Child Care Tuition Prices in Idaho 2026: County Breakdown by Age and Center Types
Child Care Tuition Prices in Idaho 2026: County Breakdown by Age and Center Types
Child Care Tuition Prices in Idaho 2026: County Breakdown by Age and Center Types
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Across Idaho’s 44 counties, the average annual child care tuition for 2026 comes in at $7,474. But one number doesn’t make the landscape, as prices range from just over $5,000 per year to nearly $13,000 per year depending on the care type and child’s age. Then, each county has its own unique economic dynamics and local cost structures, leading to further differentiation in prices.
With this in mind, Playground evaluated the average child care tuition prices across each Idaho county, both in centers and home-based care for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers. Child care providers can use this data to help understand how to price their own services, while accounting for the multitude of factors unique to their own business.
Playground child care management software can help your child care center streamline operations, save money, and pay more attention to what matters. Book a free demo today.
How to price child care and daycare services in Idaho
What families pay in Boise or Ada County is rarely the same as rates in Idaho Falls, Coeur d’Alene, Pocatello, Twin Falls, or a rural county with limited licensed supply. Building and facility costs, required staff-to-child ratios, food and materials, licensing and compliance burden, and the number of competing programs within a reasonable drive all shape pricing more than any single statewide figure. Tuition still has to respond to local wage pressure, especially in areas where care already takes a large share of typical household earnings.
Programs that differentiate themselves can often charge above the nearby going rate. That can include achieving Star Achiever recognition (or multiple Quality Achievements) through IdahoSTARS Quality Achievers, offering year-round or extended/nontraditional hours, keeping infant classrooms open when nearby sites have closed them, or providing a curriculum or enrichment approach that families can’t easily match a few miles away.
Even with those advantages, rates should still be tested against actual enrollment, waitlists, utilities and payroll pressure, and normal seasonal dips in demand. Modest, recurring updates usually hold up better than leaving fees unchanged for years. Playground’s full child care tuition pricing guide walks through a method for building and revising rates from your own numbers and the local Idaho market.
Average child care tuition in Idaho by center type and age
Averages are across all counties, separated by child age and center type (home-based or center-based). Costs are for a full year of care.
Infant | Toddler | Preschool | |
Center-based care | $8,561 | $8,195 | $7,553 |
Home-based care | $7,029 | $7,006 | $6,520 |
Most expensive counties in Idaho for child care
Out of 44 counties in Idaho, four tie for the most expensive average annual child care tuition for 2026. These include Ada, Blaine, Latah, and Teton Counties, at an average of $7,474 across care types and ages.
A further breakdown of the average costs by care type and center type can be found below.
Least expensive counties in Idaho for child care
Custer County is the least expensive county in Idaho for child care in 2026, averaging $5,939 across care types and ages. After that, 11 counties tie for the second least expensive at an average of $6,623. This includes Benewah, Boundary, Cassia, Elmore, Franklin, Gem, Lewis, Oneida, Owyhee, Payette and Shoshone counties.
Average child care costs in Idaho by county
All 44 Idaho counties are listed alphabetically with breakdowns of average prices across infant, preschool and toddler care in centers and homes.
