North Carolina keeps a list the
market rate of childcare that they update every few years. (They use the averages when computing child care subsidies.) They just updated the rates this past January. The data is broken out by county, provider type, child age, and license rating. So for example, in Wake county, the monthly rate for a 3-5 year old at a 5-star licensed child care center is $809. You can also look up any licensed provider on the
DHHS website to see if they've had problems reported during visits by the Division of Child Development.