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Infant Daycare in Connecticut

Most Connecticut daycares that take infants accept babies from 6 weeks or younger, by the ages on their state record. Full-time infant care at a center costs a median of $320 a week in the middle Connecticut county (2022).

daycares that take infants listed
856
towns
170
towns have their own infant daycare page
89
of all Connecticut daycares
27%

Map of Connecticut: 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 Connecticut: ages, costs and safe-sleep inspections

the most common youngest age on the state record in Connecticut
From 6 weeks
Of the 817 daycares here whose state record gives a starting age, 679 take babies from 6 weeks or younger.
Infant care at a center, per week, in the middle Connecticut county (2022)
$320
The median of 8 county medians, from $290 in the lowest county to $425 in the highest.
of visited Connecticut infant programs had a safe-sleep rule cited since October 2023
45%
369 of the 828 Connecticut daycares that take infants and had a state visit. A citation means the inspector found a sleep rule not met on that visit, for example how or where babies nap. Each listing shows its own visits.
of infant programs' websites say they provide meals
18%
Of the 449 websites we read for daycares that take infants in Connecticut, 18% say meals are provided, 16% mention a parent app with photos or daily notes, and 4% mention cameras parents can watch. A website that does not say so may still offer it; ask.
Staff-to-child ratios for babies in ConnecticutDaycare cost in Connecticut, by age and county

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

Connecticut

Largest towns for infant daycare in Connecticut

Stamford44 take infantsBridgeport38 take infantsNew Haven38 take infantsNorwalk32 take infantsHartford26 take infantsGreenwich22 take infantsHamden22 take infantsWaterbury20 take infantsShelton18 take infantsFairfield17 take infantsWestport16 take infantsDanbury13 take infants

Programs

Programs in Connecticut

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 daycares3,228
Take infants856
Child care centers1,445
Accept subsidy95
In-home daycares1,783
Christian & church daycares96
Montessori schools40
Preschools & pre-K1,149
Night daycare313
Early morning daycare1,012
Weekend daycare152
Part-time daycare165
Drop-in daycare21
After-school care1,028
Bilingual daycare24
Head Start53

The Connecticut state record

Connecticut Office of Early Childhood, Division of Licensing licenses daycares in Connecticut.

License list
The state's public list of licensed child care
Ages served
The ages on each license
Inspections
Every visit the state publishes back to 1990
Cited rules
Each cited rule, in the state's own wording
Search the Connecticut state records

Before you enroll

Choosing infant care in Connecticut

  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.

Connecticut

Cost, inspections and ratios in Connecticut

Daycare cost in ConnecticutWeekly prices by age and countyWhat Connecticut inspectors citeThe rules cited most, and what they meanStaff-to-child ratios in ConnecticutHow many children each adult may care forTour checklist for ConnecticutQuestions to ask when you visit

A to Z

All 170 Connecticut towns with infant daycare, A to Z

A3 towns
B12 towns
C11 towns
D6 towns
E10 towns
F3 towns
G8 towns
H6 towns
J1 town
K3 towns
L3 towns
M12 towns
N20 towns
O7 towns
P10 towns
R5 towns
S19 towns
T6 towns
U2 towns
V1 town
W22 towns

Nearby

Nearby states

New York2,017 take infantsMassachusetts1,428 take infantsRhode Island76 take infants

Questions

Questions about infant daycare in Connecticut

How many daycares that take infants are in Connecticut?

856 daycares that take infants are listed in 170 Connecticut towns. A daycare without this tag may still take infants; ask.

Which Connecticut town has the most daycares that take infants?

Stamford, with 44 listed. Next are Bridgeport (38) and New Haven (38).

How much does infant daycare cost in Connecticut?

In the middle Connecticut county, full-time infant care at a center cost $320 a week in 2022 (U.S. Department of Labor). Each town page shows its own county.

What does a safe-sleep citation mean?

It means a state inspector found a sleep rule not met on a visit, for example a baby put down on their side, a crib with blankets or toys, or babies left without a check. Since October 2023, 45% of visited Connecticut infant programs had one cited. Open a listing to read its visits, and ask the daycare what it changed.

How young a baby do daycares in Connecticut take?

Most often from 6 weeks: of the 817 daycares in Connecticut whose state record gives a starting age, 679 take babies from 6 weeks or younger and 710 from 3 months or younger. A daycare's own minimum can be older than its license allows, so ask.

Is there newborn daycare in Connecticut?

679 daycares in Connecticut take babies from 6 weeks or younger by the state record. Ask each one the youngest age it takes now.

Who licenses daycares in Connecticut?

Connecticut Office of Early Childhood, Division of Licensing licenses daycares in Connecticut. It publishes its inspections and the rules it cited, and we copy them onto each listing.