Cheapest Childcare in Virginia
Floor price 41% below the Virginia infant average
Ranked by reported cost only, not a quality, safety, or licensing rating. Verify licensing and inspection history directly with providers or Virginia's Child Care Resource & Referral (CCR&R) agency before choosing care.
Counties with Cheapest Childcare
Not ranked here: Bedford City, VA (2013 survey). The newest DOL NDCP figures for this county are older than the 2022 figures every ranked county uses, so a price from that year is not sorted against 2022 prices. Its own page shows the data as published.
Deep floor gap inside Virginia
Signature read: the cheapest price sits 41% below the Virginia infant average — a deep in-state floor gap on this NDCP list. 11 counties tie at $6,167/year, 41% under the $10,445 state average.
All 50 priced Virginia counties on this board are sorted by center infant price (NDCP). Ranked by reported cost only — not quality, safety, or licensing.
Methodology
Deep-gap board: counties sorted by NDCP center infant cost (2022); floor vs $10,445/year Virginia average.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Women's Bureau National Database of Childcare Prices (NDCP) · 2022
DOL Women's Bureau NDCP · Virginia cheapest-county board, 2022
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.