MEDIAN · INFANT · CENTER-BASED
How much does childcare cost in Kings County, NY?
In Kings County, NY, the median price of infant care at a child care center is $300 a week ($1,300 a month, $15,600 a year).
$300
per week · Kings County, NY · 2022 (latest official data)
≈ $351 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 | $300 | $250 |
| Toddler | $277 | $220 |
| Preschool | $259 | $200 |
| School-age‡ | $225 | $190 |
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 Kings County?
Infant care at a child care center costs about $15,600 a year — that is 18.5% of the county’s median family income of $84,136 (2022).
That is above the 7%-of-income childcare benchmark.
ESTIMATE YOUR COST
What would childcare cost your family in Kings County?
Uses Kings County’s official 2022 median prices. Income is prefilled with the county median family income — change it to your own.
ESTIMATED COST IN KINGS COUNTY
$15,600
per year · $1,300 per month (÷ 12)
- Share of income
- 18.5%
- Benchmark (7% of income)
- $5,890 /yr
That is above the 7%-of-income childcare benchmark.
INFANT · CENTER-BASED · WEEKLY
How Kings County compares
- Kings County$300 /wk
- New York median$300 /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 Kings County
| County | Infant, center |
|---|---|
| Hudson CountyNJ | $322 /wk |
| New York CountyNY | $300 /wk |
| Queens CountyNY | $300 /wk |
| Richmond CountyNY | $300 /wk |
PRICE TREND · MEDIAN WEEKLY
How childcare prices in Kings County changed
| Year | Median weekly price |
|---|---|
| 2017 | $413 (statistically imputed by DOL) |
| 2018 | $391 (statistically imputed by DOL) |
| 2019 | $369 |
| 2020 | $346 (statistically imputed by DOL) |
| 2021 | $323 (statistically imputed by DOL) |
| 2022 | $300 |
† Value statistically imputed by DOL — see methodology
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Frequently asked questions
- How much does infant childcare cost in Kings County?
- The median price is $300 per week ($1,300 per month, $15,600 per year) at a child care center in Kings County, based on 2022 (latest official data).
- Is childcare affordable in Kings County?
- Infant care at a child care center costs about $15,600 a year, or 18.5% 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 Kings County?
- The median price is $250 per week ($1,083 per month, $13,000 per year) at a family child care home in Kings County, based on 2022 (latest official data).
- How much does toddler daycare cost in Kings County?
- The median price is $277 per week ($1,200 per month, $14,404 per year) at a child care center in Kings County, based on 2022 (latest official data).
- How much does preschool cost in Kings County?
- The median price is $259 per week ($1,122 per month, $13,468 per year) at a child care center in Kings County, based on 2022 (latest official data).