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Infant & Baby Daycare in Escondido, 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 Escondido
17
daycare centers
16
in-home daycare
1
State license records

All daycares that take infants in Escondido

Showing 1 to 17 of 17

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.

  10. Child care centerInfants

    NCCS N. Fig CDC

    950 North Fig Street, Escondido, CA

    Babies and toddlers only
    Citations on record: Type A 0 · Type B 6
    CallDirections
  11. Home daycareInfants

    Khamooshian Family Child Care

    5.0· 12 reviews

    Escondido, CA 92029 · address shared with families

    Describes an infant roomTakes infants
    Citations on record: Type A 1 · Type B 5
    Call
  12. Child care centerInfants

    Leaps and Bounds

    4.4· 15 reviews

    270 West Crest Street, Escondido, CA

    Describes an infant roomInfants to school-age
    Citations on record: Type A 3 · Type B 28
    CallDirections
  13. Child care centerInfants

    Learning Jungle Escondido East

    4.3· 3 reviews

    1851 E Washington, Escondido, CA

    Describes an infant roomInfants to school-ageAccepts subsidy
    Citations on record: Type A 7 · Type B 50
    CallDirections
How this list is made: Escondido 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 Escondido: 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 CaliforniaDaycare 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 Escondido

  1. 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. 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. 3

    Safe sleep

    Ask where babies nap. Any sleep rule cited by California is on the listing's state record.

  4. 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

Questions

How many Escondido daycares take infants?

17 Escondido 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 Escondido?

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 Escondido 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 Escondido 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.