U.S. Department of Labor price data
Daycare cost in South Dakota
Full-time care for an infant at a South Dakota child care center had a median price of $149 a week in 2022, about $647 a month. That is $111 below the U.S. median of $260, and No. 43 of 45 states counting from the most expensive.
- $149a week, infant at a center
- $149a week, toddler at a center
- $139a week, preschooler at a center
- $108a week, infant at a home daycare
South Dakota prices by age
| Age | Center, a week | Center, a month | Home, a week | Home, a month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infant | $149 | $647 | $108 | $469 |
| Toddler | $149 | $647 | $108 | $469 |
| Preschool | $139 | $604 | $106 | $460 |
| School-age | $138 | $596 | $114 | $493 |
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 South Dakota 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 66 counties" for the rest, A to Z.
| County | Infant | Toddler | Preschool | School-age | Infant at a home |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beadle County | $120 | $120 | $114 | $115 | $100 |
| Brookings County | $150 | $150 | $136 | $120 | $102 |
| Brown County | $150 | $150 | $136 | $120 | $102 |
| Clay County | $150 | $150 | $136 | $120 | $102 |
| Codington County | $150 | $150 | $136 | $120 | $102 |
| Davison County | $150 | $150 | $136 | $120 | $102 |
| Hughes County | $150 | $150 | $136 | $120 | $102 |
| Lawrence County | $150 | $150 | $136 | $120 | $102 |
| Lincoln County | $178 | $178 | $167 | $168 | $120 |
| Meade County | $120 | $120 | $114 | $115 | $100 |
| Minnehaha County | $178 | $178 | $167 | $168 | $120 |
| Oglala Lakota County | $120 | $120 | $114 | $115 | $100 |
| Pennington County | $154 | $154 | $145 | $160 | $115 |
| Union County | $150 | $150 | $136 | $120 | $102 |
| Yankton County | $150 | $150 | $136 | $120 | $102 |
All 66 South Dakota counties
| County | Infant | Toddler | Preschool | School-age | Infant at a home |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aurora County | $120 | $120 | $114 | $115 | $100 |
| Beadle County | $120 | $120 | $114 | $115 | $100 |
| Bennett County | $120 | $120 | $114 | $115 | $100 |
| Bon Homme County | $120 | $120 | $114 | $115 | $100 |
| Brookings County | $150 | $150 | $136 | $120 | $102 |
| Brown County | $150 | $150 | $136 | $120 | $102 |
| Brule County | $120 | $120 | $114 | $115 | $100 |
| Buffalo County | $120 | $120 | $114 | $115 | $100 |
| Butte County | $120 | $120 | $114 | $115 | $100 |
| Campbell County | $120 | $120 | $114 | $115 | $100 |
| Charles Mix County | $120 | $120 | $114 | $115 | $100 |
| Clark County | $120 | $120 | $114 | $115 | $100 |
| Clay County | $150 | $150 | $136 | $120 | $102 |
| Codington County | $150 | $150 | $136 | $120 | $102 |
| Corson County | $120 | $120 | $114 | $115 | $100 |
| Custer County | $120 | $120 | $114 | $115 | $100 |
| Davison County | $150 | $150 | $136 | $120 | $102 |
| Day County | $120 | $120 | $114 | $115 | $100 |
| Deuel County | $120 | $120 | $114 | $115 | $100 |
| Dewey County | $120 | $120 | $114 | $115 | $100 |
| Douglas County | $120 | $120 | $114 | $115 | $100 |
| Edmunds County | $120 | $120 | $114 | $115 | $100 |
| Fall River County | $120 | $120 | $114 | $115 | $100 |
| Faulk County | $120 | $120 | $114 | $115 | $100 |
| Grant County | $120 | $120 | $114 | $115 | $100 |
