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MEDIAN · SCHOOL-AGE · FAMILY CHILDCARE

How much does childcare cost in Shelby County, IL?

In Shelby County, IL, the median price of school-age care at a family child care home is $34 a week ($146 a month, $1,754 a year)†.

$34

per week · Shelby County, IL · 2022 (latest official data) · † statistically imputed by DOL

≈ $39 per week in 2025 dollars — estimate, adjusted for inflation by ChildcareCost; not an official figure · how we estimate this

† Value statistically imputed by DOL — see methodology

School-age prices reflect a school-year, part-day arrangement, not full-day year-round care.

MEDIAN PRICE · BY AGE & SETTING · PER WEEK

Median childcare price in Shelby County by age group and care setting, shown per week.
AgeCenter-basedFamily childcare
Infantno data availableno data available
Toddlerno data availableno data available
Preschoolno data availableno data available
School-age‡no data available$34†

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

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ESTIMATED COST IN SHELBY COUNTY

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NEARBY COUNTIES · INFANT · CENTER-BASED · WEEKLY

Childcare prices near Shelby County

Neighboring counties and their infant center-based weekly childcare price.
CountyInfant, center
Christian CountyIL$155 /wk
Coles CountyIL$173 /wk
Cumberland CountyILno data available
Effingham CountyIL$151 /wk
Fayette CountyIL$154 /wk
Macon CountyIL$231 /wk
Montgomery CountyIL$191 /wk
Moultrie CountyIL$191 /wk

PRICE TREND · MEDIAN WEEKLY

How childcare prices in Shelby County changed

$1362008$142†2009$1482010$151†2011$1552012$160†2013$1652014$166†2015$1682016$168†2017$1682018$168†2019$168†2020
Median weekly childcare price in Shelby County by year.
YearMedian weekly price
2008$136
2009$142 (statistically imputed by DOL)
2010$148
2011$151 (statistically imputed by DOL)
2012$155
2013$160 (statistically imputed by DOL)
2014$165
2015$166 (statistically imputed by DOL)
2016$168
2017$168 (statistically imputed by DOL)
2018$168
2019$168 (statistically imputed by DOL)
2020$168 (statistically imputed by DOL)

† Value statistically imputed by DOL — see methodology