Infant care

Infant & Baby Daycare in El Cajon, CA

Full-time infant care at a center costs a median of $379 a week in San Diego County (2022). Each listing shows the ages its state record gives; ask each daycare the youngest age it takes.

daycares that take infants in El Cajon: 13
daycare centers: 12
in-home daycare: 1

State license records

All daycares that take infants in El Cajon

Showing 1 to 13 of 13

Providers on paid plans are listed first, then by the youngest age on the state record, youngest first, then programs for babies and toddlers only and those that describe an infant room, then A to Z by name. We do not rank daycares.

Child care centerInfants
El Cajon Wesleyan Preschool
1500 East Lexington Avenue, El Cajon, CA
Babies and toddlers only
Citations on record: Type A 0 · Type B 4
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Child care centerInfants
Grossmont College Child Development Center
8800 Grossmont College Drive, El Cajon, CA
Babies and toddlers only
Citations on record: Type A 0 · Type B 2
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Child care centerInfants
The Playground Learning Center
5.0· 26 reviews
237 Avocado Avenue, El Cajon, CA
Babies and toddlers onlyPre-K
Citations on record: Type A 0 · Type B 1
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Child care centerInfants
Academy of Play
4.9· 36 reviews
1013 Broadway, El Cajon, CA
Describes an infant roomTakes infantsPre-K
Citations on record: Type A 0 · Type B 3
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Home daycareInfants
Karissa Enright Family Child Care
5.0· 5 reviews
El Cajon, CA 92020 · address shared with families
Describes an infant roomTakes infantsPre-K
Citations on record: Type A 0 · Type B 0
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Child care centerInfants
Learn N' Play Academy
4.9· 33 reviews
555 Montrose Court, El Cajon, CA
Describes an infant roomTakes infantsAccepts subsidy
Citations on record: Type A 0 · Type B 0
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Child care centerInfants
Ready Set Grow Learning Center
4.4· 47 reviews
728 Pepper Dr, El Cajon, CA
Describes an infant roomTakes infantsAccepts subsidy
Citations on record: Type A 0 · Type B 0
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Infant care centerInfants
Children's Choice - Infant
1465 East Madison Avenue, El Cajon, CA
Infants to school-age
Citations on record: Type A 4 · Type B 27
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Before- and after-schoolInfants
Children's Choice Learning Connection
350 Prescott Avenue, El Cajon, CA
Infants to school-age
Citations on record: Type A 3 · Type B 24
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Child care centerInfants
Door to the Future Preschool
1375 East Washington Avenue, El Cajon, CA
Infants to school-age
Citations on record: Type A 0 · Type B 3
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Child care centerInfants
Fletcher Hills Presbyterian Church Preschool
455 Church Way, El Cajon, CA
Infants to school-age
Citations on record: Type A 1 · Type B 1
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Child care centerInfants
Kindercare Jamacha Preschool
1470 Jamacha Road, El Cajon, CA
Infants to school-age
Citations on record: Type A 1 · Type B 6
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Child care centerInfants
Next Generation Educational Center
3.4· 14 reviews
1471 Granite Hills Drive, El Cajon, CA
Infants to school-age
Citations on record: Type A 4 · Type B 18
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How this list is made: El Cajon daycares whose California license lists infants, plus those that say they offer infant care. A daycare without this tag may still take infants; ask.

Infant care

Infant care in El Cajon: costs

Infant care at a center in San Diego County, per week (2022): $379; The San Diego County median for full-time care. At a home daycare it is $251 a week.
Infant tuition posted on daycare websites in California, per week (2026): $448; The median of 60 daycares that post a full-time rate; half post between $362 and $581. Posted rates run above the 2022 survey: they are newer, and mostly from centers.

Staff-to-child ratios for babies in California Daycare cost in California, by age and county

County prices: U.S. Department of Labor, National Database of Childcare Prices, 2022 (median full-time weekly price). Posted rates: tuition that daycares publish on their own websites, 2026, full-time rates only, one rate per daycare.

Before you enroll

Choosing infant care in El Cajon

1
Ask about the waitlist
Infant spots fill first. Ask how long the wait is and whether you can join 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 babies nap. Any sleep rule cited by California is on the listing's state record.
4
Feeding and the daily log
Ask how bottles and breast milk are handled, and how you hear about feeds, naps and diapers.

Nearby

Infant daycare in nearby towns

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Questions

How many El Cajon daycares take infants?

13 El Cajon daycares take infants, by the California record or their own description. A daycare without this tag may still take infants, so ask.

How much does infant daycare cost in El Cajon?

Full-time infant care in San Diego County has a median of $379 a week at a center and $251 at a home daycare (U.S. Department of Labor, 2022). Prices have risen since that survey, so ask each daycare for its current infant rate.

How young a baby do daycares in El Cajon take?

The California license list we load does not give a starting age, so ask each daycare the youngest age it takes.

Are home daycares an option for infants?

Yes. 1 of the El Cajon daycares on this list are home daycares. Each listing shows the ages on its California record.

Can I see an infant daycare's inspections?

Yes. Each shows its California visits and what the state cited, in the state's words where the state publishes them.