Rate Information at Your Fingertips
Below you will find the average weekly rates for family child care programs and child care centers in Minnesota as of April 2018. Rates for part-time and drop-in care may be higher than those listed.
For more information regarding child care rates in your area, contact your local Child Care Aware agency.
Child Care Aware of America has released its 12th annual report on the cost of child care: The US and the High Cost of Child Care: A Review of Prices and Proposed Solutions for a Broken System, with the latest data on the state of child care affordability across the country. It also contains a fact sheet with county-by-county data for Minnesota. Compared to other states, Minnesota was ranked as one of the seven highest-cost states, although these costs vary by county and region, as well as by type of care and age of child.
Cost of Care Comparisons
| Centers | Family Child Care | |
| Infant | $340.00 | $188.00 |
| Toddler | $293.00 | $179.00 |
| Preschool | $257.00 | $169.00 |
| School-Age | $208.00 | $149.00 |
| Centers | Family Child Care | |
| Infant | $216.00 | $142.00 |
| Toddler | $195.00 | $135.00 |
| Preschool | $181.00 | $130.00 |
| School-Age | $154.00 | $118.00 |
| Centers | Family Child Care | |
| Infant | $310.00 | $164.00 |
| Toddler | $268.00 | $156.00 |
| Preschool | $238.00 | $149.00 |
| School-Age | $196.00 | $132.00 |