Ada County
Average child care tuition: $10,317
Infant, center-based care: $12,657
Infant, home-based care: $8,818
Toddler, center-based care: $12,625
Toddler, home-based care: $8,411
Preschool, center-based care: $11,599
Preschool, home-based care: $7,794
Adams County
Average child care tuition: $6,906
Infant, center-based care: $7,726
Infant, home-based care: $6,647
Toddler, center-based care: $7,398
Toddler, home-based care: $6,612
Preschool, center-based care: $6,851
Preschool, home-based care: $6,199
Bannock County
Average child care tuition: $6,906
Infant, center-based care: $7,726
Infant, home-based care: $6,647
Toddler, center-based care: $7,398
Toddler, home-based care: $6,612
Preschool, center-based care: $6,851
Preschool, home-based care: $6,199
Bear Lake County
Average child care tuition: $8,839
Infant, center-based care: $10,526
Infant, home-based care: $8,145
Toddler, center-based care: $9,738
Toddler, home-based care: $8,203
Preschool, center-based care: $8,876
Preschool, home-based care: $7,547
Benewah County
Average child care tuition: $6,623
Infant, center-based care: $7,325
Infant, home-based care: $6,412
Toddler, center-based care: $7,057
Toddler, home-based care: $6,422
Preschool, center-based care: $6,513
Preschool, home-based care: $6,010
Bingham County
Average child care tuition: $6,906
Infant, center-based care: $7,726
Infant, home-based care: $6,647
Toddler, center-based care: $7,398
Toddler, home-based care: $6,612
Preschool, center-based care: $6,851
Preschool, home-based care: $6,199
Blaine County
Average child care tuition: $10,317
Infant, center-based care: $12,657
Infant, home-based care: $8,818
Toddler, center-based care: $12,625
Toddler, home-based care: $8,411
Preschool, center-based care: $11,599
Preschool, home-based care: $7,794
Boise County
Average child care tuition: $7,873
Infant, center-based care: $9,260
Infant, home-based care: $7,265
Toddler, center-based care: $8,697
Toddler, home-based care: $7,419
Preschool, center-based care: $7,834
Preschool, home-based care: $6,764
Bonner County
Average child care tuition: $8,557
Infant, center-based care: $10,126
Infant, home-based care: $7,911
Toddler, center-based care: $9,398
Toddler, home-based care: $8,013
Preschool, center-based care: $8,536
Preschool, home-based care: $7,358
Bonneville County
Average child care tuition: $8,557
Infant, center-based care: $10,126
Infant, home-based care: $7,911
Toddler, center-based care: $9,398
Toddler, home-based care: $8,013
Preschool, center-based care: $8,536
Preschool, home-based care: $7,358
Boundary County
Average child care tuition: $6,623
Infant, center-based care: $7,325
Infant, home-based care: $6,412
Toddler, center-based care: $7,057
Toddler, home-based care: $6,422
Preschool, center-based care: $6,513
Preschool, home-based care: $6,010
Butte County
Average child care tuition: $6,906
Infant, center-based care: $7,726
Infant, home-based care: $6,647
Toddler, center-based care: $7,398
Toddler, home-based care: $6,612
Preschool, center-based care: $6,851
Preschool, home-based care: $6,199
Camas County
Average child care tuition: $6,906
Infant, center-based care: $7,726
Infant, home-based care: $6,647
Toddler, center-based care: $7,398
Toddler, home-based care: $6,612
Preschool, center-based care: $6,851
Preschool, home-based care: $6,199
Canyon County
Average child care tuition: $8,557
Infant, center-based care: $10,126
Infant, home-based care: $7,911
Toddler, center-based care: $9,398
Toddler, home-based care: $8,013
Preschool, center-based care: $8,536
Preschool, home-based care: $7,358
Caribou County
Average child care tuition: $6,906
Infant, center-based care: $7,726
Infant, home-based care: $6,647
Toddler, center-based care: $7,398
Toddler, home-based care: $6,612
Preschool, center-based care: $6,851
Preschool, home-based care: $6,199
Cassia County
Average child care tuition: $6,623
Infant, center-based care: $7,325
Infant, home-based care: $6,412
Toddler, center-based care: $7,057
Toddler, home-based care: $6,422
Preschool, center-based care: $6,513
Preschool, home-based care: $6,010
Clark County
Average child care tuition: $6,906
Infant, center-based care: $7,726
Infant, home-based care: $6,647
Toddler, center-based care: $7,398
Toddler, home-based care: $6,612
Preschool, center-based care: $6,851
Preschool, home-based care: $6,199
Clearwater County
Average child care tuition: $8,557
Infant, center-based care: $10,126
Infant, home-based care: $7,911
Toddler, center-based care: $9,398
Toddler, home-based care: $8,013
Preschool, center-based care: $8,536
Preschool, home-based care: $7,358
Custer County
Average child care tuition: $5,939
Infant, center-based care: $6,460
Infant, home-based care: $5,767
Toddler, center-based care: $6,357
Toddler, home-based care: $5,828
Preschool, center-based care: $5,810
