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The National Governors Association is out with its annual list of the top 10 states for childcare costs, and it's a doozy: North Dakota comes in at No.

2, with a median cost of $10,429 a year for a one-year-old, followed by Oklahoma at $9,736, and California at $9,732, per the Washington Post.

The top three states for cost per child under age 2 are also in the top 10 for cost of full-time, in-home care, at an average of $8,963 a year for a one-year-old, $10,429 a year for a two-year-old, and $9,732 a year for a three-year-old, reports the New York Times.

The top five states for cost of full-time, in-home care are also in the top 10 for cost per child under age 2, at an average of $8,963 a year for a one-year-old, $10,429 a year for a two-year-old, and $9,732 a year for a three-year-old.

The NGA says its list is based on data from the National Database of Childcare Prices, a federal source of information on childcare costs.

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