Child care prices in Virginia.
Weekly child care prices in Virginia, 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 2013 to 2022. Read November 4, 2026.
$247
Center, infant
State median per week, 2022
$187
Center, preschool
State median per week, 2022
$178
Home daycare, infant
State median per week, 2022
$152
Home daycare, preschool
State median per week, 2022
Infant care at centers is lowest in Bedford City, at $101 a week in 2013. It is highest in Arlington County, at $559 in 2022.
Infant care at home daycares is lowest in Bedford City, at $61 a week in 2013. It is highest in Arlington County, at $385 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, 2013 to 2022
Each row is the county's newest year with a price. Years differ, so each shows under its county.
| County and year | Median per week, 2013 to 2022 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infant | Toddler | Preschool | School age | |
| Accomack2022 | $190 | $132 | $121 | $116 |
| Albemarle2022 | $269 | $228 | $223 | $195 |
| Alexandria City2022 | $453 | $424 | $424 | $380 |
| Alleghany2022 | $159 | $130 | $119 | $120 |
| Amelia2022 | $160 | $123 | $113 | $118 |
| Amherst2022 | $149 | $99 | $99 | $149 |
| Appomattox2022 | $143 | $115 | $106 | $106 |
| Arlington2022 | $559 | $496 | $496 | $416 |
| Augusta2022 | $195 | $144 | $144 | $175 |
| Bath2022 | $178 | $160 | $160 | $151 |
| Bedford City2013 | $101 | $93 | $93 | $85 |
| Bedford2022 | $196 | $115 | $115 | $105 |
| Bland2022 | $142 | $123 | $113 | $112 |
| Botetourt2022 | $173 | $153 | $141 | $148 |
| Bristol City2022 | $129 | $105 | $105 | $90 |
| Brunswick2022 | $147 | $113 | $104 | $109 |
| Buchanan2022 | $119 | $100 | $100 | $95 |
| Buckingham2022 | $134 | $100 | $100 | $100 |
| Buena Vista City2022 | $170 | $140 | $140 | $135 |
| Campbell2022 | $139 | $110 | $110 | $110 |
| Caroline2022 | $234 | $166 | $152 | $178 |
| Carroll2022 | $119 | $100 | $100 | $95 |
| Charles City2022 | $193 | $147 | $135 | $131 |
| Charlotte2022 | $150 | $114 | $105 | $110 |
| Charlottesville City2022 | $274 | $229 | $229 | $199 |
| Chesapeake City2022 | $237 | $184 | $180 | $153 |
| Chesterfield2022 | $279 | $216 | $212 | $183 |
| Clarke2022 | $223 | $174 | $174 | $152 |
| Colonial Heights City2022 | $303 | $198 | $198 | $233 |
| Covington City2022 | $144 | $115 | $115 | $110 |
| Craig2022 | $154 | $126 | $115 | $116 |
| Culpeper2022 | $217 | $159 | $159 | $175 |
| Cumberland2022 | $150 | $114 | $105 | $110 |
| Danville City2022 | $139 | $120 | $120 | $105 |
| Dickenson2022 | $119 | $100 | $100 | $95 |
| Dinwiddie2022 | $195 | $129 | $129 | $155 |
| Emporia City2022 | $193 | $147 | $135 | $131 |
| Essex2022 | $196 | $149 | $137 | $133 |
| Fairfax City2022 | $345 | $288 | $307 | $236 |
| Fairfax2022 | $345 | $288 | $307 | $236 |
| Falls Church City2022 | $429 | $312 | $312 | $375 |
