How much does infant childcare cost in Ponce Municipio?

The median price is $74 per week ($320 per month, $3,837 per year) at a child care center in Ponce Municipio, based on 2022 (latest official data).

How much does family child care cost for an infant in Ponce Municipio?

The median price is $98 per week ($424 per month, $5,084 per year) at a family child care home in Ponce Municipio, based on 2022 (latest official data).

How much does toddler daycare cost in Ponce Municipio?

The median price is $74 per week ($320 per month, $3,837 per year) at a child care center in Ponce Municipio, based on 2022 (latest official data).

How much does preschool cost in Ponce Municipio?

The median price is $74 per week ($320 per month, $3,840 per year) at a child care center in Ponce Municipio, based on 2022 (latest official data).

MEDIAN · INFANT · CENTER-BASED

How much does childcare cost in Ponce Municipio, PR?

In Ponce Municipio, PR, the median price of infant care at a child care center is $74 a week ($320 a month, $3,837 a year).

$74

per week · Ponce Municipio, PR · 2022 (latest official data)

≈ $86 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

Median childcare price in Ponce Municipio by age group and care setting, shown per week.
Age	Center-based	Family childcare
Infant	$74	$98
Toddler	$74	$98
Preschool	$74	$88
School-age^‡	$28	$82

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 Ponce Municipio?

Infant care at a child care center costs about $3,837 a year — that is 15.7% of the county’s median family income of $24,424 (2022).

That is above the 7%-of-income childcare benchmark.

ESTIMATE YOUR COST

What would childcare cost your family in Ponce Municipio?

Uses Ponce Municipio’s official 2022 median prices. Income is prefilled with the county median family income — change it to your own.

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ESTIMATED COST IN PONCE MUNICIPIO

$3,837

per year · $320 per month (÷ 12)

Share of income: 15.7%
Benchmark (7% of income): $1,710 /yr

That is above the 7%-of-income childcare benchmark.

INFANT · CENTER-BASED · WEEKLY

How Ponce Municipio compares

Ponce Municipio$74 /wk
Puerto Rico median$87 /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 Ponce Municipio

Neighboring counties and their infant center-based weekly childcare price.
County	Infant, center
Adjuntas MunicipioPR	no data available
Jayuya MunicipioPR	no data available
Juana Díaz MunicipioPR	no data available
Peñuelas MunicipioPR	no data available
Utuado MunicipioPR	no data available

QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

Frequently asked questions

How much does infant childcare cost in Ponce Municipio?: The median price is $74 per week ($320 per month, $3,837 per year) at a child care center in Ponce Municipio, based on 2022 (latest official data).
Is childcare affordable in Ponce Municipio?: Infant care at a child care center costs about $3,837 a year, or 15.7% 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 Ponce Municipio?: The median price is $98 per week ($424 per month, $5,084 per year) at a family child care home in Ponce Municipio, based on 2022 (latest official data).
How much does toddler daycare cost in Ponce Municipio?: The median price is $74 per week ($320 per month, $3,837 per year) at a child care center in Ponce Municipio, based on 2022 (latest official data).
How much does preschool cost in Ponce Municipio?: The median price is $74 per week ($320 per month, $3,840 per year) at a child care center in Ponce Municipio, based on 2022 (latest official data).