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Infant & Baby Daycare in San Francisco, CA

Full-time infant care at a center costs a median of $607 a week in San Francisco County (2022). Each listing shows the ages its state record gives; ask each daycare the youngest age it takes.

daycares that take infants in San Francisco
81
daycare centers
70
in-home daycares
11
State license records

All daycares that take infants in San Francisco

Showing 1 to 30 of 81

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.

  1. Child care centerInfants

    Creative Gardens

    1429 Valencia Street, San Francisco, CA

    Babies and toddlers only
    Citations on record: Type A 0 · Type B 5
  2. Infant care centerInfants

    Facessf-Bayview Infant

    4.2· 6 reviews

    100 Whitney Circle, San Francisco, CA

    Babies and toddlers only
    Citations on record: Type A 0 · Type B 0
  3. Child care centerInfants

    Frandelja Fairfax

    901 B Fairfax Avenue, San Francisco, CA

    Babies and toddlers only
    Citations on record: Type A 0 · Type B 1
  4. Child care centerInfants

    Holy Family Day Home

    3.3· 11 reviews

    299 Dolores Street, San Francisco, CA

    Babies and toddlers onlyMeals provided
    Citations on record: Type A 0 · Type B 1
  5. Infant care centerInfants

    Meaningful Beginnings

    4.8· 18 reviews

    633 Taraval Street, San Francisco, CA

    Babies and toddlers only
    Citations on record: Type A 1 · Type B 9
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How this list is made: San Francisco 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 81 daycares that take infants in San Francisco, A to Z

Infant care

Infant care in San Francisco: costs

Infant care at a center in San Francisco County, per week (2022)
$607
The San Francisco County median for full-time care. At a home daycare it is $395 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.

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 San Francisco

  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.

Questions

Questions

How many San Francisco daycares take infants?

81 San Francisco 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 San Francisco?

Full-time infant care in San Francisco County has a median of $607 a week at a center and $395 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 San Francisco 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. 11 of the San Francisco 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.