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Child Day Care Services in the US Procurement Price, Data and Insights
This market consists of home- and center-based establishments that provide supervision and educational programs to infants and children during the day. These services are designed to support the emotional, social, physical and intellectual development of each child and infant. Suppliers generally care for preschool-aged children but may also care for older children when school is not in session, such as during the summer or after school. Common buyers include households, businesses, government agencies and adoption and child welfare service providers. This report excludes in-home day care and babysitting cooperatives.
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What’s included in this market coverage
IBISWorld's research coverage on the Child Day Care Services procurement and pricing environment in the United States includes market dynamics, buyer power scores, supply chain vendors with pricing trends and forecasts.
About this Market
What’s this procurement report about?
This procurement coverage of the Child Day Care Services market in the United States includes Center-Based Day Care, Family Child Care (Home-Based), Preschool Programs and Nanny or In-Home Care. Standard coding in this coverage includes ISIC-889-Other social work activities without accommodation, NACE-88.91-Child Day-Care Activities, NAICS-624410-Child Care Services and UNSPSC-91111901-Infant or child daycare services.
What common market terminology is included?
Common market terminology included in the Child Day Care Services procurement coverage includes Cooperative (A day-care organization that is managed jointly by the members who use its services.), Employee-Sponsored (A day-care service that is provided by a company for its workers; such programs are usually established through a contract with a local day-care provider.), Occupancy Rate (The percentage of available spots in a day-care center that are filled.), Child-to-Staff Ratio (A legal ratio mandated under state law for childcare centers for the maximum number of children per staff member.) and Nonemployer (A business that has no paid employees and typically generates about $1,000 or more in annual revenue.).
What companies are included as top suppliers?
The top companies covered in the Child Day Care Services procurement report as suppliers are Kiddie Academy Child Care Learning Centers, The Learning Experience, Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc., Spring Education Group and Primrose School Franchising SPE LLC.
Opportunity Assessment
What’s included in the Opportunity Assessment chapter?
The Opportunity Assessment chapter provides a comprehensive market analysis of the Child Day Care Services market in the United States category, including buyer power scoring, market pricing trends, vendor landscape, cost structure, and strategic negotiation levers.
The market pricing trends include the Market Price (2026) per month, a five year price forecast and a supply chain risk score. Vendor coverage includes a market share and cost structure breakdown.
Analysis includes a comprehensive SWOT analysis of and recent developments impacting the Child Day Care Services market environment.
Buyer Power Score
What’s included in the Buyer Power Score chapter?
The Buyer Power Score chapter assesses key components impacting Child Day Care Services procurement including the recent price trend, forecast price trend, availability of substitutes, switching costs, product specialization, average vendor risk, market share concentration, supply chain risk, price driver volatility and recent price volatility.
These components generate a Buyer Power Score that ranges from -5 (strongly favoring sellers) to +5 (strongly favoring buyers) plus a recommended strategy for procurement specialists.
Price Environment
What’s included in the Price Environment chapter?
The Price Environment chapter covers detailed pricing analysis and datasets on Child Day Care Services market environment. This includes insights into market pricing Market Price (2026), price forecasts, volatility, specialization, substitutes and switching costs.
Datasets in the Price Environment chapter include vendor cost structure, breakdowns of wage rates by geography and specialty, key external economic and labor drivers impacting the market and market pricing models.
Supply Chain & Vendors
What’s included in the Supply Chain & Vendors chapter?
The Supply Chain & Vendors chapter covers the concentration, risk and diversity of the Child Day Care Services market. This includes datasets on the market’s top suppliers, detailed analysis on the key sourcing risks and supply chain dynamics, with environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations and scores.
Business Requirements
What’s included in the Business Requirements chapter?
The Business Requirements chapter covers vendor relationships, qualifications, service level agreements and key performance indicators. These inputs provide insight into the planning process through the buying lead time, vendor relationship and vendor qualifications. The sourcing process include key RFP elements like an organizational overview, project budget, selection criteria, project schedule, proposal format, inventory control, cost containment, regulation, quality control, distribution and key contract clauses.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the current market price for Child Day Care Services?
The 2026 benchmark market price for Child Day Care Services is $986 per month. Prices have increased at a CAGR of 0.62 from 2023-26.
Who are the top vendors in the Child Day Care Services market?
The top vendors in the Child Day Care Services market include Kiddie Academy Child Care Learning Centers, The Learning Experience, Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc., Spring Education Group and Primrose School Franchising SPE LLC.
What industries supply the Child Day Care Services market?
The top industries supplying the Child Day Care Services market are Book Stores in the US, Book Publishing in the US, Computer Stores in the US, Computer Manufacturing in the US, Furniture Wholesaling in the US, Toy & Craft Supplies Wholesaling in the US and Toy, Doll & Game Manufacturing in the US.
What is the supply chain risk for Child Day Care Services?
Very low concentration and high supplier diversity strengthen buyer choice and inclusion goals. The market consists largely of small, independent centers and family-based providers, so no single chain controls a significant share of capacity, preserving strong local competition. High supplier diversity allows buyers such as employers or public agencies to prioritize providers that reflect community demographics, support inclusive practices, and align with diversity objectives when structuring preferred networks or subsidy partnerships. ?
What factors affect the price of Child Day Care Services?
The cost of child day care varies by region due to differences in living costs, demand, and competition. Urban areas with high population density and income levels tend to have higher prices than rural areas, where lower demand and operational costs make care more affordable.
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