County childcare costs · DOL NDCP 2022

Childcare costs in Ashley County, AR

Name: Childcare Costs in Ashley County, Arkansas
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All Arkansas counties Rankings Methodology

N/A
Center Infant/yr: N/A
Family Infant/yr: $44,804
Median Income: N/A
% of Income (Infant)

Annual Childcare Costs by Age Group

Age Group	Center-Based	Family Childcare	Difference
Infant	N/A	N/A	N/A
Toddler	N/A	N/A	N/A
Preschool	N/A	N/A	N/A
School Age	N/A	N/A	N/A

What These Numbers Mean for Ashley County Families

Household affordability can't be assessed for Ashley County against the HHS 7% benchmark: this county has no reported center-based infant care price in the underlying survey. See the state page for AR for the closest available affordability context.

For how to vet a licensed provider (inspection reports, QRIS ratings, CCDF subsidy intake), see Choosing Quality Childcare. Rate methodology: how these numbers are computed.

Historical Price Trends (2008–2022)

The NDCP has tracked center-based infant care here for 8 years, from 2014 through 2021.

+9.3% since 2014

Infant center care: $4,875 → $5,330

$5,330/yr

Most recent annual cost (2021)

8 years

Data available (2014–2021)

2014

$4,875

2015

$4,940

2016

$5,005

2017

$5,070

2018

$5,135

2019

$5,200

2020

$5,265

2021

$5,330

View full data table (all care types) ▼

Year	Ctr Infant	Ctr Toddler	Ctr Preschool	Ctr School Age	Fam Infant	Fam Toddler
2008	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
2009	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
2010	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
2011	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
2012	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
2013	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
2014	$4,875	$4,648	$4,355	$3,835	$4,355	$4,030
2015	$4,940	$4,758	$4,420	$3,900	$4,420	$4,160
2016	$5,005	$4,869	$4,485	$3,965	$4,485	$4,290
2017	$5,070	$4,979	$4,550	$4,030	$4,550	$4,420
2018	$5,135	$5,090	$4,615	$4,095	$4,615	$4,550
2019	$5,200	$5,200	$4,680	$4,160	$4,680	$4,680
2020	$5,265	$5,311	$4,745	$4,225	$4,745	$4,810
2021	$5,330	$5,421	$4,810	$4,290	$4,810	$4,940
2022	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

PlainChildcare is rendered directly from the U.S. Department of Labor Women's Bureau National Database of Childcare Prices and Census ACS income data, no number is typed in by an editor. County childcare prices and affordability ratios are computed from NDCP and ACS records for this county. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026. Primary sources: DOL Women's Bureau NDCP and U.S. Census Bureau ACS.