Preschool, home-based care: $5,415
Elmore County
Average child care tuition: $6,623
Infant, center-based care: $7,325
Infant, home-based care: $6,412
Toddler, center-based care: $7,057
Toddler, home-based care: $6,422
Preschool, center-based care: $6,513
Preschool, home-based care: $6,010
Franklin County
Average child care tuition: $6,623
Infant, center-based care: $7,325
Infant, home-based care: $6,412
Toddler, center-based care: $7,057
Toddler, home-based care: $6,422
Preschool, center-based care: $6,513
Preschool, home-based care: $6,010
Fremont County
Average child care tuition: $6,906
Infant, center-based care: $7,726
Infant, home-based care: $6,647
Toddler, center-based care: $7,398
Toddler, home-based care: $6,612
Preschool, center-based care: $6,851
Preschool, home-based care: $6,199
Gem County
Average child care tuition: $6,623
Infant, center-based care: $7,325
Infant, home-based care: $6,412
Toddler, center-based care: $7,057
Toddler, home-based care: $6,422
Preschool, center-based care: $6,513
Preschool, home-based care: $6,010
Gooding County
Average child care tuition: $6,906
Infant, center-based care: $7,726
Infant, home-based care: $6,647
Toddler, center-based care: $7,398
Toddler, home-based care: $6,612
Preschool, center-based care: $6,851
Preschool, home-based care: $6,199
Idaho County
Average child care tuition: $6,906
Infant, center-based care: $7,726
Infant, home-based care: $6,647
Toddler, center-based care: $7,398
Toddler, home-based care: $6,612
Preschool, center-based care: $6,851
Preschool, home-based care: $6,199
Jefferson County
Average child care tuition: $6,906
Infant, center-based care: $7,726
Infant, home-based care: $6,647
Toddler, center-based care: $7,398
Toddler, home-based care: $6,612
Preschool, center-based care: $6,851
Preschool, home-based care: $6,199
Jerome County
Average child care tuition: $6,906
Infant, center-based care: $7,726
Infant, home-based care: $6,647
Toddler, center-based care: $7,398
Toddler, home-based care: $6,612
Preschool, center-based care: $6,851
Preschool, home-based care: $6,199
Kootenai County
Average child care tuition: $8,557
Infant, center-based care: $10,126
Infant, home-based care: $7,911
Toddler, center-based care: $9,398
Toddler, home-based care: $8,013
Preschool, center-based care: $8,536
Preschool, home-based care: $7,358
Latah County
Average child care tuition: $10,317
Infant, center-based care: $12,657
Infant, home-based care: $8,818
Toddler, center-based care: $12,625
Toddler, home-based care: $8,411
Preschool, center-based care: $11,599
Preschool, home-based care: $7,794
Lemhi County
Average child care tuition: $8,557
Infant, center-based care: $10,126
Infant, home-based care: $7,911
Toddler, center-based care: $9,398
Toddler, home-based care: $8,013
Preschool, center-based care: $8,536
Preschool, home-based care: $7,358
Lewis County
Average child care tuition: $6,623
Infant, center-based care: $7,325
Infant, home-based care: $6,412
Toddler, center-based care: $7,057
Toddler, home-based care: $6,422
Preschool, center-based care: $6,513
Preschool, home-based care: $6,010
Lincoln County
Average child care tuition: $6,906
Infant, center-based care: $7,726
Infant, home-based care: $6,647
Toddler, center-based care: $7,398
Toddler, home-based care: $6,612
Preschool, center-based care: $6,851
Preschool, home-based care: $6,199
Madison County
Average child care tuition: $6,906
Infant, center-based care: $7,726
Infant, home-based care: $6,647
Toddler, center-based care: $7,398
Toddler, home-based care: $6,612
Preschool, center-based care: $6,851
Preschool, home-based care: $6,199
Minidoka County
Average child care tuition: $6,906
Infant, center-based care: $7,726
Infant, home-based care: $6,647
Toddler, center-based care: $7,398
Toddler, home-based care: $6,612
Preschool, center-based care: $6,851
Preschool, home-based care: $6,199
Nez Perce County
Average child care tuition: $8,557
Infant, center-based care: $10,126
Infant, home-based care: $7,911
Toddler, center-based care: $9,398
Toddler, home-based care: $8,013
Preschool, center-based care: $8,536
Preschool, home-based care: $7,358
Oneida County
Average child care tuition: $6,623
Infant, center-based care: $7,325
Infant, home-based care: $6,412
Toddler, center-based care: $7,057
Toddler, home-based care: $6,422
Preschool, center-based care: $6,513
Preschool, home-based care: $6,010
Owyhee County
Average child care tuition: $6,623
Infant, center-based care: $7,325
Infant, home-based care: $6,412
Toddler, center-based care: $7,057
Toddler, home-based care: $6,422
Preschool, center-based care: $6,513
Preschool, home-based care: $6,010
Payette County
Average child care tuition: $6,623
Infant, center-based care: $7,325
Infant, home-based care: $6,412
Toddler, center-based care: $7,057
Toddler, home-based care: $6,422
Preschool, center-based care: $6,513
