AVERAGE WEEKLY COST OF CHILD CARE

Weekly child care costs vary from county to county, program to program, and by age of the child, as well as by the type of care. This chart provides a range of weekly rates organized by county (along with an overall average for the Capital Region) for child care collected by Brightside Up as of December 12, 2024.

    1. INFANT:

    CENTER: $334.52

    FAMILY/ GROUP: $240.34

    2. TODDLER:

    CENTER: $314.45

    FAMILY/ GROUP: $227.57

    3. PRESCHOOL:

    CENTER: $292.94

    FAMILY/ GROUP: $218.63

    4. SCHOOL-AGE:

    CENTER: $234.80

    FAMILY/ GROUP: $198.68

    1. INFANT:

    CENTER: $260.00

    FAMILY/ GROUP: -

    2. TODDLER:

    CENTER: $240.25

    FAMILY/ GROUP: $225.86

    3. PRESCHOOL:

    CENTER: $189.88

    FAMILY/ GROUP: $176.43

    4. SCHOOL-AGE:

    CENTER: $151.17

    FAMILY/ GROUP: $185.00

    1. INFANT:

    CENTER: $261.25

    FAMILY/ GROUP: $194.29

    2. TODDLER:

    CENTER: $246.25

    FAMILY/ GROUP: $187.14

    3. PRESCHOOL:

    CENTER: $206.95

    FAMILY/ GROUP: $185.71

    4. SCHOOL-AGE:

    CENTER: $234.33

    FAMILY/ GROUP: $168.33

    1. INFANT:

    CENTER: $291.00

    FAMILY/ GROUP: $223.86

    2. TODDLER:

    CENTER: $292.42

    FAMILY/ GROUP: $214.48

    3. PRESCHOOL:

    CENTER: $264.06

    FAMILY/ GROUP: $206.83

    4. SCHOOL-AGE:

    CENTER: $265.00

    FAMILY/ GROUP: $181.78

    1. INFANT:

    CENTER: $339.90

    FAMILY/ GROUP: $252.61

    2. TODDLER:

    CENTER: $339.36

    FAMILY/ GROUP: $246.15

    3. PRESCHOOL:

    CENTER: $296.13

    FAMILY/ GROUP: $242.39

    4. SCHOOL-AGE:

    CENTER: $165.50

    FAMILY/ GROUP: $194.19

    1. INFANT:

    CENTER: $306.60

    FAMILY/ GROUP: $246.90

    2. TODDLER:

    CENTER: $286.84

    FAMILY/ GROUP: $234.90

    3. PRESCHOOL:

    CENTER: $276.82

    FAMILY/ GROUP: $224.80

    4. SCHOOL-AGE:

    CENTER: $179.88

    FAMILY/ GROUP: $190.23

    1. INFANT:

    CENTER: $318.38

    FAMILY/ GROUP: $239.76

    2. TODDLER:

    CENTER: $304.68

    FAMILY/ GROUP: $229.14

    3. PRESCHOOL:

    CENTER: $277.84

    FAMILY/ GROUP: $220.73

    4. SCHOOL-AGE:

    CENTER: $190.87

    FAMILY/ GROUP: $191.00