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Childcare costs in Chittenden County, VT

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Center Infant/yr
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Family Infant/yr
$89,494
Median Income
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% of Income (Infant)

Annual Childcare Costs by Age Group

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

What These Numbers Mean for Chittenden County Families

Household affordability can't be assessed for Chittenden 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 VT 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)

14 years of federal survey data (2008–2021) show how center-based infant care has moved.

+106.2% since 2008
Infant center care: $9,133 → $18,828
$18,828/yr
Most recent annual cost (2021)
14 years
Data available (2008–2021)
2008
$9,133
2009
$9,895
2010
$10,655
2011
$10,425
2012
$10,194
2013
$10,650
2014
$11,105
2015
$13,466
2016
$13,233
2017
$13,000
2018
$14,457
2019
$15,914
2020
$17,371
2021
$18,828
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Year Ctr Infant
2008 $9,133
2009 $9,895
2010 $10,655
2011 $10,425
2012 $10,194
2013 $10,650
2014 $11,105
2015 $13,466
2016 $13,233
2017 $13,000
2018 $14,457
2019 $15,914
2020 $17,371
2021 $18,828
2022 N/A

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, National Database of Childcare Prices (2022); median household income: U.S. Census ACS. See methodology for how costs and affordability are computed.

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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.