Preschool, home-based care: $6,010
Power County
Average child care tuition: $6,906
Infant, center-based care: $7,726
Infant, home-based care: $6,647
Toddler, center-based care: $7,398
Toddler, home-based care: $6,612
Preschool, center-based care: $6,851
Preschool, home-based care: $6,199
Shoshone County
Average child care tuition: $6,623
Infant, center-based care: $7,325
Infant, home-based care: $6,412
Toddler, center-based care: $7,057
Toddler, home-based care: $6,422
Preschool, center-based care: $6,513
Preschool, home-based care: $6,010
Teton County
Average child care tuition: $10,317
Infant, center-based care: $12,657
Infant, home-based care: $8,818
Toddler, center-based care: $12,625
Toddler, home-based care: $8,411
Preschool, center-based care: $11,599
Preschool, home-based care: $7,794
Twin Falls County
Average child care tuition: $6,906
Infant, center-based care: $7,726
Infant, home-based care: $6,647
Toddler, center-based care: $7,398
Toddler, home-based care: $6,612
Preschool, center-based care: $6,851
Preschool, home-based care: $6,199
Valley County
Average child care tuition: $7,873
Infant, center-based care: $9,260
Infant, home-based care: $7,265
Toddler, center-based care: $8,697
Toddler, home-based care: $7,419
Preschool, center-based care: $7,834
Preschool, home-based care: $6,764
Washington County
Average child care tuition: $6,906
Infant, center-based care: $7,726
Infant, home-based care: $6,647
Toddler, center-based care: $7,398
Toddler, home-based care: $6,612
Preschool, center-based care: $6,851
Preschool, home-based care: $6,199
Data and Methodology
The data above is based on data from the National Database of Childcare Prices for 2024, released by the U.S. Department of Labor (Women’s Bureau), and adjusted to 2026 dollars based on the Consumer Price Index from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for December 2024 through April 2026.
Across Idaho’s 44 counties, the average annual child care tuition for 2026 comes in at $7,474. But one number doesn’t make the landscape, as prices range from just over $5,000 per year to nearly $13,000 per year depending on the care type and child’s age. Then, each county has its own unique economic dynamics and local cost structures, leading to further differentiation in prices.
With this in mind, Playground evaluated the average child care tuition prices across each Idaho county, both in centers and home-based care for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers. Child care providers can use this data to help understand how to price their own services, while accounting for the multitude of factors unique to their own business.
Playground child care management software can help your child care center streamline operations, save money, and pay more attention to what matters. Book a free demo today.
How to price child care and daycare services in Idaho
What families pay in Boise or Ada County is rarely the same as rates in Idaho Falls, Coeur d’Alene, Pocatello, Twin Falls, or a rural county with limited licensed supply. Building and facility costs, required staff-to-child ratios, food and materials, licensing and compliance burden, and the number of competing programs within a reasonable drive all shape pricing more than any single statewide figure. Tuition still has to respond to local wage pressure, especially in areas where care already takes a large share of typical household earnings.
Programs that differentiate themselves can often charge above the nearby going rate. That can include achieving Star Achiever recognition (or multiple Quality Achievements) through IdahoSTARS Quality Achievers, offering year-round or extended/nontraditional hours, keeping infant classrooms open when nearby sites have closed them, or providing a curriculum or enrichment approach that families can’t easily match a few miles away.
Even with those advantages, rates should still be tested against actual enrollment, waitlists, utilities and payroll pressure, and normal seasonal dips in demand. Modest, recurring updates usually hold up better than leaving fees unchanged for years. Playground’s full child care tuition pricing guide walks through a method for building and revising rates from your own numbers and the local Idaho market.
Average child care tuition in Idaho by center type and age
Averages are across all counties, separated by child age and center type (home-based or center-based). Costs are for a full year of care.
Infant | Toddler | Preschool | |
Center-based care | $8,561 | $8,195 | $7,553 |
Home-based care | $7,029 | $7,006 | $6,520 |
Most expensive counties in Idaho for child care
Out of 44 counties in Idaho, four tie for the most expensive average annual child care tuition for 2026. These include Ada, Blaine, Latah, and Teton Counties, at an average of $7,474 across care types and ages.
