Federal Head Start data
Daycare in Indiana
The Department of Labor's price database has no 2022 median for Indiana, so we show no price here and do not guess one. The federal Head Start list does cover Indiana: 266 centers with 9,899 funded places.
- 266Head Start centers
- 9,899funded places
- 86counties with a center
What we can and cannot show for Indiana
The Department of Labor builds its price database from state and local data. Indiana sent none that fits, so no weekly price exists for any county. The Head Start list below is federal and complete. For a licensed daycare near you, use the state's own child care licensing office.
- Under $171
- $171 to $234
- $234 to $307
- Over $307
- No federal price
- Inspection records
Head Start in Indiana
Head Start and Early Head Start are free federal programs for children from families with low incomes. 266 Indiana centers are on the federal list, with 9,899 funded places. The 10 counties with the most centers:
| County | Centers | Funded places |
|---|---|---|
| Lake County | 30 | 1,155 |
| Marion County | 18 | 1,029 |
| Elkhart County | 16 | 582 |
| Vanderburgh County | 9 | 242 |
| St. Joseph County | 7 | 298 |
| Allen County | 6 | 460 |
| Madison County | 6 | 197 |
| Dearborn County | 5 | 85 |
| Delaware County | 5 | 183 |
| Grant County | 5 | 198 |
Source: Head Start center locator service locations. To apply, contact the center or its grantee.
Inspection records for Indiana
Daycare Hub reads each daycare's state inspection record in Texas only, for now. Daycare in Texas shows what a provider page holds. In Indiana, the price tables above and the Head Start list are what we publish.
More states in the Midwest
- Illinois$283
- Iowa$166
- Kansas$157
- Michigan$166
- Minnesota$323
- Missouri
- Nebraska$219
- North Dakota$215
- Ohio$265
- South Dakota$149
- Wisconsin$257
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.