MEDIAN · INFANT · CENTER-BASED
How much does childcare cost in Sedgwick County, CO?
In Sedgwick County, CO, the median price of infant care at a child care center is $104 a week ($450 a month, $5,400 a year).
$104
per week · Sedgwick County, CO · 2022 (latest official data)
≈ $121 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 | $104 | $149 |
| Toddler | $127 | $148 |
| Preschool | $92 | $148 |
| School-age‡ | $124† | $148 |
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 Sedgwick County?
Infant care at a child care center costs about $5,400 a year — that is 7.5% of the county’s median family income of $72,031 (2022).
That is above the 7%-of-income childcare benchmark.
ESTIMATE YOUR COST
What would childcare cost your family in Sedgwick County?
Uses Sedgwick County’s official 2022 median prices. Income is prefilled with the county median family income — change it to your own.
ESTIMATED COST IN SEDGWICK COUNTY
$5,400
per year · $450 per month (÷ 12)
- Share of income
- 7.5%
- Benchmark (7% of income)
- $5,042 /yr
That is above the 7%-of-income childcare benchmark.
INFANT · CENTER-BASED · WEEKLY
How Sedgwick County compares
- Sedgwick County$104 /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 Sedgwick County
| County | Infant, center |
|---|---|
| Cheyenne CountyNE | $187 /wk |
| Deuel CountyNE | $187 /wk |
| Logan CountyCO | $166 /wk |
| Perkins CountyNE | $187 /wk |
| Phillips CountyCO | $104 /wk |
PRICE TREND · MEDIAN WEEKLY
How childcare prices in Sedgwick County changed
| Year | Median weekly price |
|---|---|
| 2014 | $142 (statistically imputed by DOL) |
| 2015 | $137 |
| 2022 | $104 |
† Value statistically imputed by DOL — see methodology
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Frequently asked questions
- How much does infant childcare cost in Sedgwick County?
- The median price is $104 per week ($450 per month, $5,400 per year) at a child care center in Sedgwick County, based on 2022 (latest official data).
- Is childcare affordable in Sedgwick County?
- Infant care at a child care center costs about $5,400 a year, or 7.5% 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 Sedgwick County?
- The median price is $149 per week ($644 per month, $7,722 per year) at a family child care home in Sedgwick County, based on 2022 (latest official data).
- How much does toddler daycare cost in Sedgwick County?
- The median price is $127 per week ($549 per month, $6,594 per year) at a child care center in Sedgwick County, based on 2022 (latest official data).
- How much does preschool cost in Sedgwick County?
- The median price is $92 per week ($401 per month, $4,807 per year) at a child care center in Sedgwick County, based on 2022 (latest official data).