Average Child Daycare Rates Across the U.S.
Average annual fees for full time care (highest & lowest cities in the U.S.)
In a center
Infant day care
Mississippi Lowest ($4,650) – Washington D.C. Highest ($18,200)
4-year-old child daycare
Mississippi Lowest ($3,900) – Washington D.C. Highest ($14,050)
Before/after-school for school-age child Louisiana Lowest ($2,450) – New York($10,400)
In a family child day care
Infant day care
Mississippi Lowest ($3,850) – Massachusetts ($12,100)
4-year-old child
Mississippi Lowest ($3,600) – Massachusetts ($11,300)
Before/after-school for school-age child
South Carolina ($2,300) – New York ($9,000)
As you can see from the above chart, the highest child daycare rates are in the north east United States and daycare is expensive!
Also apparent from the above chart is the huge range between highest and lowest day care rates in the U.S.
If you'd like to read about my personal experience with daycare pricing, you can read more here.
The below charts show child day care rates in all 50 states across the U.S. and were compiled from
the
National Associaton of Child Care Resource & Referral Agences.
The factors affecting these rates for child care are:
- Where you live (east coast, west coast, NYC) [this is probably the biggest factor]
- The type of care (infant, center, home, babysitter, full-time nanny)
- The age of your child or children
- Special needs of your child
Even within a city, for instance the boroughs of New York City, the rates will vary greatly, so obviously the child daycare rates in your area
might be different that what's listed below. Find a daycare center that's in your budget AND you feel comfortable with leaving your child in
their care, that's the goal -- finding an affordable, safe & nurturing child daycare!
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updated Oct-7-2011
Below are average in home daycare rates and center daycare rates from across the country. Rates in your area may vary.
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Alabama Average Child Daycare Rates
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Average annual fees for full-time care
In a center
Infant $5,350
4-year-old child $5,650
Before/after-school for school-age child $5,050
In a family child care home
Infant $4,650
4-year-old child $4,750
Before/after-school for school-age child $5,500
Alaska Average Child Daycare Rates
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Average annual fees for full-time care
In a center
Infant $9,450
4-year-old child $7,650
Before/after-school for school-age child $4,450
In a family child care home
Infant $7,500
4-year-old child $6,250
Before/after-school for school-age child $3,500
Arizona Average Child Daycare Rates
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Average annual fees for full-time care
In a center
Infant $9,250
4-year-old child $7,350
Before/after-school for school-age child $5,750
In a family child care home
Infant $6,550
4-year-old child $6,200
Before/after-school for school-age child $6,100
Arkansas Average Child Daycare Rates
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Average annual fees for full-time care
In a center
Infant $5,400
4-year-old child $4,650
Before/after-school for school-age child $3,900
In a family child care home
Infant $4,500
4-year-old child $4,100
Before/after-school for school-age child $4,150
California Average Child Daycare Rates
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Average annual fees for full-time care
In a center
Infant $11,300
4-year-old child $7,850
Before/after-school for school-age child $2,600
In a family child care home
Infant $6,850
4-year-old child $6,600
Before/after-school for school-age child $2,900
Colorado Average Child Daycare Rates
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Average annual fees for full-time care
In a center
Infant $12,400
4-year-old child $9,000
Before/after-school for school-age child $5,300
In a family child care home
Infant $8,400
4-year-old child $7,750
Before/after-school for school-age child $4,200
Connecticut Average Child Daycare Rates
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Average annual fees for full-time care
In a center
Infant $12,650
4-year-old child $10,350
Before/after-school for school-age child $5,250
In a family child care home
Infant $9,400
4-year-old child $8,950
Before/after-school for school-age child $4,300
Delaware Average Child Daycare Rates
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Average annual fees for full-time care
In a center
Infant $9,550
4-year-old child $7,300
Before/after-school for school-age child $4,050
In a family child care home
Infant $6,950
4-year-old child $6,150
Before/after-school for school-age child $5,150
Washington D.C. Average Child Daycare Rates
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Average annual fees for full-time care
In a center
Infant $18,200
4-year-old child $14,050
Before/after-school for school-age child NR
In a family child care home
