State guide · 2022 official data
Childcare costs in Florida
Compare a typical county, then find the county where care is provided.
A typical county in Florida
Unweighted medians of available county medians across the full source. These are not the prices paid by a typical resident or pooled provider medians.
- Infant · center
- $247per week · September 2026 CPI estimate2022 official data: $200 / week53 reporting counties in this stateNational typical county: $214 / week · 2661 counties↑ Higher than the national median
- Toddler · center
- $206per week · September 2026 CPI estimate2022 official data: $167 / week56 reporting counties in this stateNational typical county: $189 / week · 2663 counties↑ Higher than the national median
- Preschool · center
- $191per week · September 2026 CPI estimate2022 official data: $155 / week56 reporting counties in this stateNational typical county: $178 / week · 2670 counties↑ Higher than the national median
- Infant · home-based
- $204per week · September 2026 CPI estimate2022 official data: $166 / week42 reporting counties in this stateNational typical county: $177 / week · 2584 counties↑ Higher than the national median
Prices describe cost, not quality. Ask providers for current quotes.
Florida county pages
35 county pages in the national 500-county launch set, ordered by source-vintage population. The statewide benchmarks above use all available counties, not just these pages.
| County | 2022 official data | September 2026 estimate |
|---|---|---|
| Miami-Dade County | $200 | $247 |
| Broward County | $233 | $287 |
| Palm Beach County | $305 | $376 |
| Hillsborough County | $240 | $296 |
| Orange County | $225 | $277 |
| Duval County | $225 | $277 |
| Pinellas County | $300 | $370 |
| Lee County | $200 | $247 |
| Polk County | $230 | $284 |
| Brevard County | $200 | $247 |
| Pasco County | $225 | $277 |
| Volusia County | $200 | $247 |
| Seminole County | $249 | $307 |
| Sarasota County | $210 | $259 |
| Manatee County | $220 | $271 |
| Osceola County | $203 | $250 |
| Lake County | $200 | $247 |
| Collier County | $225 | $278 |
| Marion County | $185 | $228 |
| St. Lucie County | $235 | $290 |
| Escambia County | $185 | $228 |
| Leon County | $180 | $222 |
| Alachua County | $250 | $308 |
| St. Johns County | $280 | $345 |
| Clay County | $200 | $247 |
| Okaloosa County | $225 | $277 |
| Hernando County | $165 | $203 |
| Charlotte County | $199 | $245 |
| Santa Rosa County | $235 | $290 |
| Bay County | $215 | $265 |
| Indian River County | $185 | $228 |
| Martin County · Limited coverage | $240 | $296 |
| Citrus County | $175 | $216 |
| Sumter County · Limited coverage | $225 | $277 |
| Flagler County | $220 | $271 |
What this means
Use the same age group and care setting when comparing costs. A statewide typical-county figure can hide substantial local differences. CPI-adjusted figures apply national inflation to 2022 prices; they are not new local observations.
Sources & data dates
- Prices
- DOL Women’s Bureau NDCP, study year 2022. County estimates from state market-rate surveys; some values are standardized or imputed.
- Inflation
- BLS day care and preschool CPI-U (not seasonally adjusted), September 2026. These are adjusted estimates, not new local observations.
- Income & population
- Census ACS fields distributed in the DOL workbook’s 2022 rows: MFI (family income, DP03) and TOTALPOP (DP05). Income share uses 2022 prices only.
- Retrieved
- 2026-11-03 (DOL); 2026-11-03 (BLS)
- Method
- Units, typical-county benchmarks, ZIP matching and limitations