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Infant Daycare in Colorado

Full-time infant care at a center costs a median of $235 a week in the middle Colorado county (2022). Each listing shows the ages its state record gives; ask each daycare the youngest age it takes.

daycares that take infants listed
777
towns
131
towns have their own infant daycare page
48
of all Colorado daycares
18%

Map of Colorado: each dot is a town with daycares that take infants, sized by how many are listed

Infant care
What puts a daycare on this listThe state record lists infants among the ages it serves, or it says it offers infant care.A daycare without this tag may still take infants; ask.

Infant care

Infant care in Colorado: costs

Infant care at a center, per week, in the middle Colorado county (2022)
$235
The median of 62 county medians, from $104 in the lowest county to $430 in the highest.
Staff-to-child ratios for babies in ColoradoDaycare cost in Colorado, by age and county

County prices: U.S. Department of Labor, National Database of Childcare Prices, 2022 (median full-time weekly price).

Colorado

Largest towns for infant daycare in Colorado

Denver95 take infantsColorado Springs74 take infantsAurora57 take infantsLittleton41 take infantsFort Collins29 take infantsArvada27 take infantsLakewood26 take infantsWestminster22 take infantsParker20 take infantsCentennial18 take infantsLongmont18 take infantsThornton18 take infants

Programs

Programs in Colorado

Counts come from the state record and what each daycare says it offers. A daycare without a tag may still offer the program; ask.

ProgramListed
All daycares4,335
Take infants777
Child care centers3,048
Accept subsidy2,294
In-home daycares1,287
Christian & church daycares136
Montessori schools114
Preschools & pre-K2,103
Early morning daycare194
After-school care2,237
Head Start156

The Colorado state record

Colorado Department of Early Childhood licenses daycares in Colorado.

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
On the state's own site; each listing links to it
Search the Colorado state records

Before you enroll

Choosing infant care in Colorado

  1. 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. 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 and how babies nap. Where the state publishes inspections, every visit with a sleep rule cited 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 will hear about feeds, naps and diapers each day.

Colorado

Cost, inspections and ratios in Colorado

Daycare cost in ColoradoWeekly prices by age and countyStaff-to-child ratios in ColoradoHow many children each adult may care forDaycare tour checklistQuestions to ask when you visit

A to Z

All 131 Colorado towns with infant daycare, A to Z

A7 towns
B12 towns
C17 towns
D5 towns
E8 towns
F13 towns
G9 towns
H4 towns
I1 town
J1 town
K3 towns
L11 towns
M7 towns
N4 towns
O1 town
P7 towns
R1 town
S6 towns
T3 towns
V1 town
W9 towns
Y1 town

Nearby

Nearby states

Nebraska2,112 take infantsOklahoma2,055 take infantsArizona293 take infantsKansas161 take infantsUtah124 take infantsNew Mexico94 take infantsWyoming34 take infants

Questions

Questions about infant daycare in Colorado

How many daycares that take infants are in Colorado?

777 daycares that take infants are listed in 131 Colorado towns. A daycare without this tag may still take infants; ask.

Which Colorado town has the most daycares that take infants?

Denver, with 95 listed. Next are Colorado Springs (74) and Aurora (57).

How much does infant daycare cost in Colorado?

In the middle Colorado county, full-time infant care at a center cost $235 a week in 2022 (U.S. Department of Labor). Each town page shows its own county.

How young a baby do daycares in Colorado take?

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

Who licenses daycares in Colorado?

Colorado Department of Early Childhood licenses daycares in Colorado. It publishes inspections on its own site; use the state search linked on this page.