U.S. Department of Labor price data
Daycare cost in Georgia
Full-time care for an infant at a Georgia child care center had a median price of $167 a week in 2022, about $725 a month. That is $93 below the U.S. median of $260, and No. 36 of 45 states counting from the most expensive.
- $167a week, infant at a center
- $154a week, toddler at a center
- $148a week, preschooler at a center
- $141a week, infant at a home daycare
Georgia prices by age
| Age | Center, a week | Center, a month | Home, a week | Home, a month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infant | $167 | $725 | $141 | $612 |
| Toddler | $154 | $669 | $130 | $562 |
| Preschool | $148 | $643 | $130 | $565 |
| School-age | $73 | $316 | $66 | $285 |
State medians of full-time weekly prices, 2022. A month is a week times 52, divided by 12.
- Under $171
- $171 to $234
- $234 to $307
- Over $307
- No federal price
- Inspection records
Daycare cost by Georgia county
Weekly medians for full-time care in the 15 most populous counties. Center prices first, then the infant price at a home. Open "All 159 counties" for the rest, A to Z.
| County | Infant | Toddler | Preschool | School-age | Infant at a home |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chatham County | $103 | $97 | $98 | $52 | $100 |
| Cherokee County | $205 | $188 | $179 | $82 | $163 |
| Clayton County | $205 | $188 | $179 | $82 | $163 |
| Cobb County | $205 | $188 | $179 | $82 | $163 |
| Columbia County | $143 | $133 | $128 | $70 | $130 |
| DeKalb County | $205 | $188 | $179 | $82 | $163 |
| Forsyth County | $205 | $188 | $179 | $82 | $163 |
| Fulton County | $205 | $188 | $179 | $82 | $163 |
| Gwinnett County | $205 | $188 | $179 | $82 | $163 |
| Hall County | $205 | $188 | $179 | $82 | $163 |
| Henry County | $205 | $188 | $179 | $82 | $163 |
| Houston County | $143 | $133 | $128 | $70 | $130 |
| Muscogee County | $143 | $133 | $128 | $70 | $130 |
| Paulding County | $205 | $188 | $179 | $82 | $163 |
| Richmond County | $143 | $133 | $128 | $70 | $130 |
All 159 Georgia counties
| County | Infant | Toddler | Preschool | School-age | Infant at a home |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appling County | $109 | $102 | $102 | $55 | $103 |
| Atkinson County | $109 | $102 | $102 | $55 | $103 |
| Bacon County | $109 | $102 | $102 | $55 | $103 |
| Baker County | $109 | $102 | $102 | $55 | $103 |
| Baldwin County | $143 | $133 | $128 | $70 | $130 |
| Banks County | $109 | $102 | $102 | $55 | $103 |
| Barrow County | $143 | $133 | $128 | $70 | $130 |
| Bartow County | $143 | $133 | $128 | $70 | $130 |
| Ben Hill County | $109 | $102 | $102 | $55 | $103 |
| Berrien County | $109 | $102 | $102 | $55 | $103 |
| Bibb County | $143 | $133 | $128 | $70 | $130 |
| Bleckley County | $109 | $102 | $102 | $55 | $103 |
| Brantley County | $109 | $102 | $102 | $55 | $103 |
| Brooks County | $109 | $102 | $102 | $55 | $103 |
| Bryan County | $143 | $133 | $128 | $70 | $130 |
| Bulloch County | $143 | $133 | $128 | $70 | $130 |
| Burke County | $109 | $102 | $102 | $55 | $103 |
| Butts County | $143 | $133 | $128 | $70 | $130 |
| Calhoun County | $109 | $102 | $102 | $55 | $103 |
| Camden County | $205 | $188 | $179 | $82 | $163 |
| Candler County | $109 | $102 | $102 | $55 | $103 |
| Carroll County | $109 | $102 | $102 | $55 | $103 |
| Catoosa County | $143 | $133 | $128 | $70 | $130 |
| Charlton County | $109 | $102 | $102 | $55 | $103 |
| Chatham County | $103 | $97 | $98 | $52 | $100 |
| Chattahoochee County | $109 | $102 | $102 | $55 | $103 |
| Chattooga County | $109 | $102 | $102 | $55 | $103 |
| Cherokee County | $205 | $188 | $179 | $82 | $163 |
| Clarke County | $143 | $133 | $128 | $70 | $130 |
| Clay County | $109 | $102 | $102 | $55 | $103 |
| Clayton County | $205 | $188 | $179 | $82 | $163 |
| Clinch County | $109 | $102 | $102 | $55 | $103 |
| Cobb County | $205 | $188 | $179 | $82 | $163 |
| Coffee County | $109 | $102 | $102 | $55 | $103 |