| Gregory County | $120 | $120 | $114 | $115 | $100 |
| Haakon County | $120 | $120 | $114 | $115 | $100 |
| Hamlin County | $120 | $120 | $114 | $115 | $100 |
| Hand County | $120 | $120 | $114 | $115 | $100 |
| Hanson County | $120 | $120 | $114 | $115 | $100 |
| Harding County | $120 | $120 | $114 | $115 | $100 |
| Hughes County | $150 | $150 | $136 | $120 | $102 |
| Hutchinson County | $120 | $120 | $114 | $115 | $100 |
| Hyde County | $120 | $120 | $114 | $115 | $100 |
| Jackson County | $120 | $120 | $114 | $115 | $100 |
| Jerauld County | $120 | $120 | $114 | $115 | $100 |
| Jones County | $120 | $120 | $114 | $115 | $100 |
| Kingsbury County | $120 | $120 | $114 | $115 | $100 |
| Lake County | $150 | $150 | $136 | $120 | $102 |
| Lawrence County | $150 | $150 | $136 | $120 | $102 |
| Lincoln County | $178 | $178 | $167 | $168 | $120 |
| Lyman County | $120 | $120 | $114 | $115 | $100 |
| Marshall County | $120 | $120 | $114 | $115 | $100 |
| McCook County | $120 | $120 | $114 | $115 | $100 |
| McPherson County | $120 | $120 | $114 | $115 | $100 |
| Meade County | $120 | $120 | $114 | $115 | $100 |
| Mellette County | $120 | $120 | $114 | $115 | $100 |
| Miner County | $120 | $120 | $114 | $115 | $100 |
| Minnehaha County | $178 | $178 | $167 | $168 | $120 |
| Moody County | $120 | $120 | $114 | $115 | $100 |
| Oglala Lakota County | $120 | $120 | $114 | $115 | $100 |
| Pennington County | $154 | $154 | $145 | $160 | $115 |
| Perkins County | $120 | $120 | $114 | $115 | $100 |
| Potter County | $120 | $120 | $114 | $115 | $100 |
| Roberts County | $120 | $120 | $114 | $115 | $100 |
| Sanborn County | $120 | $120 | $114 | $115 | $100 |
| Spink County | $120 | $120 | $114 | $115 | $100 |
| Stanley County | $120 | $120 | $114 | $115 | $100 |
| Sully County | $120 | $120 | $114 | $115 | $100 |
| Todd County | $120 | $120 | $114 | $115 | $100 |
| Tripp County | $120 | $120 | $114 | $115 | $100 |
| Turner County | $120 | $120 | $114 | $115 | $100 |
| Union County | $150 | $150 | $136 | $120 | $102 |
| Walworth County | $120 | $120 | $114 | $115 | $100 |
| Yankton County | $150 | $150 | $136 | $120 | $102 |
| Ziebach County | $120 | $120 | $114 | $115 | $100 |
Head Start in South Dakota
Head Start and Early Head Start are free federal programs for children from families with low incomes. 100 South Dakota centers are on the federal list, with 2,733 funded places. The 10 counties with the most centers:
| County | Centers | Funded places |
|---|---|---|
| Oglala Lakota County | 13 | 308 |
| Minnehaha County | 10 | 319 |
| Todd County | 7 | 216 |
| Pennington County | 6 | 387 |
| Lincoln County | 5 | 103 |
| Corson County | 4 | 76 |
| Davison County | 4 | 82 |
| Jackson County | 4 | 34 |
| Meade County | 4 | 50 |
| Mellette County | 4 | 80 |
Source: Head Start center locator service locations. To apply, contact the center or its grantee.
Inspection records for South Dakota
Daycare Hub reads each daycare's state inspection record in Texas only, for now. Daycare in Texas shows what a provider page holds. In South Dakota, the price tables above and the Head Start list are what we publish.
More states in the Midwest
- Illinois$283
- Indiana
- Iowa$166
- Kansas$157
- Michigan$166
- Minnesota$323
- Missouri
- Nebraska$219
- North Dakota$215
- Ohio$265
- 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.