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Childcare Costs in California

58 counties with cost data

$17,920

Avg Infant (Center)

$12,300

Avg Toddler (Center)

$11,385

Avg Preschool (Center)

$11,533

Lowest Infant

$31,544

Highest Infant

Counties

Sort: Name Infant Cost Preschool Cost

County	Infant	Toddler	Preschool	School Age	Affordability
Alameda County	$26,827	$19,293	$21,233	$22,581	21.9%
Alpine County	$18,509	$9,684	$8,728	$9,829	18.3%
Amador County	$12,218	$9,683	$7,564	$3,065	16.3%
Butte County	$18,410	$11,247	$9,313	$4,507	27.9%
Calaveras County	$15,131	$10,203	$8,449	$3,944	19.5%
Colusa County	$13,768	$9,595	$7,945	$4,482	19.8%
Contra Costa County	$25,052	$17,980	$19,788	$22,331	20.9%
Del Norte County	$11,670	$9,296	$7,698	$2,802	19.1%
El Dorado County	$23,398	$15,088	$11,838	$6,063	23.6%
Fresno County	$21,611	$12,990	$10,554	$5,666	31.9%
Glenn County	$12,387	$9,460	$7,833	$3,181	19.3%
Humboldt County	$19,044	$12,040	$9,969	$4,951	32.9%
Imperial County	$11,533	$9,125	$8,383	$7,681	21.4%
Inyo County	$18,765	$11,055	$9,154	$4,719	29.6%
Kern County	$18,337	$10,716	$8,873	$4,738	28.7%
Kings County	$13,547	$9,584	$7,936	$4,462	19.8%
Lake County	$13,594	$10,200	$8,446	$4,031	24.2%
Lassen County	$11,670	$9,296	$7,698	$2,802	19.6%
Los Angeles County	$13,363	$11,480	$11,699	$10,326	16.0%
Madera County	$17,239	$9,790	$8,107	$4,928	23.4%
Marin County	$28,504	$20,474	$22,534	$22,823	20.1%
Mariposa County	$13,224	$9,551	$7,909	$2,908	22.0%
Mendocino County	$14,459	$10,541	$8,729	$4,024	23.6%
Merced County	$12,716	$10,364	$8,582	$3,912	19.6%
Modoc County	$11,670	$9,296	$7,698	$2,802	21.2%
Mono County	$19,237	$12,501	$14,710	$12,752	23.4%
Monterey County	$20,953	$13,118	$10,277	$5,231	23.0%
Napa County	$19,608	$13,746	$12,388	$12,598	18.5%
Nevada County	$16,469	$11,053	$10,452	$10,177	20.7%
Orange County	$20,473	$14,647	$13,200	$12,411	18.7%
Placer County	$23,344	$15,419	$12,098	$6,964	21.3%
Plumas County	$11,670	$9,296	$7,698	$2,802	17.2%
Riverside County	$21,043	$12,384	$9,814	$5,610	24.9%
Sacramento County	$18,040	$11,512	$13,546	$11,287	21.5%
San Benito County	$20,071	$12,001	$13,207	$16,931	19.2%
San Bernardino County	$19,981	$11,511	$8,996	$4,959	25.8%
San Diego County	$19,719	$13,999	$12,616	$11,385	20.3%
San Francisco County	$31,544	$22,539	$24,806	$22,757	23.1%
San Joaquin County	$20,108	$12,289	$9,627	$4,988	24.3%
San Luis Obispo County	$18,786	$12,040	$14,167	$12,067	20.8%
San Mateo County	$28,837	$20,655	$22,733	$22,831	19.2%
Santa Barbara County	$23,532	$16,070	$12,590	$5,981	25.5%
Santa Clara County	$27,411	$19,378	$21,327	$22,752	17.8%
Santa Cruz County	$24,798	$16,941	$13,292	$7,396	23.8%
Shasta County	$12,910	$9,472	$11,146	$9,245	18.9%
Sierra County	$11,670	$9,296	$7,698	$2,802	19.1%
Siskiyou County	$13,802	$10,600	$11,489	$8,763	25.6%
Solano County	$22,030	$14,149	$11,103	$6,178	22.7%
Sonoma County	$12,647	$10,410	$10,610	$11,056	12.7%
Stanislaus County	$16,449	$11,353	$8,894	$4,356	22.0%
Sutter County	$15,947	$10,230	$12,039	$9,753	21.9%
Tehama County	$12,261	$9,442	$7,818	$3,078	20.8%
Trinity County	$11,670	$9,296	$7,698	$2,802	24.7%
Tulare County	$12,494	$9,928	$8,221	$3,742	19.4%
Tuolumne County	$14,010	$10,779	$8,420	$4,047	19.9%
Ventura County	$22,085	$14,136	$15,557	$21,881	21.6%
Yolo County	$20,135	$13,779	$16,215	$12,828	23.7%
Yuba County	$18,987	$11,400	$9,263	$5,816	28.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Women's Bureau — National Database of Childcare Prices (NDCP). Costs shown are annual estimates.