County childcare costs · DOL NDCP 2022

Childcare costs in Bucks County, PA

Name: Childcare Costs in Bucks County, Pennsylvania
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All Pennsylvania counties Rankings Methodology

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Center Infant/yr: N/A
Family Infant/yr: $107,826
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 Bucks County Families

Household affordability can't be assessed for Bucks 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 PA 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)

Center-based infant care costs over 2008–2020 (13 years of NDCP data).

+27.5% since 2008

Infant center care: $11,232 → $14,326

$14,326/yr

Most recent annual cost (2020)

13 years

Data available (2008–2020)

2008

$11,232

2009

$11,778

2010

$11,804

2011

$12,181

2012

$12,558

2013

$12,720

2014

$12,881

2015

$12,798

2016

$12,714

2017

$13,117

2018

$13,520

2019

$13,923

2020

$14,326

View full data table (all care types) ▼

Year	Ctr Infant	Ctr Toddler	Ctr Preschool	Ctr School Age	Fam Infant	Fam Toddler
2008	$11,232	$10,140	$9,100	$9,880	$8,320	$8,060
2009	$11,778	$10,738	$9,932	$10,400	$9,100	$8,840
2010	$11,804	$10,660	$9,880	$10,140	$9,100	$8,580
2011	$12,181	$11,050	$10,270	$10,530	$8,970	$8,710
2012	$12,558	$11,440	$10,660	$10,920	$8,840	$8,840
2013	$12,720	$11,700	$10,920	$10,823	$8,970	$8,710
2014	$12,881	$11,960	$11,180	$10,725	$9,100	$8,580
2015	$12,798	$11,830	$11,102	$11,083	$9,750	$8,840
2016	$12,714	$11,700	$11,024	$11,440	$10,400	$9,100
2017	$13,117	$11,960	$11,206	$11,440	$9,750	$9,100
2018	$13,520	$12,220	$11,388	$11,440	$9,100	$9,100
2019	$13,923	$12,480	$11,570	$11,440	$8,840	$9,100
2020	$14,326	$12,740	$11,752	$11,440	$8,580	$9,100
2021	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
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.