MEDIAN · INFANT · CENTER-BASED
How much does childcare cost in Dolores County, CO?
In Dolores County, CO, the median price of infant care at a child care center is $219 a week ($950 a month, $11,404 a year).
$219
per week · Dolores County, CO · 2022 (latest official data)
≈ $257 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 | $219 | $147 |
| Toddler | $202 | $144 |
| Preschool | $184 | $144 |
| School-age‡ | $168† | $144 |
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.
† Value statistically imputed by DOL — see methodology
AFFORDABILITY · INFANT · CENTER-BASED · VS 7%
Is childcare affordable in Dolores County?
Infant care at a child care center costs about $11,404 a year — that is 12.4% of the county’s median family income of $91,985 (2022).
That is above the 7%-of-income childcare benchmark.
ESTIMATE YOUR COST
What would childcare cost your family in Dolores County?
Uses Dolores County’s official 2022 median prices. Income is prefilled with the county median family income — change it to your own.
ESTIMATED COST IN DOLORES COUNTY
$11,404
per year · $950 per month (÷ 12)
- Share of income
- 12.4%
- Benchmark (7% of income)
- $6,439 /yr
That is above the 7%-of-income childcare benchmark.
INFANT · CENTER-BASED · WEEKLY
How Dolores County compares
- Dolores County$219 /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 Dolores County
| County | Infant, center |
|---|---|
| La Plata CountyCO | $286 /wk |
| Montezuma CountyCO | $194 /wk |
| San Juan CountyCO | $294 /wk |
| San Juan CountyUT | $229 /wk |
| San Miguel CountyCO | $403 /wk |
PRICE TREND · MEDIAN WEEKLY
How childcare prices in Dolores County changed
| Year | Median weekly price |
|---|---|
| 2014 | $126 (statistically imputed by DOL) |
| 2015 | $137 |
| 2022 | $219 |
† Value statistically imputed by DOL — see methodology
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Frequently asked questions
- How much does infant childcare cost in Dolores County?
- The median price is $219 per week ($950 per month, $11,404 per year) at a child care center in Dolores County, based on 2022 (latest official data).
- Is childcare affordable in Dolores County?
- Infant care at a child care center costs about $11,404 a year, or 12.4% 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 Dolores County?
- The median price is $147 per week ($637 per month, $7,639 per year) at a family child care home in Dolores County, based on 2022 (latest official data).
- How much does toddler daycare cost in Dolores County?
- The median price is $202 per week ($875 per month, $10,496 per year) at a child care center in Dolores County, based on 2022 (latest official data).
- How much does preschool cost in Dolores County?
- The median price is $184 per week ($797 per month, $9,565 per year) at a child care center in Dolores County, based on 2022 (latest official data).