Childcare costs in Colorado by county
2022 prices (latest official data)
In 2022, the median price of full-time infant care at a childcare center ranged from $103.85 a week in Baca County to $429.95 a week in Denver County, across the 62 Colorado counties with a published price. Pick a county for every age group and care type.
The Department of Labor does not publish one statewide price, so we don't make one up. Prices are in 2022 dollars, not adjusted for inflation. 2 of 64 counties have no published price and are not listed.
Median weekly price by county, 2022
| County | Center, infant | Center, preschool | Family care, infant | Family care, preschool |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | $392.40est. | $270.90est. | $246.35est. | $221.50est. |
| Alamosa County | $171.70est. | $119.80est. | $164.80est. | $162.30est. |
| Arapahoe County | $377.40est. | $280.50est. | $256.80est. | $239.35est. |
| Archuleta County | $223.10est. | $189.40est. | $223.65est. | $223.65est. |
| Baca County | $103.85est. | $114.40est. | $91.35est. | $89.70est. |
| Bent County | $103.85est. | $100.95est. | $87.70est. | $87.70est. |
| Boulder County | $403.85est. | $347.55est. | $268.55est. | $253.50est. |
| Broomfield County | $341.40est. | $264.65est. | $311.05est. | $270.85est. |
| Chaffee County | $283.15est. | $372.05est. | $260est. | $235est. |
| Cheyenne County | $103.85est. | $372.05est. | $148.50est. | $148.35est. |
| Clear Creek County | $279est. | $207.60est. | $234.75est. | $210.95est. |
| Conejos County | $103.85est. | $86.85est. | $178.85est. | $147.25est. |
| Costilla County | $183.10est. | $137.80est. | $151.90est. | $151.80est. |
| Crowley County | $182.40est. | $136.60est. | $151.90est. | $151.80est. |
| Custer County | $223.10est. | $189.40est. | $151.95est. | $146.75est. |
| Delta County | $152.50est. | $192.20est. | $142.65est. | $128.55est. |
| Denver County | $429.95est. | $332est. | $223.15est. | $219.10est. |
| Dolores County | $219.30est. | $183.95est. | $146.90est. | $143.60est. |
| Douglas County | $401.20est. | $276.35est. | $260.50est. | $255.80est. |
| Eagle County | $332.60est. | $290.90est. | $226.20est. | $221.75est. |
| El Paso County | $350.45est. | $266.05est. | $241.70est. | $214.45est. |
| Elbert County | $280.60est. | $250.25est. | $255.65est. | $229.65est. |
| Fremont County | $166.05est. | $242.45est. | $167.20est. | $148.50est. |
| Garfield County | $297.35est. | $271.20est. | $267.70est. | $240.70est. |
| Gilpin County | $294.35est. | $245.20est. | $232.05est. | $216est. |
| Grand County | $341.85est. | $263.80est. | $309.75est. | $269.95est. |
| Gunnison County | $285.10est. | $154.70est. | $215.85est. | $200.45est. |
| Huerfano County | $285.10est. | $91.85est. | $146.90est. | $143.60est. |
| Jefferson County | $415.20est. | $327.40est. | $270.95est. | $258.25est. |
| Kiowa County | $103.85est. | $112.35est. | $148.50est. | $148.35est. |
| Kit Carson County | $177.70est. | $128.15est. | $181.55est. | $179.40est. |
| La Plata County | $286est. | $211.90est. | $234.75est. | $210.95est. |
| Lake County | $231.75est. | $166.60est. | $209.70est. | $199.95est. |
| Larimer County | $391.25est. | $290.60est. | $232.05est. | $216est. |
| Las Animas County | $110.70est. | $87.70est. | $138.70est. | $137.35est. |
| Lincoln County | $167.85est. | $180.05est. | $137.20est. | $137.05est. |
| Logan County | $166.05est. | $157.15est. | $136est. | $136est. |
| Mesa County | $222.60est. | $181.20est. | $174.25est. | $169.65est. |
| Mineral County | $176.45est. | $313.50est. | $136est. | $136est. |
| Moffat County | $291.40est. | $250.35est. | $187est. | $187est. |
| Montezuma County | $194.30est. | $157.45est. | $146.90est. | $143.60est. |
| Montrose County | $237.50est. | $180.85est. | $139.40est. | $131.40est. |
| Morgan County | $172.50est. | $195.70est. | $135est. | $132.20est. |
| Otero County | $103.85est. | $114.45est. | $91.35est. | $89.70est. |
| Ouray County | $365.30est. | $263.85est. | $251.45est. | $234.30est. |
| Park County | $386.10est. | $252.80est. | $251.45est. | $235.25est. |
| Phillips County | $103.85est. | $87.15est. | $187.35est. | $187.35est. |
| Pitkin County | $272.50est. | $263est. | $327.50est. | $308.55est. |
| Prowers County | $103.85est. | $115.60est. | $148.50est. | $148.35est. |
| Pueblo County | $257.50est. | $191.20est. | $165.35est. | $149est. |
| Rio Blanco County | $186est. | $280.55est. | $151.90est. | $151.80est. |
| Rio Grande County | $178.95est. | $130.40est. | $198est. | $196.25est. |
| Routt County | $331.65est. | $318.35est. | $238.65est. | $240.15est. |
| Saguache County | $187.10est. | $137.05est. | $136est. | $136est. |
| San Juan County | $294.35est. | $245.20est. | $232.05est. | $216est. |
| San Miguel County | $403.10est. | $317.10est. | $311.05est. | $270.85est. |
| Sedgwick County | $103.85est. | $92.45est. | $148.50est. | $148.35est. |
| Summit County | $379.70est. | $326.65est. | $327.50est. | $308.55est. |
| Teller County | $282.95est. | $151.05est. | $140.95est. | $140.95est. |
| Washington County | $186.30est. | $294.65est. | $188est. | $173.55est. |
| Weld County | $341.15est. | $251.90est. | $245.10est. | $216.55est. |
| Yuma County | $161.65est. | $105.85est. | $181.90est. | $179.85est. |
Infant = 0–23 months; preschool = 36–54 months. "est." = the source estimated the value (for example, carried it forward from an earlier survey year); each county page explains how. Toddler and school-age prices are on each county page.
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Source
- U.S. Department of Labor, Women's Bureau, National Database of Childcare Prices (NDCP) 2008-2022, county-level data file (NDCP2022.xlsx) Data period: study year 2022 (prices from state childcare market rate surveys; latest year in the file). Retrieved October 11, 2026. License: U.S. Government work (DOL); public domain. Cite: U.S. Department of Labor, Women's Bureau, National Database of Childcare Prices.
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