| Fauquier2022 | $276 | $146 | $156 | $146 |
| Floyd2022 | $173 | $141 | $130 | $130 |
| Fluvanna2022 | $195 | $139 | $139 | $162 |
| Franklin City2022 | $204 | $178 | $163 | $148 |
| Franklin2022 | $173 | $141 | $130 | $142 |
| Frederick2022 | $217 | $149 | $149 | $162 |
| Fredericksburg City2022 | $235 | $173 | $173 | $220 |
| Galax City2022 | $119 | $115 | $115 | $95 |
| Giles2022 | $173 | $141 | $130 | $130 |
| Gloucester2022 | $210 | $196 | $180 | $160 |
| Goochland2022 | $294 | $204 | $204 | $152 |
| Grayson2022 | $119 | $100 | $100 | $95 |
| Greene2022 | $172 | $139 | $139 | $162 |
| Greensville2022 | $175 | $130 | $130 | $120 |
| Halifax2022 | $134 | $100 | $100 | $100 |
| Hampton City2022 | $216 | $164 | $151 | $131 |
| Hanover2022 | $243 | $196 | $192 | $165 |
| Harrisonburg City2022 | $188 | $154 | $141 | $116 |
| Henrico2022 | $263 | $191 | $187 | $155 |
| Henry2022 | $129 | $95 | $95 | $90 |
| Highland2022 | $191 | $172 | $158 | $148 |
| Hopewell City2022 | $210 | $159 | $147 | $142 |
| Isle of Wight2022 | $189 | $139 | $139 | $162 |
| James City2022 | $227 | $177 | $188 | $127 |
| King and Queen2022 | $210 | $159 | $147 | $142 |
| King George2022 | $188 | $157 | $168 | $131 |
| King William2022 | $183 | $141 | $141 | $125 |
| Lancaster2022 | $210 | $159 | $147 | $142 |
| Lee2022 | $119 | $100 | $100 | $95 |
| Lexington City2022 | $189 | $139 | $139 | $175 |
| Loudoun2022 | $366 | $315 | $335 | $223 |
| Louisa2022 | $191 | $172 | $158 | $148 |
| Lunenburg2022 | $134 | $100 | $100 | $100 |
| Lynchburg City2022 | $155 | $110 | $110 | $110 |
| Madison2022 | $253 | $202 | $186 | $195 |
| Manassas City2022 | $258 | $224 | $239 | $159 |
| Manassas Park City2022 | $418 | $307 | $307 | $336 |
| Martinsville City2022 | $129 | $95 | $95 | $90 |
| Mathews2022 | $175 | $138 | $135 | $120 |
| Mecklenburg2022 | $160 | $117 | $107 | $101 |
| Middlesex2022 | $210 | $159 | $147 | $142 |
| Montgomery2022 | $186 | $170 | $170 | $165 |
| Nelson2022 | $185 | $172 | $158 | $166 |
| New Kent2022 | $183 | $147 | $157 | $118 |
| Newport News City2022 | $227 | $164 | $151 | $136 |
| Norfolk City2022 | $247 | $190 | $175 | $154 |
| Northampton2022 | $190 | $166 | $152 | $138 |
| Northumberland2022 | $210 | $159 | $147 | $142 |
| Norton City2022 | $119 | $120 | $120 | $95 |
| Nottoway2022 | $134 | $100 | $100 | $100 |
| Orange2022 | $235 | $159 | $159 | $194 |
| Page2022 | $191 | $172 | $158 | $148 |
| Patrick2022 | $159 | $130 | $119 | $120 |
| Petersburg City2022 | $173 | $129 | $118 | $118 |
| Pittsylvania2022 | $154 | $110 | $101 | $106 |
| Poquoson City2022 | $235 | $169 | $169 | $207 |
| Portsmouth City2022 | $254 | $163 | $150 | $152 |
| Powhatan2022 | $208 | $157 | $168 | $118 |
| Prince Edward2022 | $149 | $109 | $109 | $136 |
| Prince George2022 | $195 | $129 | $129 | $155 |
| Prince William2022 | $312 | $251 | $267 | $179 |
