The North Carolina narrow cost analysis was completed in November 2022 using the NC Child Care Cost Model for licensed child care centers and CostofChildcare.org to model costs for licensed Family Child Care Homes (FCCH). The NC Child Care Cost Model was developed in partnership between the North Carolina Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE) and the Center for American Progress (CAP), with additional resources provided by the National Collaborative for Infants and Toddlers (NCIT), a project of the Pritzker Children’s Initiative. Data collection for this cost model was gathered through provider outreach in spring/summer 2019 and the model incorporated data from the 2015 North Carolina Child Care Workforce Study. For purposes of this narrow cost analysis, salary information from the May 2020 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, “Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics was used. The cost model accounts for variation by geographic location by grouping counties into one of three regions (rural, regional city and suburban counties, and urban counties). These groupings align with the regional designations provided by the North Carolina Rural Center. (author abstract)