Infant $11,700
4-year-old child $8,050
Before/after-school for school-age child NR
Florida Average Child Daycare Rates
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Average annual fees for full-time care
In a center
Infant $7,950
4-year-old child $6,350
Before/after-school for school-age child $3,600
In a family child care home
Infant $7,150
4-year-old child $6,050
Before/after-school for school-age child $3,850
Georgia Average Child Daycare Rates
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Average annual fees for full-time care
In a center
Infant $7,200
4-year-old child $6,100
Before/after-school for school-age child $3,200
In a family child care home
Infant $5,400
4-year-old child $5,000
Before/after-school for school-age child $2,600
Hawaii Average Child Daycare Rates
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Average annual fees for full-time care
In a center
Infant $12,600
4-year-old child $7,300
Before/after-school for school-age child $6,900
In a family child care home
Infant $7,350
4-year-old child $7,300
Before/after-school for school-age child $7,250
Idaho Average Child Daycare Rates
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Average annual fees for full-time care
In a center
Infant $6,200
4-year-old child $5,400
Before/after-school for school-age child $4,650
In a family child care home
Infant $5,400
4-year-old child $5,050
Before/after-school for school-age child $4,700
Illinois Average Child Daycare Rates
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Average annual fees for full-time care
In a center
Infant $11,800
4-year-old child $8,700
Before/after-school for school-age child $5,600
In a family child care home
Infant $7,150
4-year-old child $6,600
Before/after-school for school-age child $4,200
Indiana Average Child Daycare Rates
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Average annual fees for full-time care
In a center
Infant $9,200
4-year-old child $7,000
Before/after-school for school-age child $4,400
In a family child care home
Infant $5,900
4-year-old child $4,950
Before/after-school for school-age child $4,400
Iowa Average Child Daycare Rates
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Average annual fees for full-time care
In a center
Infant $8,600
4-year-old child $7,300
Before/after-school for school-age child $5,800
In a family child care home
Infant $6,500
4-year-old child $6,250
Before/after-school for school-age child $5,350
Kansas Average Child Daycare Rates
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Average annual fees for full-time care
In a center
Infant $9,950
4-year-old child $7,100
Before/after-school for school-age child $4,350
In a family child care home
Infant $6,250
4-year-old child $5,450
Before/after-school for school-age child $3,200
Kentucky Average Child Daycare Rates
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Average annual fees for full-time care
In a center
Infant $6,500
4-year-old child $6,750
Before/after-school for school-age child $5,800
In a family child care home
Infant $6,250
4-year-old child $5,200
Before/after-school for school-age child $3,650
Louisiana Average Child Daycare Rates
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Average annual fees for full-time care
In a center
Infant $5,900
4-year-old child $4,400
Before/after-school for school-age child $2,450
In a family child care home
Infant NR
4-year-old child $4,350
Before/after-school for school-age child $3,100
Maine Average Child Daycare Rates
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Average annual fees for full-time care
In a center
Infant $9,050
4-year-old child $7,650
Before/after-school for school-age child $4,700
In a family child care home
Infant $6,700
4-year-old child NR
Before/after-school for school-age child $3,850
Maryland Average Child Daycare Rates
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Average annual fees for full-time care
In a center
Infant $12,400
4-year-old child $8,700
Before/after-school for school-age child $5,000
In a family child care home
Infant $8,850
4-year-old child $7,450
Before/after-school for school-age child $4,450
Massachusetts Average Child Daycare Rates
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Average annual fees for full-time care
In a center
Infant $16,500
4-year-old child $12,200
Before/after-school for school-age child NR
In a family child care home
Infant $12,100
4-year-old child $11,300
Before/after-school for school-age child NR
Michigan Average Child Daycare Rates
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Average annual fees for full-time care
In a center
Infant $8,900
4-year-old child $7,350
Before/after-school for school-age child $3,100
In a family child care home
Infant $6,450
4-year-old child $6,250
Before/after-school for school-age child $3,400
Minnesota Average Child Daycare Rates
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Average annual fees for full-time care
In a center
Infant $12,900
