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Infant & Baby Daycare in Irvine, CA

Full-time infant care at a center costs a median of $394 a week in Orange County (2022). Each listing shows the ages its state record gives; ask each daycare the youngest age it takes.

daycares that take infants in Irvine
34
daycare centers
25
in-home daycares
9
State license records

All daycares that take infants in Irvine

Showing 1 to 30 of 34

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.

  17. Child care centerInfants

    Turtle Rock Preschool

    4.5· 40 reviews

    1 Concordia West, Irvine, CA

    Babies and toddlers onlyPre-KMeals provided
    Citations on record: Type A 0 · Type B 2
    CallDirections
  21. Home daycareInfants

    Elahe Shariati

    5.0· 16 reviews

    Irvine, CA 92604 · address shared with families

    Describes an infant roomTakes infantsAccepts subsidy
    Citations on record: Type A 0 · Type B 4
    Call
  22. Home daycareInfants

    Emma Phelan

    Irvine, CA 92620 · address shared with families

    Describes an infant roomTakes infantsPre-K
    Citations on record: Type A 0 · Type B 1
    Call
  23. Home daycareInfants

    Gisele Vaziri

    4.9· 45 reviews

    Irvine, CA 92606 · address shared with families

    Describes an infant roomTakes infantsMeals provided
    Citations on record: Type A 0 · Type B 1
    Call
  24. Home daycareInfants

    Haleh Manesh

    4.9· 34 reviews

    Irvine, CA 92620 · address shared with families

    Describes an infant roomTakes infantsAccepts subsidy
    Citations on record: Type A 0 · Type B 2
    Call
  25. Home daycareInfants

    Inoka Jayasinghe

    5.0· 5 reviews

    Irvine, CA 92620 · address shared with families

    Describes an infant roomTakes infantsMeals provided
    Citations on record: Type A 0 · Type B 0
    Call
  26. Home daycareInfants

    Kathy Rahimi

    5.0· 24 reviews

    Irvine, CA 92604 · address shared with families

    Describes an infant roomTakes infants
    Citations on record: Type A 0 · Type B 1
    Call
  28. Home daycareInfants

    Maryam Arjomand

    5.0· 28 reviews

    Irvine, CA 92620 · address shared with families

    Describes an infant roomTakes infantsMeals provided
    Citations on record: Type A 0 · Type B 0
    Call
  29. Child care centerInfants

    Piper Irvine

    3.6· 26 reviews

    8673 Irvine Center Dr, Irvine, CA

    Describes an infant roomTakes infantsPre-K
    Citations on record: Type A 2 · Type B 5
    CallDirections
  30. Home daycareInfants

    Shadi Mirshahi

    5.0· 37 reviews

    Irvine, CA 92618 · address shared with families

    Describes an infant roomTakes infantsMeals provided
    Citations on record: Type A 0 · Type B 0
    Call
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How this list is made: Irvine daycares whose California license lists infants, plus those that say they offer infant care. A daycare without this tag may still take infants; ask.

All 34 daycares that take infants in Irvine, A to Z

Infant care

Infant care in Irvine: costs

Infant care at a center in Orange County, per week (2022)
$394
The Orange County median for full-time care. At a home daycare it is $300 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 Irvine

  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 Irvine daycares take infants?

34 Irvine 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 Irvine?

Full-time infant care in Orange County has a median of $394 a week at a center and $300 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 Irvine 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. 9 of the Irvine 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.