A further breakdown of the average costs by care type and center type can be found below.
Least expensive counties in Idaho for child care
Custer County is the least expensive county in Idaho for child care in 2026, averaging $5,939 across care types and ages. After that, 11 counties tie for the second least expensive at an average of $6,623. This includes Benewah, Boundary, Cassia, Elmore, Franklin, Gem, Lewis, Oneida, Owyhee, Payette and Shoshone counties.
Average child care costs in Idaho by county
All 44 Idaho counties are listed alphabetically with breakdowns of average prices across infant, preschool and toddler care in centers and homes.
Ada County
Average child care tuition: $10,317
Infant, center-based care: $12,657
Infant, home-based care: $8,818
Toddler, center-based care: $12,625
Toddler, home-based care: $8,411
Preschool, center-based care: $11,599
Preschool, home-based care: $7,794
Adams County
Average child care tuition: $6,906
Infant, center-based care: $7,726
Infant, home-based care: $6,647
Toddler, center-based care: $7,398
Toddler, home-based care: $6,612
Preschool, center-based care: $6,851
Preschool, home-based care: $6,199
Bannock County
Average child care tuition: $6,906
Infant, center-based care: $7,726
Infant, home-based care: $6,647
Toddler, center-based care: $7,398
Toddler, home-based care: $6,612
Preschool, center-based care: $6,851
Preschool, home-based care: $6,199
Bear Lake County
Average child care tuition: $8,839
Infant, center-based care: $10,526
Infant, home-based care: $8,145
Toddler, center-based care: $9,738
Toddler, home-based care: $8,203
Preschool, center-based care: $8,876
Preschool, home-based care: $7,547
Benewah County
Average child care tuition: $6,623
Infant, center-based care: $7,325
Infant, home-based care: $6,412
Toddler, center-based care: $7,057
Toddler, home-based care: $6,422
Preschool, center-based care: $6,513
Preschool, home-based care: $6,010
Bingham County
Average child care tuition: $6,906
Infant, center-based care: $7,726
Infant, home-based care: $6,647
Toddler, center-based care: $7,398
Toddler, home-based care: $6,612
Preschool, center-based care: $6,851
Preschool, home-based care: $6,199
Blaine County
Average child care tuition: $10,317
Infant, center-based care: $12,657
Infant, home-based care: $8,818
Toddler, center-based care: $12,625
Toddler, home-based care: $8,411
Preschool, center-based care: $11,599
Preschool, home-based care: $7,794
Boise County
Average child care tuition: $7,873
Infant, center-based care: $9,260
Infant, home-based care: $7,265
Toddler, center-based care: $8,697
Toddler, home-based care: $7,419
Preschool, center-based care: $7,834
Preschool, home-based care: $6,764
Bonner County
Average child care tuition: $8,557
Infant, center-based care: $10,126
Infant, home-based care: $7,911
Toddler, center-based care: $9,398
Toddler, home-based care: $8,013
Preschool, center-based care: $8,536
Preschool, home-based care: $7,358
Bonneville County
Average child care tuition: $8,557
Infant, center-based care: $10,126
Infant, home-based care: $7,911
Toddler, center-based care: $9,398
Toddler, home-based care: $8,013
Preschool, center-based care: $8,536
Preschool, home-based care: $7,358
Boundary County
Average child care tuition: $6,623
Infant, center-based care: $7,325
Infant, home-based care: $6,412
Toddler, center-based care: $7,057
Toddler, home-based care: $6,422
Preschool, center-based care: $6,513
Preschool, home-based care: $6,010
Butte County
Average child care tuition: $6,906
Infant, center-based care: $7,726
Infant, home-based care: $6,647
Toddler, center-based care: $7,398
Toddler, home-based care: $6,612
Preschool, center-based care: $6,851
Preschool, home-based care: $6,199
Camas County
Average child care tuition: $6,906
Infant, center-based care: $7,726
Infant, home-based care: $6,647
Toddler, center-based care: $7,398
Toddler, home-based care: $6,612
Preschool, center-based care: $6,851
Preschool, home-based care: $6,199
Canyon County
Average child care tuition: $8,557
Infant, center-based care: $10,126
Infant, home-based care: $7,911
Toddler, center-based care: $9,398
Toddler, home-based care: $8,013
Preschool, center-based care: $8,536
Preschool, home-based care: $7,358
Caribou County