4-year-old child $9,900
Before/after-school for school-age child NR
In a family child care home
Infant $7,350
4-year-old child $6,600
Before/after-school for school-age child NR
Mississippi Average Child Daycare Rates
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Average annual fees for full-time care
In a center
Infant $4,650
4-year-old child $3,900
Before/after-school for school-age child $3,400
In a family child care home
Infant $3,850
4-year-old child $3,600
Before/after-school for school-age child NR
Missouri Average Child Daycare Rates
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Average annual fees for full-time care
In a center
Infant $8,550
4-year-old child $5,950
Before/after-school for school-age child $4,750
In a family child care home
Infant $5,500
4-year-old child $4,800
Before/after-school for school-age child $3,950
Montana Average Child Daycare Rates
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Average annual fees for full-time care
In a center
Infant $9,100 $4,650 – $18,200
4-year-old child $7,800 $3,900– $14,050
Before/after-school for school-age child $5,700 $2,450 – $10,400
In a family child care home
Infant $7,000 $3,850– $12,100
4-year-old child $6,500 $3,600 – $11,300
Before/after-school for school-age child $5,200
Nebraska Average Child Daycare Rates
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Average annual fees for full-time care
In a center
Infant $7,950
4-year-old child $6,850
Before/after-school for school-age child $5,900
In a family child care home
Infant $6,300
4-year-old child $5,650
Before/after-school for school-age child $5,450
Nevada Average Child Daycare Rates
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Average annual fees for full-time care
In a center
Infant $9,400
4-year-old child $7,650
Before/after-school for school-age child $4,550
In a family child care home
Infant $8,000
4-year-old child NR
Before/after-school for school-age child $3,650
New Hampshire Average Child Daycare Rates
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Average annual fees for full-time care
In a center
Infant $10,900
4-year-old child $8,750
Before/after-school for school-age child $5,900
In a family child care home
Infant $8,200
4-year-old child $7,500
Before/after-school for school-age child $5,950
New Jersey Average Child Daycare Rates
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Average annual fees for full-time care
In a center
Infant $11,200
4-year-old child $9,250
Before/after-school for school-age child $5,100
In a family child care home
Infant $8,200
4-year-old child $7,050
Before/after-school for school-age child $4,950
New Mexico Average Child Daycare Rates
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Average annual fees for full-time care
In a center
Infant $7,300
4-year-old child $6,600
Before/after-school for school-age child NR
In a family child care home
Infant $6,150
4-year-old child $5,600
Before/after-school for school-age child NR
New York Average Child Daycare Rates
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Average annual fees for full-time care
In a center
Infant $13,650
4-year-old child $10,550
Before/after-school for school-age child $10,400
In a family child care home
Infant $10,200
4-year-old child $9,450
Before/after-school for school-age child $9,000
North Carolina Average Child Daycare Rates
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Average annual fees for full-time care
In a center
Infant $8,500
4-year-old child $7,250
Before/after-school for school-age child NR
In a family child care home
Infant $6,600
4-year-old child $5,750
Before/after-school for school-age child NR
North Dakota Average Child Daycare Rates
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Average annual fees for full-time care
In a center
Infant $7,500
4-year-old child $6,650
Before/after-school for school-age child NR
In a family child care home
Infant $6,100
4-year-old child $5,750
Before/after-school for school-age child NR
Ohio Average Child Daycare Rates
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Average annual fees for full-time care
In a center
Infant $7,750
4-year-old child $5,900
Before/after-school for school-age child $4,700
In a family child care home
Infant $6,500
4-year-old child $5,800
Before/after-school for school-age child $4,750
Oklahoma Average Child Daycare Rates
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Average annual fees for full-time care
In a center
Infant $7,100
4-year-old child $5,200
Before/after-school for school-age child $4,400
In a family child care home
Infant $5,750
4-year-old child $4,950
Before/after-school for school-age child $4,400
Oregon Average Child Daycare Rates
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Average annual fees for full-time care
In a center
Infant $10,750
4-year-old child $8,300
Before/after-school for school-age child $4,000
In a family child care home
Infant $6,000
4-year-old child $5,400
Before/after-school for school-age child $4,500
