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DOL Data · 2022

Grand County, CO

Infant daycare in Grand County, CO costs $342 per week ($17,776 per year) for center-based care, and $310 per week for family daycare. With a median household income of $79,367, the childcare burden is 22.4% of income, well above the 7% threshold HUD considers affordable. This is above the national median of $174/wk.

Infant Center (Weekly)
$342
$17,776/yr
Infant Family (Weekly)
$310
$16,107/yr
Median Income
$79,367
Burden Index
22.4%
Severe

Cost Breakdown by Age Group

Age GroupCenter/WkCenter/YrFamily/WkFamily/Yr
Infant (0-1)$342$17,776$310$16,107
Toddler (1-2)$348$18,093$270$14,037
Preschool (3-5)$264$13,718$270$14,037
School-Age (6+)$228$11,836$274$14,251
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Grand County Childcare FAQ

Center-based infant care in Grand County costs $342 per week ($17,776 per year). Family-based infant care costs $310 per week ($16,107 per year). Data from the DOL National Database of Childcare Prices.

The Childcare Burden Index for Grand County is 22.4%, rated "Severe". This means a family earning the median income of $79,367 would spend about 22.4% of their income on infant center-based childcare.

The national median weekly infant center care cost is $174. Grand County at $342/wk is 97% above the national median. Annualized, infant center care in Grand County costs $17,776 per year.

In Grand County, CO, the most affordable option is typically family-based (home) daycare. Infant family daycare costs $310/wk compared to $342/wk for center-based. For preschool-age children, family daycare is $270/wk vs $264/wk at a center. School-age after-care is the least expensive category at $274/wk (family) or $228/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.