Kansas Childcare Cost Rankings

Johnson County is the most expensive county for infant center daycare in Kansas at $224/wk ($11,634 per year). The Childcare Burden Index there is 11.2% of median household income ($103,644).

Woodson County has the lowest infant center daycare cost in Kansas at $96/wk ($4,971 per year). Across the 105 Kansas counties with DOL pricing data, the spread between most and least expensive is 134%.

The median weekly infant center care cost in Kansas is $96. The U.S. national median is $174, so Kansas runs 45% below the national median. Annualized, the typical Kansas family pays $4,971 per year for infant center daycare.

9 of 105 Kansas counties (9%) have a Childcare Burden Index of 15% or higher — meaning a family earning the local median income would spend at least 15% of gross income on infant center daycare. 0 Kansas counties are classified as "Severe" (burden ≥ 20%). The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services treats childcare as affordable when it costs no more than 7% of household income.

Family-based (home) daycare is typically 20-30% cheaper than center-based care across the country, and Kansas follows the same pattern. Each county page shows the exact infant family vs. infant center weekly rate, plus toddler, preschool, and school-age figures for both setting types. School-age care is usually the cheapest category, since school-age children only need before- and after-school coverage rather than full days.