MEDIAN · INFANT · CENTER-BASED
How much does childcare cost in Denver County, CO?
In Denver County, CO, the median price of infant care at a child care center is $430 a week ($1,863 a month, $22,357 a year).
$430
per week · Denver County, CO · 2022 (latest official data)
≈ $503 per week in 2025 dollars — estimate, adjusted for inflation by ChildcareCost; not an official figure · how we estimate this
MEDIAN PRICE · BY AGE & SETTING · PER WEEK
| Age | Center-based | Family childcare |
|---|---|---|
| Infant | $430 | $223 |
| Toddler | $374 | $219 |
| Preschool | $332 | $219 |
| School-age‡ | $160 | $180 |
Median prices · 2022 (latest official data) · U.S. Department of Labor.
‡ School-age prices reflect a school-year, part-day arrangement, not full-day year-round care.
AFFORDABILITY · INFANT · CENTER-BASED · VS 7%
Is childcare affordable in Denver County?
Infant care at a child care center costs about $22,357 a year — that is 20.4% of the county’s median family income of $109,682 (2022).
That is above the 7%-of-income childcare benchmark.
ESTIMATE YOUR COST
What would childcare cost your family in Denver County?
Uses Denver County’s official 2022 median prices. Income is prefilled with the county median family income — change it to your own.
ESTIMATED COST IN DENVER COUNTY
$22,357
per year · $1,863 per month (÷ 12)
- Share of income
- 20.4%
- Benchmark (7% of income)
- $7,678 /yr
That is above the 7%-of-income childcare benchmark.
INFANT · CENTER-BASED · WEEKLY
How Denver County compares
- Denver County$430 /wk
- Colorado median$386 /wk
- National median$244 /wk
Bars scaled to the highest figure shown. State and national figures are population-weighted medians of the county medians, across counties with data.
NEARBY COUNTIES · INFANT · CENTER-BASED · WEEKLY
Childcare prices near Denver County
| County | Infant, center |
|---|---|
| Adams CountyCO | $392 /wk |
| Arapahoe CountyCO | $377 /wk |
| Jefferson CountyCO | $415 /wk |
PRICE TREND · MEDIAN WEEKLY
How childcare prices in Denver County changed
| Year | Median weekly price |
|---|---|
| 2014 | $308 (statistically imputed by DOL) |
| 2015 | $323 |
| 2022 | $430 |
† Value statistically imputed by DOL — see methodology
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Frequently asked questions
- How much does infant childcare cost in Denver County?
- The median price is $430 per week ($1,863 per month, $22,357 per year) at a child care center in Denver County, based on 2022 (latest official data).
- Is childcare affordable in Denver County?
- Infant care at a child care center costs about $22,357 a year, or 20.4% of the county's median family income. That is above the 7%-of-income childcare benchmark.
- How much does family child care cost for an infant in Denver County?
- The median price is $223 per week ($967 per month, $11,604 per year) at a family child care home in Denver County, based on 2022 (latest official data).
- How much does toddler daycare cost in Denver County?
- The median price is $374 per week ($1,622 per month, $19,469 per year) at a child care center in Denver County, based on 2022 (latest official data).
- How much does preschool cost in Denver County?
- The median price is $332 per week ($1,439 per month, $17,264 per year) at a child care center in Denver County, based on 2022 (latest official data).