Child care prices in Kansas.

Weekly child care prices in Kansas, county by county, from the U.S. Department of Labor.

Source: National Database of Childcare Prices, U.S. Department of Labor, Women's Bureau. Data year 2022. Read November 4, 2026.

  • $157

    Center, infant

    State median per week, 2022

  • $138

    Center, preschool

    State median per week, 2022

  • $120

    Home daycare, infant

    State median per week, 2022

  • $98

    Home daycare, preschool

    State median per week, 2022

Infant care at centers is lowest in Allen County, at $96 a week in 2022. It is highest in Johnson County, at $224 in 2022.

Infant care at home daycares is lowest in Allen County, at $98 a week in 2022. It is highest in Johnson County, at $162 in 2022.

These prices are ranges to compare your own rates with. They are not advice on what to charge.

Centers: weekly prices by county, 2022

Each row is the county's newest year with a price. Every row is 2022.

CountyMedian per week, 2022
InfantToddlerPreschoolSchool age
Allen$96$98$98$82
Anderson$96$98$98$82
Atchison$96$98$98$82
Barber$96$98$98$82
Barton$96$98$98$82
Bourbon$96$98$98$82
Brown$96$98$98$82
Butler$157$148$138$85
Chase$96$98$98$82
Chautauqua$96$98$98$82
Cherokee$96$98$98$82
Cheyenne$186$166$144$82
Clark$186$166$144$82
Clay$96$98$98$82
Cloud$96$98$98$82
Coffey$96$98$98$82
Comanche$96$98$98$82
Cowley$96$98$98$82
Crawford$96$98$98$82
Decatur$96$98$98$82
Dickinson$96$98$98$82
Doniphan$96$98$98$82
Douglas$186$166$144$82
Edwards$96$98$98$82
Elk$96$98$98$82
Ellis$186$166$144$82
Ellsworth$96$98$98$82
Finney$96$98$98$82
Ford$96$98$98$82
Franklin$96$98$98$82
Geary$186$166$144$82
Gove$96$98$98$82
Graham$96$98$98$82
Grant$96$98$98$82
Gray$96$98$98$82
Greeley$96$98$98$82
Greenwood$96$98$98$82
Hamilton$96$98$98$82
Harper$96$98$98$82
Harvey$186$166$144$82
Haskell$96$98$98$82
Hodgeman$96$98$98$82
Jackson$96$98$98$82
Jefferson$186$166$144$82
Jewell$96$98$98$82
Johnson$224$213$183$155
Kearny$96$98$98$82
Kingman$96$98$98$82
Kiowa$96$98$98$82
Labette$96$98$98$82
Lane$96$98$98$82
Leavenworth$157$148$138$85
Lincoln$96$98$98$82
Linn$96$98$98$82
Logan$96$98$98$82
Lyon$96$98$98$82
Marion$96$98$98$82
Marshall$96$98$98$82
McPherson$96$98$98$82
Meade$96$98$98$82
Miami$157$148$138$85
Mitchell$96$98$98$82
Montgomery$96$98$98$82
Morris$96$98$98$82
Morton$96$98$98$82
Nemaha$96$98$98$82
Neosho$96$98$98$82
Ness$96$98$98$82
Norton$186$166$144$82
Osage$96$98$98$82
Osborne$96$98$98$82
Ottawa$96$98$98$82
Pawnee$96$98$98$82
Phillips$96$98$98$82
Pottawatomie$157$148$138$85
Pratt$96$98$98$82
Rawlins$96$98$98$82
Reno$96$98$98$82
Republic$96$98$98$82
Rice$96$98$98$82
Riley$157$148$138$85
Rooks$96$98$98$82
Rush$186$166$144$82
Russell$96$98$98$82
Saline$96$98$98$82
Scott$186$166$144$82
Sedgwick$157$148$138$85
Seward$186$166$144$82
Shawnee$186$166$144$82
Sheridan$96$98$98$82
Sherman$96$98$98$82
Smith$96$98$98$82
Stafford$96$98$98$82
Stanton$96$98$98$82
Stevens$96$98$98$82
Sumner$96$98$98$82
Thomas$96$98$98$82
Trego$96$98$98$82
Wabaunsee$96$98$98$82
Wallace$96$98$98$82
Washington$96$98$98$82
Wichita$96$98$98$82
Wilson$96$98$98$82
Woodson$96$98$98$82
Wyandotte$157$148$138$85

