Average Cost of Daycare & Preschool in New Mexico (2020)

The average cost of daycare in New Mexico is about $799 a month for an infant and $731 a month for a 4-year-old in a licensed center (2020 data).

Center-based preschool for a 4-year-old in New Mexico averages $8,766 a year — about $731 a month, below the US average of $12,503. Infant care runs higher (about $9,587/year). Source: Child Care Aware of America (New Mexico fact sheet; NM absent from the 2024 report), 2020.

Infant care in New Mexico runs about $821 more a year than preschool-age care, so the cost usually falls as your child grows. That sticker price can drop to $0: New Mexico's public pre-K, New Mexico PreK (NM PreK), is free for all age-eligible 4-year-olds — see help paying for preschool in New Mexico.

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 New Mexico

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