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Affordable Daycare in Georgia

Full-time care at a center costs a median of $108 a week for a baby and $102 for a preschooler in the middle Georgia county (2022). Families who qualify can get help paying through CAPS (Childcare and Parent Services), and the daycares listed here accept it.

daycares that accept child care assistance listed
2,747
towns
294
towns have their own affordable daycare page
166
of all Georgia daycares
45%

Map of Georgia: each dot is a town with daycares that accept child care assistance, sized by how many are listed

Accepts assistance
What puts a daycare on this listThe state record says it accepts child care subsidies, or it says it accepts child care assistance or vouchers.Accepting assistance says nothing about a daycare's own prices. A daycare without this tag may still accept assistance; ask.

Cost and help paying

What daycare costs in Georgia, and help paying for it

Infant care at a center, per week, in the middle Georgia county (2022)
$108
The median of 159 county medians, from $103 in the lowest county to $205 in the highest.
Preschool-age care at a center, per week, in the middle Georgia county (2022)
$102
The median of 159 county medians, from $98 in the lowest county to $179 in the highest.
Head Start or Early Head Start centers in Georgia
291
Free for children from birth to 5 in families who qualify, by income or because they receive public assistance.
take part in Georgia's Pre-K Program
1,827
It is for children who are 4 by September 1.
How to apply: CAPS (Childcare and Parent Services)Head Start in GeorgiaGeorgia's Pre-K Program: the official pageDaycare cost in Georgia, by age and county

County prices: U.S. Department of Labor, National Database of Childcare Prices, 2022 (median full-time weekly price).

Georgia

Largest towns for affordable daycare in Georgia

Atlanta199 accept assistanceSavannah138 accept assistanceLawrenceville82 accept assistanceMarietta73 accept assistanceDecatur72 accept assistanceMacon64 accept assistanceValdosta60 accept assistanceAugusta59 accept assistanceAlbany58 accept assistanceColumbus58 accept assistanceLithonia50 accept assistanceJonesboro47 accept assistance

Programs

Programs in Georgia

Counts come from the state record and what each daycare says it offers. A daycare without a tag may still offer the program; ask.

ProgramListed
All daycares6,150
Take infants3,179
Child care centers5,170
Accept subsidy2,747
In-home daycares980
Christian & church daycares261
Montessori schools110
Preschools & pre-K4,702
24-hour daycare42
Night daycare617
Early morning daycare2,335
Weekend daycare446
Part-time daycare216
Drop-in daycare88
After-school care3,640
Bilingual daycare61
Head Start291

The Georgia state record

Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning licenses daycares in Georgia.

License list
The state's public list of licensed child care
Ages served
The ages on each license
Inspections
Every visit the state publishes back to 2022
Cited rules
Each cited rule, in the state's own wording
Search the Georgia state records

Before you enroll

Paying for daycare in Georgia

  1. 1

    Apply for assistance first

    Your state decides who qualifies and how much it pays. Apply through the state's child care assistance office before you choose a daycare.

  2. 2

    Ask about the copayment

    Most families pay a share of the cost. Ask the daycare whether it charges more than the state pays, and how much.

  3. 3

    Ask about open subsidy spots

    Some daycares cap how many children on assistance they take. Ask whether a spot is open now.

  4. 4

    Check the license record

    Open a listing for its state license and, where the state publishes it, the inspection record.

Georgia

Cost, inspections and ratios in Georgia

Daycare cost in GeorgiaWeekly prices by age and countyWhat Georgia inspectors citeThe rules cited most, and what they meanStaff-to-child ratios in GeorgiaHow many children each adult may care forTour checklist for GeorgiaQuestions to ask when you visit

A to Z

All 294 Georgia towns with affordable daycare, A to Z

A17 towns
B21 towns
C31 towns
D17 towns
E12 towns
F10 towns
G10 towns
H16 towns
I1 town
J9 towns
K2 towns
L19 towns
M23 towns
N4 towns
O4 towns
P12 towns
Q1 town
R17 towns
S29 towns
T16 towns
U2 towns
V3 towns
W16 towns
Y1 town
Z1 town

Nearby

Nearby states

Florida5,973 accept assistanceNorth Carolina3,210 accept assistanceTennessee2,184 accept assistanceAlabama37 accept assistanceSouth Carolina31 accept assistance

Questions

Questions about affordable daycare in Georgia

How many daycares that accept child care assistance are in Georgia?

2,747 daycares that accept child care assistance are listed in 294 Georgia towns. Accepting assistance says nothing about a daycare's own prices. A daycare without this tag may still accept assistance; ask.

Which Georgia town has the most daycares that accept child care assistance?

Atlanta, with 199 listed. Next are Savannah (138) and Lawrenceville (82).

How do I apply for child care assistance in Georgia?

Apply through CAPS (Childcare and Parent Services), run by the Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning (DECAL). It is for Georgia families in a priority group with children age 12 or younger (or 17 or younger with qualifying special needs), where most parents work, go to school, or both. Income limits change each year, so check the current limits on the state's site.

Is there free daycare?

Some families can get it. Head Start and Early Head Start are free for children from families who qualify, and some states waive the family's share of the cost for the lowest incomes. Ask your state's child care assistance office what you qualify for.

Does a daycare that accepts assistance cost more?

Not by itself. Accepting assistance means the daycare takes payments from the state program; its own prices vary like any daycare's. Ask whether it charges more than the state pays, and how much you would pay.

How does child care assistance work?

Each state runs a child care assistance program, paid for in part by the federal Child Care and Development Fund. Families who qualify by income, and usually by working, looking for work or going to school, get help paying a daycare that accepts it; the help is often called a voucher or subsidy. Most families pay a share called a copayment, set by the state. Apply through the Georgia child care assistance office.

Can I get free daycare?

Some families can. States may waive the copayment for families with the lowest incomes, and Head Start and Early Head Start are free for families who qualify. Ask your state's child care assistance office what you qualify for.

Who licenses daycares in Georgia?

Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning licenses daycares in Georgia. It publishes its inspections and the rules it cited, and we copy them onto each listing.