Average Cost of Daycare & Preschool in Arizona (2024)

The average cost of daycare in Arizona is about $1,330 a month for an infant and $973 a month for a 4-year-old in a licensed center (2024 data).

Center-based preschool for a 4-year-old in Arizona averages $11,680 a year — about $973 a month, close to the US average of $12,503. Infant care runs higher (about $15,964/year). Source: Child Care Aware of America, 2024 Affordability Analysis, 2024.

Infant care in Arizona runs about $4,284 more a year than preschool-age care, so the cost usually falls as your child grows. Arizona has no statewide free pre-K, so Head Start and a childcare subsidy are the main ways to bring it down — see help paying for preschool in Arizona.

Prices swing with schedule and program type — full-day costs about twice a half-day, and Montessori or private programs run well above a community or church-based one; meals, registration, and materials fees add more. What drives preschool pricing → · How to afford preschool → · Compare the real price →

Preschools in Arizona

See also: when your child can start in Arizona · preschool costs in other states.