Affordable Daycare in Kansas
Full-time care at a center costs a median of $96 a week for a baby and $98 for a preschooler in the middle Kansas county (2022). Families who qualify can get help paying through the Child Care Assistance Program, and the daycares listed here accept it.
- daycares that accept child care assistance listed
- 36
- towns
- 15
- towns have their own affordable daycare page
- 4
- of all Kansas daycares
- 3%
Map of Kansas: each dot is a town with daycares that accept child care assistance, sized by how many are listed
Cost and help paying
What daycare costs in Kansas, and help paying for it
- Infant care at a center, per week, in the middle Kansas county (2022)
- $96
- The median of 105 county medians, from $96 in the lowest county to $224 in the highest.
- Preschool-age care at a center, per week, in the middle Kansas county (2022)
- $98
- The median of 105 county medians, from $98 in the lowest county to $183 in the highest.
- Head Start or Early Head Start centers in Kansas
- 73
- Free for children from birth to 5 in families who qualify, by income or because they receive public assistance.
Kansas
Largest towns for affordable daycare in Kansas
Programs
Programs in Kansas
Counts come from each daycare's name and what it says it offers; the state license list is not on DaycarePal yet. A daycare without a tag may still offer the program; ask.
| Program | Listed |
|---|---|
| All daycares | 1,063 |
| Take infants | 161 |
| Child care centers | 1,020 |
| Accept subsidy | 36 |
| In-home daycares | 43 |
| Christian & church daycares | 113 |
| Montessori schools | 54 |
| Preschools & pre-K | 295 |
| Early morning daycare | 239 |
| Part-time daycare | 91 |
| Drop-in daycare | 18 |
| Head Start | 73 |
The Kansas license list
Kansas Office of Early Childhood licenses daycares in Kansas. The Kansas license list is not on DaycarePal yet.
- Listings
- From public business listings: the name, address, phone, website and hours each business publishes
- License
- No license record is matched to these listings yet; that does not mean a daycare is unlicensed
- Inspections
- Not on these listings; check the state's own search
Before you enroll
Paying for daycare in Kansas
- 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
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
Ask about open subsidy spots
Some daycares cap how many children on assistance they take. Ask whether a spot is open now.
- 4
Check the license record
Open a listing for its state license and, where the state publishes it, the inspection record.
Kansas
Cost, inspections and ratios in Kansas
A to Z
All 15 Kansas towns with affordable daycare, A to Z
A1 town
- Andover2 accept assistance
C1 town
- Clay Center1 accept assistance
J1 town
- Junction City1 accept assistance
K1 town
- Kansas City2 accept assistance
O2 towns
- Olathe6 accept assistance
- Overland Park2 accept assistance
P1 town
- Pittsburg1 accept assistance
T1 town
- Topeka2 accept assistance
W1 town
- Wichita6 accept assistance
No town on this list matches. Check the spelling, or search by ZIP code above.
Nearby
Nearby states
Questions
Questions about affordable daycare in Kansas
How many daycares that accept child care assistance are in Kansas?
36 daycares that accept child care assistance are listed in 15 Kansas towns. Accepting assistance says nothing about a daycare's own prices. A daycare without this tag may still accept assistance; ask.
Which Kansas town has the most daycares that accept child care assistance?
Olathe, with 6 listed. Next are Wichita (6) and Lawrence (4).
How do I apply for child care assistance in Kansas?
Apply through the Child Care Assistance Program, run by the Kansas Department for Children and Families. It is for qualifying families who need help paying for child care, including low-income working families, families on TANF work programs, some families in education or training, teen parents finishing high school or GED, and foster families. 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 Kansas 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 Kansas?
Kansas Office of Early Childhood licenses daycares in Kansas. Its license list is not on DaycarePal yet, so the listings here come from public business listings and show no license or inspection record. Use the state's own search, linked on this page, to check a daycare's license.