It costs more to put an infant in day care in Florida than to send a student to the University of Florida — a lot more.Day care for an infant costs an annual average of about $8,300 in Florida, according a report by Child Care Aware of America, a national organization of child care agencies.In my experience here in Gainesville, the estimate actually lowballs those costs. Either way, college is a relative bargain.t costs more to put an infant in day care in Florida than to send a student to the University of Florida — a lot more.