Average child care tuition: $6,906
Infant, center-based care: $7,726
Infant, home-based care: $6,647
Toddler, center-based care: $7,398
Toddler, home-based care: $6,612
Preschool, center-based care: $6,851
Preschool, home-based care: $6,199
Cassia County
Average child care tuition: $6,623
Infant, center-based care: $7,325
Infant, home-based care: $6,412
Toddler, center-based care: $7,057
Toddler, home-based care: $6,422
Preschool, center-based care: $6,513
Preschool, home-based care: $6,010
Clark County
Average child care tuition: $6,906
Infant, center-based care: $7,726
Infant, home-based care: $6,647
Toddler, center-based care: $7,398
Toddler, home-based care: $6,612
Preschool, center-based care: $6,851
Preschool, home-based care: $6,199
Clearwater County
Average child care tuition: $8,557
Infant, center-based care: $10,126
Infant, home-based care: $7,911
Toddler, center-based care: $9,398
Toddler, home-based care: $8,013
Preschool, center-based care: $8,536
Preschool, home-based care: $7,358
Custer County
Average child care tuition: $5,939
Infant, center-based care: $6,460
Infant, home-based care: $5,767
Toddler, center-based care: $6,357
Toddler, home-based care: $5,828
Preschool, center-based care: $5,810
Preschool, home-based care: $5,415
Elmore County
Average child care tuition: $6,623
Infant, center-based care: $7,325
Infant, home-based care: $6,412
Toddler, center-based care: $7,057
Toddler, home-based care: $6,422
Preschool, center-based care: $6,513
Preschool, home-based care: $6,010
Franklin County
Average child care tuition: $6,623
Infant, center-based care: $7,325
Infant, home-based care: $6,412
Toddler, center-based care: $7,057
Toddler, home-based care: $6,422
Preschool, center-based care: $6,513
Preschool, home-based care: $6,010
Fremont County
Average child care tuition: $6,906
Infant, center-based care: $7,726
Infant, home-based care: $6,647
Toddler, center-based care: $7,398
Toddler, home-based care: $6,612
Preschool, center-based care: $6,851
Preschool, home-based care: $6,199
Gem County
Average child care tuition: $6,623
Infant, center-based care: $7,325
Infant, home-based care: $6,412
Toddler, center-based care: $7,057
Toddler, home-based care: $6,422
Preschool, center-based care: $6,513
Preschool, home-based care: $6,010
Gooding County
Average child care tuition: $6,906
Infant, center-based care: $7,726
Infant, home-based care: $6,647
Toddler, center-based care: $7,398
Toddler, home-based care: $6,612
Preschool, center-based care: $6,851
Preschool, home-based care: $6,199
Idaho County
Average child care tuition: $6,906
Infant, center-based care: $7,726
Infant, home-based care: $6,647
Toddler, center-based care: $7,398
Toddler, home-based care: $6,612
Preschool, center-based care: $6,851
Preschool, home-based care: $6,199
Jefferson County
Average child care tuition: $6,906
Infant, center-based care: $7,726
Infant, home-based care: $6,647
Toddler, center-based care: $7,398
Toddler, home-based care: $6,612
Preschool, center-based care: $6,851
Preschool, home-based care: $6,199
Jerome County
Average child care tuition: $6,906
Infant, center-based care: $7,726
Infant, home-based care: $6,647
Toddler, center-based care: $7,398
Toddler, home-based care: $6,612
Preschool, center-based care: $6,851
Preschool, home-based care: $6,199
Kootenai County
Average child care tuition: $8,557
Infant, center-based care: $10,126
Infant, home-based care: $7,911
Toddler, center-based care: $9,398
Toddler, home-based care: $8,013
Preschool, center-based care: $8,536
Preschool, home-based care: $7,358
Latah County
Average child care tuition: $10,317
Infant, center-based care: $12,657
Infant, home-based care: $8,818
Toddler, center-based care: $12,625
Toddler, home-based care: $8,411
Preschool, center-based care: $11,599
Preschool, home-based care: $7,794
Lemhi County
Average child care tuition: $8,557
Infant, center-based care: $10,126
Infant, home-based care: $7,911
Toddler, center-based care: $9,398
Toddler, home-based care: $8,013
Preschool, center-based care: $8,536
Preschool, home-based care: $7,358
Lewis County
Average child care tuition: $6,623
Infant, center-based care: $7,325
Infant, home-based care: $6,412
Toddler, center-based care: $7,057
Toddler, home-based care: $6,422
