Childcare cost

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Ask your AIWhat does infant daycare cost in King County?

What divux answered checked 2026-10-25 14:35 UTC

King County, WA: full-time infant care at a center cost a median $478 a week in 2022, about $28,611 a year in today's dollars (21% of the county's median household income). Home-based family child care: $347 a week.

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infant: center $478.45/week ($28,611/year today); home-based $346.92/week ($20,746/year today); center price is 21% of median household income.
toddler: center $389.7/week ($23,304/year today); home-based $309.85/week ($18,529/year today); center price is 17% of median household income.
preschool: center $389.7/week ($23,304/year today); home-based $309.85/week ($18,529/year today); center price is 17% of median household income.
school age: center $288.85/week ($17,273/year today); home-based $245.32/week ($14,670/year today); center price is 13% of median household income.
King County, WA, data year 2022, median household income $116,340, CPI factor to today 1.15.
Prices are 2022 medians, the newest year the Department of Labor publishes; "today's dollars" adds inflation with the BLS CPI, not local price changes.
Actual quotes vary by provider; many states help with costs (search your state's child care assistance program).

Sources: US Department of Labor, Women's Bureau, National Database of Childcare Prices (public domain); US Census Geocoder (county lookup); BLS CPI-U for today's dollars.

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