| Pulaski2022 | $173 | $141 | $130 | $130 |
| Radford City2022 | $144 | $115 | $115 | $110 |
| Rappahannock2022 | $244 | $213 | $213 | $221 |
| Richmond City2022 | $308 | $202 | $186 | $148 |
| Richmond2022 | $195 | $129 | $129 | $155 |
| Roanoke City2022 | $233 | $164 | $150 | $142 |
| Roanoke2022 | $253 | $184 | $169 | $166 |
| Rockbridge2022 | $189 | $139 | $139 | $175 |
| Rockingham2022 | $195 | $139 | $139 | $142 |
| Russell2022 | $119 | $100 | $100 | $95 |
| Salem City2022 | $233 | $170 | $156 | $153 |
| Scott2022 | $119 | $100 | $100 | $95 |
| Shenandoah2022 | $154 | $132 | $121 | $138 |
| Smyth2022 | $130 | $113 | $104 | $103 |
| Southampton2022 | $184 | $161 | $148 | $134 |
| Spotsylvania2022 | $213 | $182 | $194 | $153 |
| Stafford2022 | $223 | $202 | $215 | $149 |
| Staunton City2022 | $210 | $178 | $163 | $160 |
| Suffolk City2022 | $189 | $168 | $164 | $143 |
| Surry2022 | $210 | $159 | $147 | $142 |
| Sussex2022 | $195 | $129 | $129 | $155 |
| Tazewell2022 | $119 | $90 | $90 | $80 |
| Virginia Beach City2022 | $237 | $195 | $190 | $153 |
| Warren2022 | $172 | $129 | $129 | $155 |
| Washington2022 | $132 | $109 | $109 | $142 |
| Waynesboro City2022 | $196 | $166 | $152 | $149 |
| Westmoreland2022 | $210 | $159 | $147 | $142 |
| Williamsburg City2022 | $213 | $138 | $159 | $207 |
| Winchester City2022 | $216 | $170 | $156 | $136 |
| Wise2022 | $119 | $120 | $120 | $95 |
| Wythe2022 | $132 | $114 | $105 | $105 |
| York2022 | $211 | $170 | $170 | $160 |
Home daycares: weekly prices by county, 2013 to 2022
| County and year | Median per week, 2013 to 2022 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infant | Toddler | Preschool | School age | |
| Accomack2022 | $123 | $105 | $103 | $103 |
| Albemarle2022 | $152 | $134 | $133 | $128 |
| Alexandria City2022 | $300 | $289 | $289 | $252 |
| Alleghany2022 | $121 | $98 | $95 | $101 |
| Amelia2022 | $164 | $112 | $109 | $109 |
| Amherst2022 | $144 | $89 | $89 | $121 |
| Appomattox2022 | $145 | $100 | $97 | $86 |
| Arlington2022 | $385 | $342 | $342 | $318 |
| Augusta2022 | $155 | $131 | $131 | $202 |
| Bath2022 | $147 | $149 | $149 | $128 |
| Bedford City2013 | $61 | $70 | $70 | $72 |
| Bedford2022 | $126 | $125 | $125 | $179 |
| Bland2022 | $131 | $119 | $116 | $103 |
| Botetourt2022 | $131 | $132 | $129 | $109 |
| Bristol City2022 | $93 | $90 | $90 | $114 |
| Brunswick2022 | $151 | $104 | $101 | $89 |
| Buchanan2022 | $93 | $95 | $95 | $129 |
| Buckingham2022 | $116 | $85 | $85 | $107 |
| Buena Vista City2022 | $116 | $125 | $125 | $179 |
| Campbell2022 | $126 | $125 | $125 | $179 |
| Caroline2022 | $177 | $152 | $148 | $154 |
| Carroll2022 | $93 | $90 | $90 | $114 |
| Charles City2022 | $163 | $141 | $137 | $119 |
| Charlotte2022 | $153 | $105 | $103 | $90 |
| Charlottesville City2022 | $157 | $145 | $147 | $132 |
