---
title: "Net childcare cost for a couple and a single parent (OECD), per country or ranked"
method: GET
path: "/api/childcare.json"
---

# Net childcare cost for a couple and a single parent (OECD), per country or ranked

`GET /api/childcare.json`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://geo-parity.com`
- URL: `https://geo-parity.com/api/childcare.json`
- Auth: one of:
  - none
  - HTTP bearer
  - API key in query parameter `key`

OECD tax-benefit model: net cost of full-time centre-based care for two children, couple at 100%/100% and single parent at 67% of the average wage, as % of disposable income, % of the average wage and local currency. OECD members only; others are NO_DATA. For information only; every response says so first.

## Query parameters

- `country` string
- `countries` string
- `household` 'couple' | 'singleParent'
- `unit` 'pctDisposableIncome' | 'pctAverageWage'
- `sort` 'lowest' | 'highest'
- `limit` number

## Response `200`

One country, comparison rows, or ranked rows; attribution names OECD's tax-benefit model

## Other responses

- `400`: A bad household or unit (INVALID_PARAM) or fewer than two countries (TOO_FEW)
- `422`: A country outside the spine (UNKNOWN_COUNTRY) or outside OECD's model (NO_DATA)

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