Child Care Calculators — Parenting
The cost of childcare options: daycare, after-school programmes, au pairs, babysitter rates, and homeschooling budgets. Comparing options needs cost per hour of actual coverage, which is what these tools normalise to.
All Child Care Calculators
Calculate after-school program costs from program type, days per week, and school year.
Compare au pair costs versus daycare and nanny from stipend, fees, room, and board.
Calculate fair babysitter rates from number of kids, experience, location, and hours.
Estimate annual daycare costs from age, type (center, home, nanny), and local rates.
Build a homeschool budget including curriculum, supplies, activities, and testing.
Calculate total nanny costs including salary, taxes, benefits, and overtime.
Estimate summer camp costs by type (day, sleepaway, specialty) and duration.
About Child Care Calculators
The cost of childcare options: daycare, after-school programmes, au pairs, babysitter rates, and homeschooling budgets. Comparing options needs cost per hour of actual coverage, which is what these tools normalise to.
Whether you need to solve a one-time problem or verify your own calculations, these free tools cover the most common child care scenarios. All results are computed in your browser — no data is sent to any server.
What You Can Calculate
This section includes 7 tools: After School Program Cost Calculator, Au Pair Cost Calculator, Babysitter Rate Calculator, Daycare Cost Calculator, Homeschool Budget Calculator, Nanny Cost Calculator, Summer Camp Cost Calculator. Each calculator is free to use with no signup required.