Infant Daycare in Arizona
Full-time infant care at a center costs a median of $215 a week in the middle Arizona county (2022). Each listing shows the ages its state record gives; ask each daycare the youngest age it takes.
- daycares that take infants listed
- 293
- towns
- 34
- towns have their own infant daycare page
- 16
- of all Arizona daycares
- 12%
Map of Arizona: each dot is a town with daycares that take infants, sized by how many are listed
Infant care
Infant care in Arizona: costs
- Infant care at a center, per week, in the middle Arizona county (2022)
- $215
- The median of 15 county medians, from $188 in the lowest county to $270 in the highest.
Arizona
Largest towns for infant daycare in Arizona
Programs
Programs in Arizona
Counts come from the state record and what each daycare says it offers. A daycare without a tag may still offer the program; ask.
| Program | Listed |
|---|---|
| All daycares | 2,529 |
| Take infants | 293 |
| Child care centers | 2,251 |
| Accept subsidy | 124 |
| In-home daycares | 278 |
| Christian & church daycares | 202 |
| Montessori schools | 117 |
| Preschools & pre-K | 808 |
| Early morning daycare | 468 |
| Part-time daycare | 184 |
| Drop-in daycare | 31 |
| Bilingual daycare | 41 |
| Head Start | 283 |
The Arizona state record
Arizona Department of Health Services, Bureau of Child Care Licensing licenses daycares in Arizona.
- License list
- The state's public list of licensed child care
- Ages served
- On some licenses only; elsewhere shown where the daycare gives them
- Inspections
- Every visit the state publishes back to 2023
- Cited rules
- The inspector's finding, in the state's own words
Before you enroll
Choosing infant care in Arizona
- 1
Ask about the waitlist
Infant spots fill first. Ask how long the waitlist is and whether you can join it before your baby is born.
- 2
How many babies each caregiver has
Ask how many infants one caregiver looks after, and whether the same caregiver is there each day.
- 3
Safe sleep
Ask where and how babies nap. Where the state publishes inspections, every visit with a sleep rule cited is on the listing's state record.
- 4
Feeding and the daily log
Ask how bottles and breast milk are handled, and how you will hear about feeds, naps and diapers each day.
Arizona
Cost, inspections and ratios in Arizona
A to Z
All 34 Arizona towns with infant daycare, A to Z
A3 towns
- Anthem1 take infants
- Apache Junction2 take infants
- Avondale2 take infants
B2 towns
- Buckeye2 take infants
- Bullhead City1 take infants
C5 towns
- Casa Grande2 take infants
- Cave Creek5 take infants
- Chandler16 take infants
- Chino Valley1 take infants
- Cottonwood1 take infants
E1 town
- El Mirage2 take infants
K1 town
- Kingman1 take infants
L2 towns
- Laveen2 take infants
- Litchfield Park2 take infants
O1 town
- Oro Valley3 take infants
P3 towns
- Peoria8 take infants
- Phoenix70 take infants
- Prescott Valley1 take infants
Q1 town
- Queen Creek2 take infants
S4 towns
- Scottsdale13 take infants
- Sierra Vista3 take infants
- Sun Lakes1 take infants
- Surprise7 take infants
Y1 town
- Yuma7 take infants
No town on this list matches. Check the spelling, or search by ZIP code above.
Nearby
Nearby states
Questions
Questions about infant daycare in Arizona
How many daycares that take infants are in Arizona?
293 daycares that take infants are listed in 34 Arizona towns. A daycare without this tag may still take infants; ask.
Which Arizona town has the most daycares that take infants?
Phoenix, with 70 listed. Next are Tucson (35) and Gilbert (28).
How much does infant daycare cost in Arizona?
In the middle Arizona county, full-time infant care at a center cost $215 a week in 2022 (U.S. Department of Labor). Each town page shows its own county.
What does a safe-sleep citation mean?
It means a state inspector found a sleep rule not met on a visit, for example a baby put down on their side, a crib with blankets or toys, or babies left without a check. Open a listing to read its visits, and ask the daycare what it changed.
How young a baby do daycares in Arizona take?
The Arizona license list we load does not give a starting age, so ask each daycare the youngest age it takes.
Who licenses daycares in Arizona?
Arizona Department of Health Services, Bureau of Child Care Licensing licenses daycares in Arizona. It publishes its inspections and the rules it cited, and we copy them onto each listing.