Pennsylvania Average Child Daycare Rates
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Average annual fees for full-time care
In a center
Infant $11,300
4-year-old child $7,000
Before/after-school for school-age child NR
In a family child care home
Infant $8,050
4-year-old child $5,700
Before/after-school for school-age child NR
Rhode Island Average Child Daycare Rates
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Average annual fees for full-time care
In a center
Infant $11,400
4-year-old child $9,100
Before/after-school for school-age child $6,700
In a family child care home
Infant $8,700
4-year-old child $8,300
Before/after-school for school-age child $6,200
South Carolina Average Child Daycare Rates
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Average annual fees for full-time care
In a center
Infant $5,850
4-year-old child $5,450
Before/after-school for school-age child $3,000
In a family child care home
Infant $4,550
4-year-old child $4,100
Before/after-school for school-age child $2,300
South Dakota Average Child Daycare Rates
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Average annual fees for full-time care
In a center
Infant $5,750
4-year-old child $5,500
Before/after-school for school-age child $3,550
In a family child care home
Infant $5,050
4-year-old child $4,900
Before/after-school for school-age child $3,250
Tennessee Average Child Daycare Rates
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Average annual fees for full-time care
In a center v
Infant $5,850
4-year-old child $4,500
Before/after-school for school-age child $2,450
In a family child care home
Infant $4,750
4-year-old child $4,050
Before/after-school for school-age child $2,500
Texas Average Child Daycare Rates
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Average annual fees for full-time care
In a center
Infant $7,850
4-year-old child $6,600
Before/after-school for school-age child $3,950
In a family child care home
Infant $6,450
4-year-old child $5,350
Before/after-school for school-age child $3,250
Utah Average Child Daycare Rates
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Average annual fees for full-time care
In a center
Infant $7,800
4-year-old child $5,800
Before/after-school for school-age child $3,850
In a family child care home
Infant $5,750
4-year-old child $5,000
Before/after-school for school-age child $3,450
Vermont Average Child Daycare Rates
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Average annual fees for full-time care
In a center
Infant $9,300
4-year-old child $8,500
Before/after-school for school-age child $4,650
In a family child care home
Infant $7,200
4-year-old child $6,700
Before/after-school for school-age child $3,900
Virginia Average Child Daycare Rates
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Average annual fees for full-time care
In a center
Infant $8,800
4-year-old child $6,650
Before/after-school for school-age child $5,600
In a family child care home
Infant $6,800
4-year-old child $5,650
Before/after-school for school-age child $4,750
Washington Average Child Daycare Rates
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Average annual fees for full-time care
In a center
Infant $11,450
4-year-old child $8,600
Before/after-school for school-age child $4,650
In a family child care home
Infant $8,650
4-year-old child $7,200
Before/after-school for school-age child $3,800
West Virginia Average Child Daycare Rates
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Average annual fees for full-time care
In a center
Infant $6,950
4-year-old child $5,800
Before/after-school for school-age child NR
In a family child care home
Infant $5,350
4-year-old child $5,150
Before/after-school for school-age child NR
Wisconsin Average Child Daycare Rates
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Average annual fees for full-time care
In a center
Infant $10,500
4-year-old child $9,050
Before/after-school for school-age child $8,200
In a family child care home
Infant $8,550
4-year-old child $7,650
Before/after-school for school-age child $7,150
Wyoming Average Child Daycare Rates
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Average annual fees for full-time care
In a center
Infant $8,150
4-year-old child $7,050
Before/after-school for school-age child $3,100
In a family child care home
Infant $6,800
4-year-old child $6,250
Before/after-school for school-age child $2,850
Average Daycare Rates -- least & most expensive weekly rates
Averages are based on a three-year old child attending a center-based childcare 5 days a week.
Most Expensive
Minneapolis, MN
Boston, MA
New York, NY
Washington, DC
Philadelphia, PA
Wilmington, DE
Manchester, NH
Anchorage, AK
Chicago, IL
San Diego, CA
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Least Expensive
Tampa, FL
Jackson, MS
Mobile, AL
Billings, MT
New Orleans, LA
Springfield, IL
Charleston, WV
Little Rock, AR
Albuquerque, NM
Columbia, SC
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