Preschool, center-based care: $6,513
Preschool, home-based care: $6,010
Lincoln County
Average child care tuition: $6,906
Infant, center-based care: $7,726
Infant, home-based care: $6,647
Toddler, center-based care: $7,398
Toddler, home-based care: $6,612
Preschool, center-based care: $6,851
Preschool, home-based care: $6,199
Madison County
Average child care tuition: $6,906
Infant, center-based care: $7,726
Infant, home-based care: $6,647
Toddler, center-based care: $7,398
Toddler, home-based care: $6,612
Preschool, center-based care: $6,851
Preschool, home-based care: $6,199
Minidoka County
Average child care tuition: $6,906
Infant, center-based care: $7,726
Infant, home-based care: $6,647
Toddler, center-based care: $7,398
Toddler, home-based care: $6,612
Preschool, center-based care: $6,851
Preschool, home-based care: $6,199
Nez Perce County
Average child care tuition: $8,557
Infant, center-based care: $10,126
Infant, home-based care: $7,911
Toddler, center-based care: $9,398
Toddler, home-based care: $8,013
Preschool, center-based care: $8,536
Preschool, home-based care: $7,358
Oneida County
Average child care tuition: $6,623
Infant, center-based care: $7,325
Infant, home-based care: $6,412
Toddler, center-based care: $7,057
Toddler, home-based care: $6,422
Preschool, center-based care: $6,513
Preschool, home-based care: $6,010
Owyhee County
Average child care tuition: $6,623
Infant, center-based care: $7,325
Infant, home-based care: $6,412
Toddler, center-based care: $7,057
Toddler, home-based care: $6,422
Preschool, center-based care: $6,513
Preschool, home-based care: $6,010
Payette County
Average child care tuition: $6,623
Infant, center-based care: $7,325
Infant, home-based care: $6,412
Toddler, center-based care: $7,057
Toddler, home-based care: $6,422
Preschool, center-based care: $6,513
Preschool, home-based care: $6,010
Power County
Average child care tuition: $6,906
Infant, center-based care: $7,726
Infant, home-based care: $6,647
Toddler, center-based care: $7,398
Toddler, home-based care: $6,612
Preschool, center-based care: $6,851
Preschool, home-based care: $6,199
Shoshone County
Average child care tuition: $6,623
Infant, center-based care: $7,325
Infant, home-based care: $6,412
Toddler, center-based care: $7,057
Toddler, home-based care: $6,422
Preschool, center-based care: $6,513
Preschool, home-based care: $6,010
Teton County
Average child care tuition: $10,317
Infant, center-based care: $12,657
Infant, home-based care: $8,818
Toddler, center-based care: $12,625
Toddler, home-based care: $8,411
Preschool, center-based care: $11,599
Preschool, home-based care: $7,794
Twin Falls County
Average child care tuition: $6,906
Infant, center-based care: $7,726
Infant, home-based care: $6,647
Toddler, center-based care: $7,398
Toddler, home-based care: $6,612
Preschool, center-based care: $6,851
Preschool, home-based care: $6,199
Valley County
Average child care tuition: $7,873
Infant, center-based care: $9,260
Infant, home-based care: $7,265
Toddler, center-based care: $8,697
Toddler, home-based care: $7,419
Preschool, center-based care: $7,834
Preschool, home-based care: $6,764
Washington County
Average child care tuition: $6,906
Infant, center-based care: $7,726
Infant, home-based care: $6,647
Toddler, center-based care: $7,398
Toddler, home-based care: $6,612
Preschool, center-based care: $6,851
Preschool, home-based care: $6,199
Data and Methodology
The data above is based on data from the National Database of Childcare Prices for 2024, released by the U.S. Department of Labor (Women’s Bureau), and adjusted to 2026 dollars based on the Consumer Price Index from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for December 2024 through April 2026.
Jaclyn is a data journalist and CFP™ who evaluates trends in the childcare industry and wider economy. She has previously worked for publications including CNET, SmartAsset, Bizfluent, AZCentral and Chron, and as a research consultant for NAPCO Media. Her insights are often cited by publications including Bloomberg, CNBC, Business Insider, Fox News, USA Today, The Hill and more. She has a bachelor’s degree in economics and mathematics from The College of New Jersey.
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