MEDIAN · INFANT · CENTER-BASED
How much does childcare cost in Queens County, NY?
In Queens 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 · Queens 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 Queens County?
Infant care at a child care center costs about $15,600 a year — that is 16.8% of the county’s median family income of $92,848 (2022).
That is above the 7%-of-income childcare benchmark.
ESTIMATE YOUR COST
What would childcare cost your family in Queens County?
Uses Queens County’s official 2022 median prices. Income is prefilled with the county median family income — change it to your own.
ESTIMATED COST IN QUEENS COUNTY
$15,600
per year · $1,300 per month (÷ 12)
- Share of income
- 16.8%
- Benchmark (7% of income)
- $6,499 /yr
That is above the 7%-of-income childcare benchmark.
INFANT · CENTER-BASED · WEEKLY
How Queens County compares
- Queens 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 Queens County
| County | Infant, center |
|---|---|
| Bronx CountyNY | $300 /wk |
| Kings CountyNY | $300 /wk |
| Monmouth CountyNJ | $314 /wk |
| Nassau CountyNY | $325 /wk |
| New York CountyNY | $300 /wk |
| Richmond CountyNY | $300 /wk |
PRICE TREND · MEDIAN WEEKLY
How childcare prices in Queens County changed
| Year | Median weekly price |
|---|---|
| 2017 | $411 (statistically imputed by DOL) |
| 2018 | $390 (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 Queens County?
- The median price is $300 per week ($1,300 per month, $15,600 per year) at a child care center in Queens County, based on 2022 (latest official data).
- Is childcare affordable in Queens County?
- Infant care at a child care center costs about $15,600 a year, or 16.8% 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 Queens County?
- The median price is $250 per week ($1,083 per month, $13,000 per year) at a family child care home in Queens County, based on 2022 (latest official data).
- How much does toddler daycare cost in Queens County?
- The median price is $277 per week ($1,200 per month, $14,404 per year) at a child care center in Queens County, based on 2022 (latest official data).
- How much does preschool cost in Queens County?
- The median price is $259 per week ($1,122 per month, $13,468 per year) at a child care center in Queens County, based on 2022 (latest official data).