Day care costs / child care costs by state

Average annual cost of day care for infants/toddlers, preschool and school-age children. Alabama   Center based Family homes Infants & Toddlers $5,460 $4,498 Pre-school $4,992 $4,342 School-age $4,628 $4,134 Browse Daycares, Pediatricians, Schools in Alabama Alaska Center based Family homes Infants & Toddlers $8,220 $7,060 Pre-school $7,000 $6,068 School-age $4,104 $3,532 Browse Daycares, Pediatricians, Schools in Alaska Arizona Center based Family homes Infants & Toddlers $8,505 $6,533 Pre-school $6,626 $6,129 School-age $5,889 $6,659 Browse Daycares, Pediatricians, Schools in Arizona Arkansas   Center based Family homes Infants & Toddlers $5,345 $4,642 Pre-school $4,536 $4,246 School-age $4,213 $3,954 Browse Daycares, Pediatricians, Schools in Arkansas California Center based Family homes Infants & Toddlers $11,580 $7,937 Pre-school $8,234 $7,180 School-age $2,929 $3,077 Browse Daycares, Pediatricians, Schools in California Colorado Center based Family homes Infants & Toddlers $11,767 $8,050 Pre-school $9,067 $7,403 School-age $5,000 $4,203 Browse Daycares, Pediatricians, Schools in Colorado Connecticut   Center based Family homes Infants & Toddlers $12,180 $9,055 Pre-school $9,832 $8,659 School-age $5,080 $4,120 Browse Daycares, Pediatricians, Schools in Connecticut DC Center based Family homes Infants & Toddlers $13,967 $7,280 Pre-school $10,660 $5,720 School-age $7,800 $5,200 Browse Daycares, Pediatricians, Schools in DC Delaware Center based Family homes Infants & Toddlers $8,769 $6,558 Pre-school $6,899 $5,740 School-age $5,223 $4,420 Browse Daycares, Pediatricians, Schools in Delaware Florida   Center based Family homes Infants & Toddlers $7,584 $6,883 Pre-school $6,033 $5,835 School-age $3,387 $3,605 Browse Daycares, Pediatricians, Schools in Florida Georgia Center based Family homes Infants & Toddlers $6,954 $5,440 Pre-school $5,973 $4,920 School-age $3,372 $2,737 Browse Daycares, Pediatricians, Schools in Georgia Hawaii Center based Family homes Infants & Toddlers $11,496 $7,056 Pre-school $7,536 $6,888 School-age $10,719 $6,961 Browse Daycares, Pediatricians, Schools in Hawaii Idaho   Center based Family homes Infants & Toddlers $5,817 $5,087 Pre-school $5,360 $4,692 School-age $4,351 $4,354 Browse Daycares, Pediatricians, Schools in Idaho Illinois Center based Family homes Infants & Toddlers $11,025 $6,651 Pre-school $8,117 $6,099 School-age $4,688 $3,933 Browse Daycares, Pediatricians, Schools in Illinois Indiana Center based Family homes Infants & Toddlers $9,590 $5,627 Pre-school $6,990 $4,938 School-age $6,341 $4,559 Browse Daycares, Pediatricians, Schools in Indiana Iowa   Center based Family homes Infants & Toddlers $8,273 $6,266 Pre-school $7,062 $6,001 School-age $5,663 $5,247 Browse Daycares, Pediatricians, Schools in Iowa Kansas Center based Family homes Infants & Toddlers $9,139 $6,012 Pre-school $6,526 $5,215 School-age $4,019 $2,946 Browse Daycares, Pediatricians, Schools in Kansas Kentucky Center based Family homes Infants & Toddlers $6,240 $5,720 Pre-school $5,720 $5,200 School-age $5,018 $4,730 Browse Daycares, Pediatricians, Schools in Kentucky Louisiana   Center based Family homes Infants & Toddlers $5,096 $4,247 Pre-school $4,610 $3,987 School-age $2,513 $2,870 Browse Daycares, Pediatricians, Schools in Louisiana Maine Center based Family homes Infants & Toddlers $8,632 $6,448 Pre-school $7,228 $5,772 School-age $4,516 $3,792 Browse Daycares, Pediatricians, Schools in Maine Maryland Center based Family homes Infants & Toddlers $11,962 $8,553 Pre-school $7,821 $6,882 School-age $4,699 $4,334 Browse Daycares, Pediatricians, Schools in Maryland Massachusetts   Center based Family homes Infants & Toddlers $15,895 $10,324 Pre-school $11,678 $9,805 School-age $4,880 N/A Browse Daycares, Pediatricians, Schools in Massachusetts Michigan Center based Family homes Infants & Toddlers $8,996 $6,708 Pre-school $7,540 $6,448 School-age $6,656 $6,032 Browse Daycares, Pediatricians, Schools in Michigan Minnesota Center based Family homes Infants & Toddlers $12,800 $7,150 Pre-school $9,700 $6,400 School-age N/A N/A Browse Daycares, Pediatricians, Schools in Minnesota Mississippi   Center based Family homes Infants & Toddlers $4,560 $3,900 Pre-school $4,056 $3,380 School-age $2,160 $1,820 Browse Daycares, Pediatricians, Schools in Mississippi Missouri Center based Family homes Infants & Toddlers $6,632 $4,828 Pre-school $4,532 $4,267 School-age $3,904 $3,770 Browse Daycares, Pediatricians, Schools in Missouri Montana Center based Family homes Infants & Toddlers $7,178 $6,413 Pre-school $6,467 $6,040 School-age $3,012 $2,790 Browse Daycares, Pediatricians, Schools in Montana Nebraska   Center based Family homes Infants & Toddlers $8,216 $6,500 Pre-school $6,760 $5,200 School-age N/A N/A Browse Daycares, Pediatricians, Schools in Nebraska Nevada Center based Family homes Infants & Toddlers $9,012 $8,118 Pre-school $7,133 $7,514 School-age $4,430 $3,969 Browse Daycares, Pediatricians, Schools in Nevada New Hampshire Center based Family homes Infants & Toddlers $10,088 $7,939 Pre-school $8,035 $7,143 School-age $5,590 $5,730 Browse Daycares, Pediatricians, Schools in New Hamphshire New Jersey   Center based Family homes Infants & Toddlers $10,295 $8,055 Pre-school $8,489 $7,190 School-age $4,767 $5,079 Browse Daycares, Pediatricians, Schools in New Jersey New Mexico Center based Family homes Infants & Toddlers $6,832 $6,412 Pre-school $5,931 $5,874 School-age $4,782 $4,592 Browse Daycares, Pediatricians, Schools in New Mexico New York Center based Family homes Infants & Toddlers $13,630 $9,737 Pre-school $10,541 $9,155 School-age N/A N/A Browse Daycares, Pediatricians, Schools in New York North Carolina   Center based Family homes Infants & Toddlers $8,148 $6,264 Pre-school $6,804 $5,376 School-age N/A N/A Browse Daycares, Pediatricians, Schools in North Carolina North Dakota Center based Family homes Infants & Toddlers $6,743 $5,690 Pre-school $5,966 $5,357 School-age N/A N/A Browse Daycares, Pediatricians, Schools in North Dakota Ohio Center based Family homes Infants & Toddlers $9,340 $7,106 Pre-school $7,384 $6,425 School-age $6,459 $5,907 Browse Daycares, Pediatricians, Schools in Ohio Oklahoma   Center based Family homes Infants & Toddlers $6,595 $5,478 Pre-school $4,881 $4,873 School-age $4,140 $4,137 Browse Daycares, Pediatricians, Schools in Oklahoma Oregon Center based Family homes Infants & Toddlers $9,936 $5,700 Pre-school $7,500 $5,400 School-age $3,936 $3,816 Browse Daycares, Pediatricians, Schools in Oregon Pennsylvania Center based Family homes Infants & Toddlers $9,880 $6,500 Pre-school $8,060 $5,564 School-age N/A N/A Browse Daycares, Pediatricians, Schools in Pennsylvania Rhode Island   Center based Family homes Infants & Toddlers $9,464 $7,800 Pre-school $7,800 $7,800 School-age $7,020 $7,020 Browse Daycares, Pediatricians, Schools in Rhode Island South Carolina Center based Family homes Infants & Toddlers $5,690 $3,582 Pre-school $4,756 $3,852 School-age $3,582 N/A Browse Daycares, Pediatricians, Schools in South Carolina South Dakota Center based Family homes Infants & Toddlers $7,410 $5,785 Pre-school $6,500 $5,330 School-age N/A N/A Browse Daycares, Pediatricians, Schools in South Dakota Tennessee   Center based Family homes Infants & Toddlers $6,252 $5,087 Pre-school $5,732 $4,635 School-age $3,912 $4,124 Browse Daycares, Pediatricians, Schools in Tennessee Texas Center based Family homes Infants & Toddlers $7,176 $5,824 Pre-school $6,084 $5,824 School-age N/A N/A Browse Daycares, Pediatricians, Schools in Texas Utah Center based Family homes Infants & Toddlers $7,440 $5,520 Pre-school $5,580 $4,800 School-age $3,960 $3,720 Browse Daycares, Pediatricians, Schools in Utah Vermont   Center based Family homes Infants & Toddlers $8,107 $6,812 Pre-school $7,485 $6,322 School-age $4,252 $3,489 Browse Daycares, Pediatricians, Schools in Vermont Virginia Center based Family homes Infants & Toddlers $10,426 $8,086 Pre-school $8,268 $7,098 School-age $6,604 $5,824 Browse Daycares, Pediatricians, Schools in Virginia Washington Center based Family homes Infants & Toddlers $10,140 $7,800 Pre-school $7,800 $6,504 School-age $4,368 $3,552 Browse Daycares, Pediatricians, Schools in Washington West Virginia   Center based Family homes Infants & Toddlers $6,000 $4,080 Pre-school $4,560 $3,600 School-age $3,480 $3,600 Browse Daycares, Pediatricians, Schools in West Virginia Wisonsin Center based Family homes Infants & Toddlers $10,400 $8,372 Pre-school $8,424 $7,384 School-age $8,008 $7,124 Browse Daycares, Pediatricians, Schools in Wisconsin Wyoming Center based Family homes Infants & Toddlers $7,800 $6,705 Pre-school $6,500 $6,468 School-age $3,338 $3,110 Browse Daycares, Pediatricians, Schools in Wyoming Source: National Association of Child Care Resources and Referral Agencies. (March 2009) did you know? Average annual cost of child care for infants, toddlers, pre-schoolers is lowest in Mississippi and highest in Massachusetts.  Before and After school-age child care cost  in a center is lowest in South Carolina and highest in Minnesota.  Before and After school-age child care cost  in a family child care home is lowest in Mississippi and  highest in New Jersey.