Affordable Daycare in Wyoming
Full-time care at a center costs a median of $158 a week for a baby and $139 for a preschooler in the middle Wyoming 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
- 231
- towns
- 41
- towns have their own affordable daycare page
- 20
- of all Wyoming daycares
- 48%
Map of Wyoming: 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 Wyoming, and help paying for it
- Infant care at a center, per week, in the middle Wyoming county (2022)
- $158
- The median of 21 county medians, from $110 in the lowest county to $300 in the highest.
- Preschool-age care at a center, per week, in the middle Wyoming county (2022)
- $139
- The median of 21 county medians, from $102 in the lowest county to $231 in the highest.
- Head Start or Early Head Start centers in Wyoming
- 31
- Free for children from birth to 5 in families who qualify, by income or because they receive public assistance.
Wyoming
Largest towns for affordable daycare in Wyoming
Programs
Programs in Wyoming
Counts come from the state record and what each daycare says it offers. A daycare without a tag may still offer the program; ask.
| Program | Listed |
|---|---|
| All daycares | 486 |
| Take infants | 34 |
| Child care centers | 343 |
| Accept subsidy | 231 |
| In-home daycares | 143 |
| Christian & church daycares | 25 |
| Montessori schools | 10 |
| Preschools & pre-K | 84 |
| Early morning daycare | 40 |
| Part-time daycare | 20 |
| Head Start | 31 |
The Wyoming state record
Wyoming Department of Family Services, Child Care Licensing licenses daycares in Wyoming.
- License list
- The state's public list of licensed child care
- Ages served
- On some licenses only; elsewhere shown where the daycare gives them
- Inspections
- Not in the records we carry for this state yet
Before you enroll
Paying for daycare in Wyoming
- 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.
Wyoming
Cost, inspections and ratios in Wyoming
A to Z
All 41 Wyoming towns with affordable daycare, A to Z
A1 town
- Afton2 accept assistance
B4 towns
E1 town
- Evanston3 accept assistance
G3 towns
- Gillette29 accept assistance
- Green River4 accept assistance
- Greybull3 accept assistance
H1 town
- Hulett1 accept assistance
J1 town
- Jackson4 accept assistance
K1 town
- Kemmerer3 accept assistance
L4 towns
M1 town
- Mills3 accept assistance
N1 town
- Newcastle3 accept assistance
P3 towns
- Pine Bluffs1 accept assistance
- Pinedale1 accept assistance
- Powell5 accept assistance
R4 towns
- Ranchester1 accept assistance
- Rawlins2 accept assistance
- Riverton17 accept assistance
- Rock Springs2 accept assistance
T2 towns
- Thermopolis4 accept assistance
- Torrington8 accept assistance
U1 town
- Upton1 accept assistance
W4 towns
Y1 town
- Yellowstone National Park1 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 Wyoming
How many daycares that accept child care assistance are in Wyoming?
231 daycares that accept child care assistance are listed in 41 Wyoming towns. Accepting assistance says nothing about a daycare's own prices. A daycare without this tag may still accept assistance; ask.
Which Wyoming town has the most daycares that accept child care assistance?
Cheyenne, with 41 listed. Next are Casper (34) and Gillette (29).
How do I apply for child care assistance in Wyoming?
Apply through the Child Care Subsidy Program, run by the Wyoming Department of Family Services. It is for low-income families whose parents are searching for employment, working, or in school or training, and who meet the financial and approved activity criteria. 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 Wyoming 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 Wyoming?
Wyoming Department of Family Services, Child Care Licensing licenses daycares in Wyoming.