MEDIAN · INFANT · CENTER-BASED
How much does childcare cost in Las Animas County, CO?
In Las Animas County, CO, the median price of infant care at a child care center is $111 a week ($480 a month, $5,756 a year).
$111
per week · Las Animas County, CO · 2022 (latest official data)
≈ $130 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 | $111 | $139 |
| Toddler | $94 | $137 |
| Preschool | $88 | $137 |
| School-age‡ | $85† | $115 |
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 Las Animas County?
Infant care at a child care center costs about $5,756 a year — that is 9.0% of the county’s median family income of $63,730 (2022).
That is above the 7%-of-income childcare benchmark.
ESTIMATE YOUR COST
What would childcare cost your family in Las Animas County?
Uses Las Animas County’s official 2022 median prices. Income is prefilled with the county median family income — change it to your own.
ESTIMATED COST IN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY
$5,756
per year · $480 per month (÷ 12)
- Share of income
- 9.0%
- Benchmark (7% of income)
- $4,461 /yr
That is above the 7%-of-income childcare benchmark.
INFANT · CENTER-BASED · WEEKLY
How Las Animas County compares
- Las Animas County$111 /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 Las Animas County
| County | Infant, center |
|---|---|
| Baca CountyCO | $104 /wk |
| Bent CountyCO | $104 /wk |
| Colfax CountyNM | no data available |
| Costilla CountyCO | $183 /wk |
| Huerfano CountyCO | $285 /wk |
| Otero CountyCO | $104 /wk |
| Pueblo CountyCO | $258 /wk |
| Union CountyNM | no data available |
PRICE TREND · MEDIAN WEEKLY
How childcare prices in Las Animas County changed
| Year | Median weekly price |
|---|---|
| 2014 | $141 (statistically imputed by DOL) |
| 2015 | $137 |
| 2022 | $111 |
† Value statistically imputed by DOL — see methodology
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Frequently asked questions
- How much does infant childcare cost in Las Animas County?
- The median price is $111 per week ($480 per month, $5,756 per year) at a child care center in Las Animas County, based on 2022 (latest official data).
- Is childcare affordable in Las Animas County?
- Infant care at a child care center costs about $5,756 a year, or 9.0% 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 Las Animas County?
- The median price is $139 per week ($601 per month, $7,212 per year) at a family child care home in Las Animas County, based on 2022 (latest official data).
- How much does toddler daycare cost in Las Animas County?
- The median price is $94 per week ($408 per month, $4,891 per year) at a child care center in Las Animas County, based on 2022 (latest official data).
- How much does preschool cost in Las Animas County?
- The median price is $88 per week ($380 per month, $4,560 per year) at a child care center in Las Animas County, based on 2022 (latest official data).