| Colquitt County | $109 | $102 | $102 | $55 | $103 |
| Columbia County | $143 | $133 | $128 | $70 | $130 |
| Cook County | $109 | $102 | $102 | $55 | $103 |
| Coweta County | $143 | $133 | $128 | $70 | $130 |
| Crawford County | $109 | $102 | $102 | $55 | $103 |
| Crisp County | $109 | $102 | $102 | $55 | $103 |
| Dade County | $109 | $102 | $102 | $55 | $103 |
| Dawson County | $143 | $133 | $128 | $70 | $130 |
| Decatur County | $109 | $102 | $102 | $55 | $103 |
| DeKalb County | $205 | $188 | $179 | $82 | $163 |
| Dodge County | $109 | $102 | $102 | $55 | $103 |
| Dooly County | $109 | $102 | $102 | $55 | $103 |
| Dougherty County | $143 | $133 | $128 | $70 | $130 |
| Douglas County | $205 | $188 | $179 | $82 | $163 |
| Early County | $109 | $102 | $102 | $55 | $103 |
| Echols County | $109 | $102 | $102 | $55 | $103 |
| Effingham County | $143 | $133 | $128 | $70 | $130 |
| Elbert County | $109 | $102 | $102 | $55 | $103 |
| Emanuel County | $109 | $102 | $102 | $55 | $103 |
| Evans County | $109 | $102 | $102 | $55 | $103 |
| Fannin County | $109 | $102 | $102 | $55 | $103 |
| Fayette County | $205 | $188 | $179 | $82 | $163 |
| Floyd County | $143 | $133 | $128 | $70 | $130 |
| Forsyth County | $205 | $188 | $179 | $82 | $163 |
| Franklin County | $109 | $102 | $102 | $55 | $103 |
| Fulton County | $205 | $188 | $179 | $82 | $163 |
| Gilmer County | $109 | $102 | $102 | $55 | $103 |
| Glascock County | $109 | $102 | $102 | $55 | $103 |
| Glynn County | $143 | $133 | $128 | $70 | $130 |
| Gordon County | $143 | $133 | $128 | $70 | $130 |
| Grady County | $109 | $102 | $102 | $55 | $103 |
| Greene County | $109 | $102 | $102 | $55 | $103 |
| Gwinnett County | $205 | $188 | $179 | $82 | $163 |
| Habersham County | $109 | $102 | $102 | $55 | $103 |
| Hall County | $205 | $188 | $179 | $82 | $163 |
| Hancock County | $109 | $102 | $102 | $55 | $103 |
| Haralson County | $109 | $102 | $102 | $55 | $103 |
| Harris County | $143 | $133 | $128 | $70 | $130 |
| Hart County | $143 | $133 | $128 | $70 | $130 |
| Heard County | $109 | $102 | $102 | $55 | $103 |
| Henry County | $205 | $188 | $179 | $82 | $163 |
| Houston County | $143 | $133 | $128 | $70 | $130 |
| Irwin County | $109 | $102 | $102 | $55 | $103 |
| Jackson County | $143 | $133 | $128 | $70 | $130 |
| Jasper County | $109 | $102 | $102 | $55 | $103 |
| Jeff Davis County | $109 | $102 | $102 | $55 | $103 |
| Jefferson County | $109 | $102 | $102 | $55 | $103 |
| Jenkins County | $109 | $102 | $102 | $55 | $103 |
| Johnson County | $109 | $102 | $102 | $55 | $103 |
| Jones County | $143 | $133 | $128 | $70 | $130 |
| Lamar County | $143 | $133 | $128 | $70 | $130 |
| Lanier County | $109 | $102 | $102 | $55 | $103 |
| Laurens County | $109 | $102 | $102 | $55 | $103 |
| Lee County | $143 | $133 | $128 | $70 | $130 |
| Liberty County | $143 | $133 | $128 | $70 | $130 |
| Lincoln County | $109 | $102 | $102 | $55 | $103 |
| Long County | $109 | $102 | $102 | $55 | $103 |
| Lowndes County | $143 | $133 | $128 | $70 | $130 |
| Lumpkin County | $143 | $133 | $128 | $70 | $130 |
| Macon County | $109 | $102 | $102 | $55 | $103 |
| Madison County | $143 | $133 | $128 | $70 | $130 |
| Marion County | $109 | $102 | $102 | $55 | $103 |
| McDuffie County | $143 | $133 | $128 | $70 | $130 |
| McIntosh County | $109 | $102 | $102 | $55 | $103 |
| Meriwether County | $143 | $133 | $128 | $70 | $130 |
| Miller County | $109 | $102 | $102 | $55 | $103 |
| Mitchell County | $109 | $102 | $102 | $55 | $103 |
| Monroe County | $109 | $102 | $102 | $55 | $103 |
| Montgomery County | $109 | $102 | $102 | $55 | $103 |
| Morgan County | $143 | $133 | $128 | $70 | $130 |
| Murray County | $143 | $133 | $128 | $70 | $130 |
| Muscogee County | $143 | $133 | $128 | $70 | $130 |
| Newton County | $143 | $133 | $128 | $70 | $130 |
| Oconee County | $143 | $133 | $128 | $70 | $130 |
| Oglethorpe County | $109 | $102 | $102 | $55 | $103 |
| Paulding County | $205 | $188 | $179 | $82 | $163 |
