The water then exists in the solid phase as ice. In spring, when the temperature rises, the ice melts and changes from the solid to the liquid phase. The phase transition occurs as a result of energy exchange with the environment. The melting of ice to water can be easily measured by differential scanning calorimetry.
The price of care for a 4-year-old is less than for an infant, and the cost of care for a school-age child is even less than that. But even home daycare for a school-aged child â the cheapest form of care â costs $9,159 per year in D.C., $5,366 per year in Maryland, and $4,938 per year in Virginia.
The report finds the average daycare cost for full-time infant care in a daycare center in Massachusetts in 2011 was $14,980 aâ¬â Ã¢ more than any other. (State the next highest Is New york, state with an average annual cost of14,009.). 14009only in the federal district Of washington do parents pay moreâ¬â a Ã¢ a20,178. $ 20178he average annual cost for a preschooler in a daycare center, full time, was $11,669 in Massachusetts in 2011. That's more than any other state, save the District, and relatively speaking puts the Bay State sixth in daycare affordability as a percentage of median income. Here's the full report as a PDF.