| Chesapeake City2022 | $177 | $153 | $152 | $116 |
| Chesterfield2022 | $161 | $142 | $142 | $131 |
| Clarke2022 | $169 | $159 | $159 | $162 |
| Colonial Heights City2022 | $172 | $141 | $141 | $202 |
| Covington City2022 | $93 | $80 | $80 | $121 |
| Craig2022 | $116 | $88 | $85 | $97 |
| Culpeper2022 | $184 | $152 | $152 | $210 |
| Cumberland2022 | $153 | $105 | $103 | $90 |
| Danville City2022 | $93 | $75 | $75 | $93 |
| Dickenson2022 | $93 | $90 | $90 | $114 |
| Dinwiddie2022 | $155 | $120 | $120 | $162 |
| Emporia City2022 | $163 | $141 | $137 | $119 |
| Essex2022 | $166 | $143 | $139 | $121 |
| Fairfax City2022 | $260 | $225 | $221 | $189 |
| Fairfax2022 | $260 | $225 | $221 | $189 |
| Falls Church City2022 | $287 | $230 | $230 | $323 |
| Fauquier2022 | $208 | $164 | $161 | $147 |
| Floyd2022 | $131 | $99 | $96 | $109 |
| Fluvanna2022 | $149 | $131 | $131 | $202 |
| Franklin City2022 | $164 | $106 | $103 | $129 |
| Franklin2022 | $190 | $178 | $174 | $167 |
| Frederick2022 | $166 | $131 | $131 | $202 |
| Fredericksburg City2022 | $184 | $152 | $152 | $210 |
| Galax City2022 | $93 | $90 | $90 | $114 |
| Giles2022 | $131 | $99 | $96 | $109 |
| Gloucester2022 | $177 | $152 | $148 | $129 |
| Goochland2022 | $200 | $165 | $165 | $143 |
| Grayson2022 | $93 | $90 | $90 | $114 |
| Greene2022 | $144 | $131 | $131 | $202 |
| Greensville2022 | $126 | $115 | $115 | $152 |
| Halifax2022 | $116 | $85 | $85 | $114 |
| Hampton City2022 | $175 | $153 | $149 | $119 |
| Hanover2022 | $168 | $139 | $139 | $113 |
| Harrisonburg City2022 | $197 | $164 | $160 | $148 |
| Henrico2022 | $178 | $144 | $144 | $113 |
| Henry2022 | $93 | $75 | $75 | $121 |
| Highland2022 | $164 | $165 | $161 | $161 |
| Hopewell City2022 | $177 | $152 | $148 | $129 |
| Isle of Wight2022 | $144 | $89 | $89 | $137 |
| James City2022 | $168 | $149 | $146 | $133 |
| King and Queen2022 | $177 | $152 | $148 | $129 |
| King George2022 | $180 | $160 | $157 | $133 |
| King William2022 | $150 | $131 | $134 | $109 |
| Lancaster2022 | $177 | $152 | $148 | $129 |
| Lee2022 | $93 | $90 | $90 | $122 |
| Lexington City2022 | $144 | $131 | $131 | $202 |
| Loudoun2022 | $281 | $265 | $260 | $219 |
| Louisa2022 | $164 | $165 | $161 | $161 |
| Lunenburg2022 | $116 | $85 | $85 | $114 |
| Lynchburg City2022 | $126 | $125 | $125 | $179 |
| Madison2022 | $209 | $192 | $186 | $167 |
| Manassas City2022 | $260 | $225 | $221 | $189 |
| Manassas Park City2022 | $287 | $230 | $230 | $323 |
| Martinsville City2022 | $93 | $75 | $75 | $121 |
| Mathews2022 | $142 | $119 | $118 | $103 |
| Mecklenburg2022 | $164 | $112 | $109 | $96 |
| Middlesex2022 | $177 | $152 | $148 | $129 |
| Montgomery2022 | $126 | $110 | $110 | $143 |
| Nelson2022 | $164 | $165 | $161 | $161 |
| New Kent2022 | $152 | $127 | $125 | $102 |
| Newport News City2022 | $182 | $159 | $155 | $131 |
