County childcare costs · DOL NDCP 2022
Childcare costs in West Baton Rouge Parish, LA
The standout signal in West Baton Rouge Parish, LA is income burden: infant center care takes 9.3% of median ACS income (OVER7 · light-burden tercile), while the sticker sits 22% below the national average.
Data updated 2026-09-24
- $7,453
- Center Infant/yr
- $6,933
- Family Infant/yr
- $80,510
- Median Income
- 9.3%
- % of Income (Infant)
The verdict
West Baton Rouge Parish pairs below-national-median infant care costs with a light income burden on families.
- Top 33%
- cheapest nationally
- Light
- income-burden tier
- Narrow
- family-vs-infant price gap
- #874
- of 2,661 priced counties
A center-based childcare affordability composite (infant, preschool, and school-age price burden relative to local median income) plus poverty rate, benchmarked against every other tracked county nationally. Not a rating of childcare quality, safety, or availability. Dimensions with no data on file are excluded and their weight redistributed, never counted as zero.
National sticker context: $9,593 average.
Quiet-price tercile: center infant care is $7,453/yr with family care at $6,933/yr (9.3% of median income), absolute stickers are low; capacity and waitlists still bind.
Quiet-book age ladder for West Baton Rouge Parish
| 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 West Baton Rouge 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 2,661 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
West Baton Rouge Parish vs. every other Louisiana county: income vs. infant-care cost
Median household income (x) vs. average center-based infant care (y) across 30 Louisiana counties with reported prices. Crosshairs at the Louisiana median.
Within Louisiana, West Baton Rouge Parish has higher income and higher infant-care cost than the typical Louisiana county (its national standing, below-national-median infant care costs, is a separate comparison against every U.S. county, not just its own state).
Full NDCP Care Ladder in West Baton Rouge Parish
West Baton Rouge Parish sits in the quieter-price third (MID), complete ladders here still show setting trade-offs even when the absolute sticker is low.
| 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, West Baton Rouge Parish ranks #34 by infant center price (1 = cheapest).
West Baton Rouge Parish burden reading
The standout signal in West Baton Rouge Parish, LA is income burden: infant center care takes 9.3% of median ACS income (OVER7 · light-burden tercile), while the sticker sits 22% below the national average.
Light-burden tercile reading: West Baton Rouge Parish keeps infant center care at 9.3% of a $80,510 median (OVER7). Sticker still matters (MID), but income share is not the binding constraint versus waitlists and licensed capacity.
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 2008–2022 (15 years of NDCP data).
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| 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 West Baton Rouge Parish's MID NDCP sticker - not A-Z chrome.
What to do with West Baton Rouge Parish
Infant center care here runs 9.3% of the local median income (OVER7), check where your own household lands.
- West Baton Rouge Parish spends 9.3% of median income on infant center care, above the HHS 7%-of-income affordability line. See exactly where your own household income lands. Affordability calculator
- $7,453/yr center infant sticker (MID) - see how West Baton Rouge Parish compares against the full national ladder. National rankings
- If care is straining the budget, federal and state programs (CCDF, Head Start) can cut it sharply. Check whether West Baton Rouge Parish families are likely eligible. Check subsidy eligibility
Figures are NDCP county-level survey medians for 2022 - your local providers set the actual price.