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DOL Data · 2022

Conejos County, CO

Infant daycare in Conejos County, CO costs $104 per week ($5,400 per year) for center-based care, and $179 per week for family daycare. With a median household income of $44,093, the childcare burden is 12.2% of income. This is below the national median of $174/wk.

Infant Center (Weekly)
$104
$5,400/yr
Infant Family (Weekly)
$179
$9,300/yr
Median Income
$44,093
Burden Index
12.2%
Moderate

Cost Breakdown by Age Group

Age GroupCenter/WkCenter/YrFamily/WkFamily/Yr
Infant (0-1)$104$5,400$179$9,300
Toddler (1-2)$127$6,594$147$7,657
Preschool (3-5)$87$4,516$147$7,657
School-Age (6+)$125$6,515$147$7,657
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Conejos County Childcare FAQ

Center-based infant care in Conejos County costs $104 per week ($5,400 per year). Family-based infant care costs $179 per week ($9,300 per year). Data from the DOL National Database of Childcare Prices.

The Childcare Burden Index for Conejos County is 12.2%, rated "Moderate". This means a family earning the median income of $44,093 would spend about 12.2% of their income on infant center-based childcare.

The national median weekly infant center care cost is $174. Conejos County at $104/wk is 40% below the national median. Annualized, infant center care in Conejos County costs $5,400 per year.

In Conejos County, CO, the most affordable option is typically family-based (home) daycare. Infant family daycare costs $179/wk compared to $104/wk for center-based. For preschool-age children, family daycare is $147/wk vs $87/wk at a center. School-age after-care is the least expensive category at $147/wk (family) or $125/wk (center).

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Childcare costs are weekly median prices from the DOL. Burden Index = annual infant center care / median household income.

For this entity, the underlying data on this page comes from the DOL National Database of Childcare Prices. The breakdown above is the federal record; the paragraphs below add the per-entity context that makes the headline numbers usable for a real decision rather than just a data lookup.

Every number on this page links back to the DOL National Database of Childcare Prices; the methodology page describes the inputs, refresh cadence, and known limitations of the underlying data product.

For readers using this page as a decision input, the related-entity pages elsewhere on the site provide the comparison set. The most useful comparison for this entity is typically a peer within U.S. counties with similar size, similar exposure, or similar geography — not the national-level summary alone.

Source: U.S. Department of Labor Women’s Bureau Childcare Prices, 2026.