Childcare costs in Iberville Parish, LA
$7,453 a year for center-based infant care - 12.5% of the local median income, against a national average of $9,592.
The going rate for center-based infant care in Iberville Parish, LA is $7,453/year, while family childcare is $6,933/year, based on National Database of Childcare Prices survey data from the U.S. Department of Labor. This represents 12.5% of the median household income - exceeding the HHS 7% affordability threshold. Toddler care at a center costs $7,280/year, and preschool-age care is $7,138/year.
- $7,453
- Center Infant/yr
- $6,933
- Family Infant/yr
- $59,410
- Median Income
- 12.5%
- % of Income (Infant)
NDCP county market brief
Iberville Parish, LA sticker posture in this snapshot
Entity-varying stamps from DOL NDCP county medians and ACS income burden, not a clone nationwide scaffold.
- MID NDCP sticker band
- HEAVY HHS income share
- #874 of 2,662 National infant rank
- $7,453 Center infant/yr
- $6,933 Family infant/yr
- East Baton Rouge Parish Nearest price peer
- 8/8 NDCP cells filled
- 2022 Survey vintage
Infant-price neighbourhood
Nearest ABS(center_infant) peers in LA (NDCP 2022).
Annual Childcare Costs by Age Group
| Age Group | Center-Based | Family Childcare |
|---|---|---|
| Infant | $7,453 | $6,933 |
| Toddler | $7,280 | $6,933 |
| Preschool | $7,138 | $6,933 |
| School Age | $6,543 | $6,099 |
Where Iberville Parish ranks on infant-care cost
Center-based infant care, every U.S. county with reported prices
$7,453 Among the most affordable more affordable than 67% of 2,662 US counties
Each bar is a $2.5K-wide band; taller bars hold more US counties. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Labor, National Database of Childcare Prices · 2022
Full NDCP Care Ladder in Iberville Parish
Complete NDCP ladder under a HEAVY income burden (12.5% of ACS median) - compare center premiums before treating sticker alone as the story.
| Age | Center | Family | Center premium |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infant | $7,453 | $6,933 | +$520 (+7.5%) |
| Toddler | $7,280 | $6,933 | +$347 (+5%) |
| Preschool | $7,138 | $6,933 | +$205 (+3%) |
| School Age | $6,543 | $6,099 | +$444 (+7.3%) |
Across all four ages, a center path totals $28,414/year versus $26,898/year for family care ($1,516 more at a center). Infant center care runs 1.14× school-age center care here. Among the 64Louisiana counties with a complete NDCP ladder, Iberville Parish ranks #33 by infant center price (1 = cheapest).
What These Numbers Mean for Iberville Parish Families
Household affordability in Iberville Parish tracks against a median income of $59,410, putting infant center care at 12.5% of gross income. Against the federal 7% affordability benchmark, the typical family here exceeds the federal affordability line by 5.5 points.Iberville Parish families generally find care more manageable than the national picture, though waitlists at licensed providers remain the real bottleneck.
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)
15 years of federal survey data (2008–2022) show how center-based infant care has moved.
View full data table (all care types) ▼
| Year | Ctr Infant |
|---|---|
| 2008 | $6,006 |
| 2009 | $6,240 |
| 2010 | $6,760 |
| 2011 | $7,020 |
| 2012 | $7,280 |
| 2013 | $7,540 |
| 2014 | $7,800 |
| 2015 | $7,757 |
| 2016 | $7,713 |
| 2017 | $7,670 |
| 2018 | $7,627 |
| 2019 | $7,583 |
| 2020 | $7,540 |
| 2021 | $7,497 |
| 2022 | $7,453 |
Nearest infant-price counties in Louisiana
Ordered by ABS(center_infant) to Iberville Parish's MID NDCP sticker - not A-Z chrome.
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.