| Norfolk City2022 | $196 | $139 | $135 | $135 |
| Northampton2022 | $123 | $124 | $121 | $121 |
| Northumberland2022 | $177 | $152 | $148 | $129 |
| Norton City2022 | $93 | $90 | $90 | $114 |
| Nottoway2022 | $116 | $85 | $85 | $107 |
| Orange2022 | $172 | $141 | $141 | $194 |
| Page2022 | $164 | $165 | $161 | $161 |
| Patrick2022 | $121 | $92 | $89 | $101 |
| Petersburg City2022 | $209 | $172 | $167 | $141 |
| Pittsylvania2022 | $116 | $88 | $86 | $97 |
| Poquoson City2022 | $195 | $146 | $146 | $202 |
| Portsmouth City2022 | $179 | $139 | $135 | $135 |
| Powhatan2022 | $180 | $143 | $141 | $112 |
| Prince Edward2022 | $144 | $89 | $89 | $121 |
| Prince George2022 | $155 | $120 | $120 | $162 |
| Prince William2022 | $224 | $199 | $195 | $153 |
| Pulaski2022 | $131 | $126 | $122 | $116 |
| Radford City2022 | $93 | $75 | $75 | $121 |
| Rappahannock2022 | $189 | $174 | $174 | $153 |
| Richmond City2022 | $177 | $139 | $135 | $129 |
| Richmond2022 | $155 | $120 | $120 | $162 |
| Roanoke City2022 | $163 | $153 | $149 | $149 |
| Roanoke2022 | $177 | $165 | $161 | $161 |
| Rockbridge2022 | $144 | $131 | $131 | $202 |
| Rockingham2022 | $195 | $146 | $146 | $210 |
| Russell2022 | $93 | $90 | $90 | $114 |
| Salem City2022 | $163 | $153 | $149 | $149 |
| Scott2022 | $93 | $90 | $90 | $114 |
| Shenandoah2022 | $145 | $117 | $114 | $103 |
| Smyth2022 | $121 | $110 | $107 | $95 |
| Southampton2022 | $147 | $101 | $98 | $98 |
| Spotsylvania2022 | $180 | $160 | $157 | $133 |
| Stafford2022 | $208 | $182 | $179 | $148 |
| Staunton City2022 | $177 | $165 | $161 | $161 |
| Suffolk City2022 | $188 | $153 | $152 | $89 |
| Surry2022 | $177 | $152 | $148 | $129 |
| Sussex2022 | $155 | $120 | $120 | $162 |
| Tazewell2022 | $93 | $90 | $90 | $114 |
| Virginia Beach City2022 | $161 | $158 | $158 | $131 |
| Warren2022 | $144 | $131 | $131 | $202 |
| Washington2022 | $115 | $94 | $94 | $137 |
| Waynesboro City2022 | $166 | $155 | $151 | $151 |
| Westmoreland2022 | $177 | $152 | $148 | $129 |
| Williamsburg City2022 | $176 | $127 | $130 | $120 |
| Winchester City2022 | $175 | $153 | $149 | $149 |
| Wise2022 | $93 | $90 | $90 | $114 |
| Wythe2022 | $123 | $112 | $109 | $96 |
| York2022 | $158 | $140 | $140 | $179 |
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 Virginia?
The Virginia median at a center was $247 a week for an infant in 2022. For a preschooler it was $187.
How much does a home daycare cost in Virginia?
The Virginia median at a home daycare was $178 a week for an infant in 2022. For a preschooler it was $152.
Which Virginia county has the highest center price for infants?
Arlington County, at $559 a week in 2022. The lowest is Bedford City, at $101 in 2013.
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 Virginia 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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