64	62	60
Coffee	75	73	69	64	64	65	66	64	63
Colbert	101	92	87	93	86	75	91	86	79
Conecuh	101	91	85	82	78	74	88	84	84
Coosa	73	70	70	81	66	66	64	62	60
Covington	95	83	79	77	74	66	81	79	78
Crenshaw	75	73	69	64	64	65	66	64	63
Cullman	101	92	87	93	86	75	91	86	79
Dale	75	73	69	64	64	65	66	64	63
Dallas	95	83	79	77	74	66	81	79	78
Dekalb	74	70	68	67	65	64	63	60	60
Elmore	95	83	79	77	74	66	81	79	78
Escambia	101	91	85	82	78	74	88	84	84
Etowah	74	70	68	67	65	64	63	60	60
Fayette	86	82	79	64	63	63	69	67	67
Franklin	101	92	87	93	86	75	91	86	79
Geneva	75	73	69	64	64	65	66	64	63
Greene	86	82	79	64	63	63	69	67	67
Hale	86	82	79	64	63	63	69	67	67
Henry	75	73	69	64	64	65	66	64	63
Houston	75	73	69	64	64	65	66	64	63
	Child Care Center(Licensed to serve more than 12 children)			Group Family Day Care(Licensed to serve 7-12 children)			Family Day Care(Licensed to serve 1-6 children)
	Infant/		School	Infant/		School	Infant/		School
	Toddler	Preschool	Age	Toddler	Preschool	Age	Toddler	Preschool	Age
	(0-30	(30-60	(60 Mo –	(0-30	(30-60	(60 Mo –	(0-30	(30-60	(60 Mo –
	Months)	Months)	12 years)	Months)	Months)	12 years)	Months)	Months)	12 years)
Jackson	74	70	68	67	65	64	63	60	60
Jefferson	111	102	94	94	90	86	89	83	84
Lamar	86	82	79	64	63	63	69	67	67
Lauderdale	101	92	87	93	86	75	91	86	79
Lawrence	101	92	87	93	86	75	91	86	79
Lee	91	87	80	68	67	65	81	80	80
Limestone	101	92	87	93	86	75	91	86	79
Lowndes	95	83	79	77	74	66	81	79	78
Macon	91	87	80	68	67	65	81	80	80
Madison	101	92	87	93	86	75	91	86	79
Marengo	86	82	79	64	63	63	69	67	67
Marion	86	82	79	64	63	63	69	67	67
Marshall	74	70	68	67	65	64	63	60	60
Mobile	101	91	85	82	78	74	88	84	84
Monroe	101	91	85	82	78	74	88	84	84
Montgomery	95	83	79	77	74	66	81	79	78
Morgan	101	92	87	93	86	75	91	86	79
Perry	86	82	79	64	63	63	69	67	67
Pickens	86	82	79	64	63	63	69	67	67
Pike	75	73	69	64	64	65	66	64	63
Randolph	73	70	70	81	66	66	64	62	60
Russell	91	87	80	68	67	65	81	80	80
St. Clair	111	102	94	94	90	86	89	83	84
Shelby	111	102	94	94	90	86	89	83	84
Sumter	86	82	79	64	63	63	69	67	67
Talladega	73	70	70	81	66	66	64	62	60
Tallapoosa	91	87	80	68	67	65	81	80	80
Tuscaloosa	86	82	79	64	63	63	69	67	67
Walker	111	102	94	94	90	86	89	83	84
Washington	101	91	85	82	78	74	88	84	84
Wilcox	95	83	79	77	74	66	81	79	78
Winston	101	92	87	93	86	75	91	86	79

The source for these tables is the Alabama Department of Human Resources, and the figures are updated from time to time but not on a consistent schedule.

Here is the explanation Callie Dietz, the Administrative Director of Courts, provided to court personnel when she supplied these rates to them in the fall of 2009:

On August 7, 2009, our office received notice of the revised Child Day Care Rates that will be implemented by the Department of Human Resources effective October 1, 2009.  In accordance with the Alabama Child Support Guidelines, Rule 32, ARJA, I am attaching above a copy of the Department of Human Resources’ rate chart to you.  Rule 32(B)(8) further provides that the clerk shall maintain the current schedule in his/her office, shall make it available for review, and shall provide copies of it on request at the customary cost for copies of documents.  Below is the same schedule prepared by our office showing the Child Day Care Rates by county.

The new rate chart provides maximum weekly rates per child for day care in all Alabama counties.  Rates are given for three school ages: Infant/Toddler (birth to 30 months of age); Pre-School (30 months to 5 years of age); and School Age (5 to 12 years of age, or through age 18 if the child has a physical or mental disability documented by a licensed physician, psychologist or psychiatrist).  Rates are also given according to four licensing categories: child care center (licensed to serve more than 12 children); child family day care (licensed for 7 to 12 children); and family day care (licensed for 1 to 6 children).  The maximum rate for in-home day care, where services are provided in the child’s own home, in all counties is $35.00.  The maximum part-time rate is one-half the full time rate for the appropriate type of care and the age of the child.

If you have any questions concerning this chart, you may wish to call the Child Care Subsidy Program at the Department of Human Resources at (334) 242-1427.

This is the explanation of terms that appears below the table. I assume but do not know that this is from DHR.

Full-time Rates – The above rates reflect the maximum full-time rates for child care services averaging more than 25 hours per week.  The  maximum full-time rate applicable to informal care providers shall not exceed $35 per week.

Part-time Rates – The maximum rate for child care services averaging 25 hours per week or less shall not exceed one-half of the applicable full-time rate.

Key to Provider Type

Child Care Center – a child care facility licensed by the Department or otherwise legally authorized, which receives more than 12 children during the day or night, as applicable.

 

GFDC – Group Family Day Care, an individual licensed by the County Department to provide care in a private residence, other than the eligible child’s residence, for at least seven (7), but not more than twelve (12), children during the day or night, as applicable.

FDC – Family Day Care, an individual licensed by the County Department to provide care as the sole caregiver in a private residence, other than the eligible child’s residence, for no more than six (6) children during the day or night, as applicable.

Key to Care Level

Infant/Toddler – Birth to age 30 months

Pre-School – 30 months to 5 years

School Age – 5 years through age 12 (or through age 18 if the child has a physical or mental disability documented by a licensed physician, psychologist or psychiatrist).

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