Document Type
Report
Publication Date
7-31-2026
Publication Title
Economic Development & Workforce Fact Sheet No. 89
Publisher
The Lincy Institute and Brookings Mountain West
First page number:
1
Last page number:
3
Abstract
This fact sheet presents data on state investments in childcare and preschool programs in the five Mountain West states of Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah. BabyCenter’s 2026 analysis, “These are the best and worst states for childcare,” includes state-level data on childcare accessibility, affordability, public investment, and overall childcare rankings for all 50 states. This fact sheet focuses on childcare spaces per child, income spent on childcare, and state investment per child.
Keywords
Childcare; Investment; Spending; Accessibility; Arizona; Colorado; Nevada; New Mexico; Utah
Disciplines
Economic Policy | Growth and Development | Public Policy | Social Welfare | Urban Studies and Planning
File Format
File Size
123 KB
Language
English
Publisher Citation
Booth, S., Olivas Ruiz, Y., Saladino, C.J., Brown, W.E. (2026). State Investments in Childcare in the Mountain West, 2026. The Data Hub at The Lincy Institute and Brookings Mountain West. Economic Development & Workforce Fact Sheet No. 89, 1-2.
Repository Citation
Booth, S.,
Olivas Ruiz, Y.,
Saladino, C. J.,
Brown, W. E.
(2026).
State Investments in Childcare in the Mountain West, 2026.
Economic Development & Workforce Fact Sheet No. 89
1-3.
Available at:
https://oasis.library.unlv.edu/bmw_lincy_econdev/90
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