| Peach County | $143 | $133 | $128 | $70 | $130 |
| Pickens County | $109 | $102 | $102 | $55 | $103 |
| Pierce County | $109 | $102 | $102 | $55 | $103 |
| Pike County | $143 | $133 | $128 | $70 | $130 |
| Polk County | $109 | $102 | $102 | $55 | $103 |
| Pulaski County | $143 | $133 | $128 | $70 | $130 |
| Putnam County | $149 | $138 | $132 | $73 | $133 |
| Quitman County | $109 | $102 | $102 | $55 | $103 |
| Rabun County | $109 | $102 | $102 | $55 | $103 |
| Randolph County | $109 | $102 | $102 | $55 | $103 |
| Richmond County | $143 | $133 | $128 | $70 | $130 |
| Rockdale County | $205 | $188 | $179 | $82 | $163 |
| Schley County | $109 | $102 | $102 | $55 | $103 |
| Screven County | $109 | $102 | $102 | $55 | $103 |
| Seminole County | $109 | $102 | $102 | $55 | $103 |
| Spalding County | $143 | $133 | $128 | $70 | $130 |
| Stephens County | $109 | $102 | $102 | $55 | $103 |
| Stewart County | $109 | $102 | $102 | $55 | $103 |
| Sumter County | $109 | $102 | $102 | $55 | $103 |
| Talbot County | $109 | $102 | $102 | $55 | $103 |
| Taliaferro County | $109 | $102 | $102 | $55 | $103 |
| Tattnall County | $109 | $102 | $102 | $55 | $103 |
| Taylor County | $109 | $102 | $102 | $55 | $103 |
| Telfair County | $109 | $102 | $102 | $55 | $103 |
| Terrell County | $109 | $102 | $102 | $55 | $103 |
| Thomas County | $109 | $102 | $102 | $55 | $103 |
| Tift County | $143 | $133 | $128 | $70 | $130 |
| Toombs County | $109 | $102 | $102 | $55 | $103 |
| Towns County | $109 | $102 | $102 | $55 | $103 |
| Treutlen County | $109 | $102 | $102 | $55 | $103 |
| Troup County | $143 | $133 | $128 | $70 | $130 |
| Turner County | $109 | $102 | $102 | $55 | $103 |
| Twiggs County | $109 | $102 | $102 | $55 | $103 |
| Union County | $109 | $102 | $102 | $55 | $103 |
| Upson County | $109 | $102 | $102 | $55 | $103 |
| Walker County | $109 | $102 | $102 | $55 | $103 |
| Walton County | $143 | $133 | $128 | $70 | $130 |
| Ware County | $109 | $102 | $102 | $55 | $103 |
| Warren County | $109 | $102 | $102 | $55 | $103 |
| Washington County | $109 | $102 | $102 | $55 | $103 |
| Wayne County | $109 | $102 | $102 | $55 | $103 |
| Webster County | $109 | $102 | $102 | $55 | $103 |
| Wheeler County | $109 | $102 | $102 | $55 | $103 |
| White County | $109 | $102 | $102 | $55 | $103 |
| Whitfield County | $143 | $133 | $128 | $70 | $130 |
| Wilcox County | $109 | $102 | $102 | $55 | $103 |
| Wilkes County | $109 | $102 | $102 | $55 | $103 |
| Wilkinson County | $109 | $102 | $102 | $55 | $103 |
| Worth County | $109 | $102 | $102 | $55 | $103 |
Head Start in Georgia
Head Start and Early Head Start are free federal programs for children from families with low incomes. 382 Georgia centers are on the federal list, with 17,586 funded places. The 10 counties with the most centers:
| County | Centers | Funded places |
|---|---|---|
| Fulton County | 65 | 2,848 |
| DeKalb County | 20 | 822 |
| Muscogee County | 18 | 749 |
| Dougherty County | 9 | 557 |
| Whitfield County | 9 | 290 |
| Walker County | 8 | 214 |
| Bibb County | 7 | 602 |
| Gwinnett County | 7 | 368 |
| Richmond County | 7 | 647 |
| Clayton County | 6 | 316 |
Source: Head Start center locator service locations. To apply, contact the center or its grantee.
Inspection records for Georgia
Daycare Hub reads each daycare's state inspection record in Texas only, for now. Daycare in Texas shows what a provider page holds. In Georgia, the price tables above and the Head Start list are what we publish.
More states in the South
- Alabama$136
- Arkansas
- Delaware$238
- District of Columbia$490
- Florida$225
- Kentucky$159
- Louisiana$150
- Maryland$330
- Mississippi$132
- North Carolina$219
- Oklahoma$212
- South Carolina$185
- Tennessee$189
- Texas$174
- Virginia$261
- West Virginia$168
Prices shown as "county median" are from the U.S. Department of Labor National Database of Childcare Prices (latest year available, 2022), as stated on our data sources page.