Home daycares: weekly prices by county, 2022

CountyMedian per week, 2022
InfantToddlerPreschoolSchool age
Allen$98$83$83$83
Anderson$98$83$83$83
Atchison$98$83$83$83
Barber$98$83$83$83
Barton$98$83$83$83
Bourbon$98$83$83$83
Brown$98$83$83$83
Butler$123$98$98$98
Chase$98$83$83$83
Chautauqua$98$83$83$83
Cherokee$98$83$83$83
Cheyenne$130$109$109$109
Clark$130$109$109$109
Clay$98$83$83$83
Cloud$98$83$83$83
Coffey$98$83$83$83
Comanche$98$83$83$83
Cowley$98$83$83$83
Crawford$98$83$83$83
Decatur$98$83$83$83
Dickinson$98$83$83$83
Doniphan$98$83$83$83
Douglas$130$109$109$109
Edwards$98$83$83$83
Elk$98$83$83$83
Ellis$130$109$109$109
Ellsworth$98$83$83$83
Finney$98$83$83$83
Ford$98$83$83$83
Franklin$98$83$83$83
Geary$130$109$109$109
Gove$98$83$83$83
Graham$98$83$83$83
Grant$98$83$83$83
Gray$98$83$83$83
Greeley$98$83$83$83
Greenwood$98$83$83$83
Hamilton$98$83$83$83
Harper$98$83$83$83
Harvey$130$109$109$109
Haskell$98$83$83$83
Hodgeman$98$83$83$83
Jackson$98$83$83$83
Jefferson$130$109$109$109
Jewell$98$83$83$83
Johnson$162$135$135$135
Kearny$98$83$83$83
Kingman$98$83$83$83
Kiowa$98$83$83$83
Labette$98$83$83$83
Lane$98$83$83$83
Leavenworth$120$98$98$98
Lincoln$98$83$83$83
Linn$98$83$83$83
Logan$98$83$83$83
Lyon$98$83$83$83
Marion$98$83$83$83
Marshall$98$83$83$83
McPherson$98$83$83$83
Meade$98$83$83$83
Miami$120$98$98$98
Mitchell$98$83$83$83
Montgomery$98$83$83$83
Morris$98$83$83$83
Morton$98$83$83$83
Nemaha$98$83$83$83
Neosho$98$83$83$83
Ness$98$83$83$83
Norton$130$109$109$109
Osage$98$83$83$83
Osborne$98$83$83$83
Ottawa$98$83$83$83
Pawnee$98$83$83$83
Phillips$98$83$83$83
Pottawatomie$120$98$98$98
Pratt$98$83$83$83
Rawlins$98$83$83$83
Reno$98$83$83$83
Republic$98$83$83$83
Rice$98$83$83$83
Riley$120$98$98$98
Rooks$98$83$83$83
Rush$130$109$109$109
Russell$98$83$83$83
Saline$98$83$83$83
Scott$130$109$109$109
Sedgwick$120$98$98$98
Seward$130$109$109$109
Shawnee$130$109$109$109
Sheridan$98$83$83$83
Sherman$98$83$83$83
Smith$98$83$83$83
Stafford$98$83$83$83
Stanton$98$83$83$83
Stevens$98$83$83$83
Sumner$98$83$83$83
Thomas$98$83$83$83
Trego$98$83$83$83
Wabaunsee$98$83$83$83
Wallace$98$83$83$83
Washington$98$83$83$83
Wichita$98$83$83$83
Wilson$98$83$83$83
Woodson$98$83$83$83
Wyandotte$120$98$98$98

What the age groups mean

The database groups children the same way in every state.

  • Infantbirth to 23 months
  • Toddler24 to 35 months
  • Preschool36 to 54 months
  • School ageschool-age children

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Questions, answered

How much does child care cost in Kansas?

The Kansas median at a center was $157 a week for an infant in 2022. For a preschooler it was $138.

How much does a home daycare cost in Kansas?

The Kansas median at a home daycare was $120 a week for an infant in 2022. For a preschooler it was $98.

Which Kansas county has the highest center price for infants?

Johnson County, at $224 a week in 2022. The lowest is Allen County, at $96 in 2022.

Are these prices adjusted for inflation?

Prices are in the dollars of their own year. We did not adjust them for inflation.

Where do these Kansas prices come from?

From the National Database of Childcare Prices. The U.S. Department of Labor's Women's Bureau publishes it.

About these numbers

Each price is a median weekly price for full-time care, as the Women's Bureau published it.

A county's row is its newest year with a price. Each row says its year.

Prices are in the dollars of their own year. We did not adjust them for inflation.

The Women's Bureau fills some gaps with its own estimates. We show each price rounded to the dollar.

None means the database has no price for that age group.

These prices are ranges to compare your own rates with. They are not advice on what to charge.

This page is a summary of public data. It is not financial or legal advice.

How the prices were gathered is in the National Database of Childcare Prices Technical Report 2024.

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