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Affordable Daycare in Oklahoma

Full-time care at a center costs a median of $205 a week for a baby and $177 for a preschooler in the middle Oklahoma county (2022). Families who qualify can get help paying through the Child Care Subsidy Program, and the daycares listed here accept it.

daycares that accept child care assistance listed
1,774
towns
234
towns have their own affordable daycare page
105
of all Oklahoma daycares
68%

Map of Oklahoma: 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 Oklahoma, and help paying for it

Infant care at a center, per week, in the middle Oklahoma county (2022)
$205
The median of 77 county medians, from $190 in the lowest county to $231 in the highest.
Preschool-age care at a center, per week, in the middle Oklahoma county (2022)
$177
The median of 77 county medians, from $164 in the lowest county to $200 in the highest.
Head Start or Early Head Start centers in Oklahoma
265
Free for children from birth to 5 in families who qualify, by income or because they receive public assistance.
How to apply: Child Care Subsidy ProgramHead Start in OklahomaDaycare cost in Oklahoma, by age and county

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

Oklahoma

Largest towns for affordable daycare in Oklahoma

Oklahoma City344 accept assistanceTulsa301 accept assistanceEdmond46 accept assistanceMidwest City43 accept assistanceNorman42 accept assistanceBroken Arrow37 accept assistanceLawton36 accept assistanceMoore32 accept assistanceMuskogee26 accept assistanceOwasso24 accept assistanceBartlesville20 accept assistanceTahlequah20 accept assistance

Programs

Programs in Oklahoma

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 daycares2,625
Take infants2,055
Child care centers1,391
Accept subsidy1,774
In-home daycares1,234
Christian & church daycares87
Montessori schools13
Preschools & pre-K2,489
24-hour daycare55
Night daycare234
Early morning daycare1,034
Weekend daycare99
Part-time daycare58
Drop-in daycare10
After-school care2,223
Head Start265

The Oklahoma state record

Oklahoma Human Services, Child Care Services licenses daycares in Oklahoma.

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 2023
Cited rules
The inspector's finding, in the state's own words
Search the Oklahoma state records

Before you enroll

Paying for daycare in Oklahoma

  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.

Oklahoma

Cost, inspections and ratios in Oklahoma

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

A to Z

All 234 Oklahoma towns with affordable daycare, A to Z

A9 towns
B19 towns
C27 towns
D8 towns
E7 towns
F6 towns
G8 towns
H13 towns
I2 towns
J3 towns
  • Jay4 accept assistance
  • Jenks7 accept assistance
  • Jones2 accept assistance
K10 towns
L8 towns
M21 towns
N7 towns
O10 towns
P15 towns
Q2 towns
R4 towns
S20 towns
T13 towns
V3 towns
W18 towns
Y1 town
  • Yukon14 accept assistance

Nearby

Nearby states

Texas5,958 accept assistanceColorado2,294 accept assistanceArkansas890 accept assistanceMissouri69 accept assistanceNew Mexico46 accept assistanceKansas36 accept assistance

Questions

Questions about affordable daycare in Oklahoma

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

1,774 daycares that accept child care assistance are listed in 234 Oklahoma towns. Accepting assistance says nothing about a daycare's own prices. A daycare without this tag may still accept assistance; ask.

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

Oklahoma City, with 344 listed. Next are Tulsa (301) and Edmond (46).

How do I apply for child care assistance in Oklahoma?

Apply through the Child Care Subsidy Program, run by the Oklahoma Human Services. It is for parents who need help paying for licensed child care while they are at work, in training, or getting an education. Eligibility is based on income and household size. 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 Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma?

Oklahoma Human Services, Child Care Services licenses daycares in Oklahoma. It publishes its inspections and the rules it cited, and we copy them onto each listing.