MEDIAN · INFANT · CENTER-BASED
How much does childcare cost in Lake County, FL?
In Lake County, FL, the median price of infant care at a child care center is $200 a week ($867 a month, $10,400 a year).
$200
per week · Lake County, FL · 2022 (latest official data)
≈ $234 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 | $200 | $175 |
| Toddler | $168 | $150 |
| Preschool | $165 | $150 |
| School-age‡ | $132 | $100 |
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 Lake County?
Infant care at a child care center costs about $10,400 a year — that is 12.9% of the county’s median family income of $80,569 (2022).
That is above the 7%-of-income childcare benchmark.
ESTIMATE YOUR COST
What would childcare cost your family in Lake County?
Uses Lake County’s official 2022 median prices. Income is prefilled with the county median family income — change it to your own.
ESTIMATED COST IN LAKE COUNTY
$10,400
per year · $867 per month (÷ 12)
- Share of income
- 12.9%
- Benchmark (7% of income)
- $5,640 /yr
That is above the 7%-of-income childcare benchmark.
INFANT · CENTER-BASED · WEEKLY
How Lake County compares
- Lake County$200 /wk
- Florida median$225 /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 Lake County
| County | Infant, center |
|---|---|
| Marion CountyFL | $185 /wk |
| Orange CountyFL | $225 /wk |
| Osceola CountyFL | $203 /wk |
| Polk CountyFL | $230 /wk |
| Seminole CountyFL | $249 /wk |
| Sumter CountyFL | $225 /wk |
| Volusia CountyFL | $200 /wk |
PRICE TREND · MEDIAN WEEKLY
How childcare prices in Lake County changed
| Year | Median weekly price |
|---|---|
| 2008 | $127 (statistically imputed by DOL) |
| 2009 | $129 (statistically imputed by DOL) |
| 2010 | $141 (statistically imputed by DOL) |
| 2011 | $152 (statistically imputed by DOL) |
| 2012 | $164 (statistically imputed by DOL) |
| 2013 | $175 (statistically imputed by DOL) |
| 2014 | $159 (statistically imputed by DOL) |
| 2015 | $143 (statistically imputed by DOL) |
| 2016 | $149 (statistically imputed by DOL) |
| 2017 | $155 (statistically imputed by DOL) |
| 2018 | $161 (statistically imputed by DOL) |
| 2019 | $168 (statistically imputed by DOL) |
| 2020 | $174 (statistically imputed by DOL) |
| 2021 | $180 |
| 2022 | $200 |
† Value statistically imputed by DOL — see methodology
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Frequently asked questions
- How much does infant childcare cost in Lake County?
- The median price is $200 per week ($867 per month, $10,400 per year) at a child care center in Lake County, based on 2022 (latest official data).
- Is childcare affordable in Lake County?
- Infant care at a child care center costs about $10,400 a year, or 12.9% 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 Lake County?
- The median price is $175 per week ($758 per month, $9,100 per year) at a family child care home in Lake County, based on 2022 (latest official data).
- How much does toddler daycare cost in Lake County?
- The median price is $168 per week ($728 per month, $8,736 per year) at a child care center in Lake County, based on 2022 (latest official data).
- How much does preschool cost in Lake County?
- The median price is $165 per week ($715 per month, $8,580 per year) at a child care center in Lake County, based on 2022 (latest official data).