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Childcare Costs in Florida

53 counties with cost data

$10,505

Avg Infant (Center)

$8,611

Avg Toddler (Center)

$7,983

Avg Preschool (Center)

$6,760

Lowest Infant

$15,860

Highest Infant

Counties

Sort: Name Infant Cost Preschool Cost

County	Infant	Toddler	Preschool	School Age	Affordability
Alachua County	$13,000	$9,490	$8,320	$6,968	22.6%
Baker County	$7,280	$6,500	$5,980	$4,940	10.7%
Bay County	$11,180	$9,360	$8,580	$5,200	16.9%
Bradford County	$9,100	$8,580	$7,540	$5,200	16.6%
Brevard County	$10,400	$8,684	$8,060	$6,500	14.6%
Broward County	$12,116	$9,880	$9,360	$6,760	17.2%
Calhoun County	$10,400	$8,320	$7,540	N/A	25.0%
Charlotte County	$10,348	$9,360	$8,944	$5,460	16.6%
Citrus County	$9,100	$7,280	$6,760	$4,940	17.3%
Clay County	$10,400	$8,840	$8,060	$6,003	12.6%
Collier County	$11,708	$10,140	$9,672	$6,500	14.3%
Columbia County	$8,112	$6,760	$6,136	$5,200	15.2%
DeSoto County	N/A	$5,720	$5,720	$5,720	N/A
Dixie County	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Duval County	$11,700	$9,516	$8,580	$6,500	17.8%
Escambia County	$9,620	$8,107	$7,540	$6,240	15.6%
Flagler County	$11,440	$9,880	$8,840	$5,200	16.5%
Franklin County	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Gadsden County	$7,150	$5,980	$5,460	$4,680	15.6%
Gilchrist County	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Glades County	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Gulf County	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Hamilton County	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Hardee County	$7,800	$6,760	$6,240	$5,200	17.5%
Hendry County	$9,100	$8,060	$7,644	$6,003	18.5%
Hernando County	$8,580	$6,500	$5,980	$5,200	14.5%
Highlands County	$8,840	$7,280	$7,020	$5,980	16.5%
Hillsborough County	$12,480	$9,880	$9,100	$6,500	17.7%
Holmes County	N/A	$8,320	$7,540	$5,200	N/A
Indian River County	$9,620	$8,320	$7,800	$6,500	14.2%
Jackson County	$10,400	$8,320	$7,540	$5,200	22.5%
Jefferson County	$7,800	$7,280	$6,318	$5,590	15.1%
Lafayette County	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Lake County	$10,400	$8,736	$8,580	$6,864	15.7%
Lee County	$10,400	$8,320	$7,800	$5,720	15.0%
Leon County	$9,360	$8,216	$7,805	$6,500	15.3%
Levy County	$9,100	$6,500	$6,240	$4,680	18.2%
Liberty County	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Madison County	$7,280	$6,240	$6,240	$6,240	16.8%
Manatee County	$11,440	$9,620	$8,580	$6,240	16.0%
Marion County	$9,620	$8,060	$7,384	$6,500	17.4%
Martin County	$12,480	$9,880	$9,100	$4,654	16.0%
Miami-Dade County	$10,400	$8,840	$8,060	$6,500	16.2%
Monroe County	$10,400	$9,360	$9,100	$9,100	13.0%
Nassau County	$9,880	$8,648	$8,320	$5,200	11.8%
Okaloosa County	$11,700	$9,620	$8,580	$7,020	15.8%
Okeechobee County	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Orange County	$11,700	$9,360	$8,320	$6,500	16.1%
Osceola County	$10,556	$8,840	$8,320	$6,240	16.4%
Palm Beach County	$15,860	$12,753	$11,440	$6,196	20.9%
Pasco County	$11,700	$8,840	$8,580	$5,980	18.5%
Pinellas County	$15,600	$9,620	$8,684	$6,500	23.5%
Polk County	$11,960	$8,060	$7,280	$5,720	19.6%
Putnam County	$8,167	$6,570	$5,720	$4,420	18.2%
Santa Rosa County	$12,220	$9,360	$8,580	$6,968	14.4%
Sarasota County	$10,920	$10,028	$9,620	$7,280	14.1%
Seminole County	$12,948	$10,400	$9,880	$7,800	16.3%
St. Johns County	$14,560	$12,740	$12,220	$10,140	14.6%
St. Lucie County	$12,220	$9,360	$8,736	$5,096	18.5%
Sumter County	$11,700	$9,620	$9,100	$7,540	16.7%
Suwannee County	$6,760	$5,720	$5,200	$4,420	13.6%
Taylor County	N/A	$5,340	$4,869	$4,680	N/A
Union County	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Volusia County	$10,400	$8,320	$7,800	$5,980	16.5%
Wakulla County	$9,006	$6,846	$6,544	$5,223	12.5%
Walton County	$10,400	$8,840	$8,320	$7,800	13.9%
Washington County	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

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