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Infant Daycare in District of Columbia

Full-time infant care at a center costs a median of $490 a week in the middle District of Columbia county (2022). Each listing shows the ages its state record gives; ask each daycare the youngest age it takes.

daycares that take infants listed
339
town
1
town has its own infant daycare page
1
of all District of Columbia daycares
75%

Map of District of Columbia: 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 District of Columbia: costs and safe-sleep inspections

Infant care at a center, per week, in the middle District of Columbia county (2022)
$490
The median of 1 county medians.
of visited District of Columbia infant programs had a safe-sleep rule cited since October 2023
8.7%
29 of the 334 District of Columbia 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.
Staff-to-child ratios for babies in District of ColumbiaDaycare cost in District of Columbia, by age and county

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

District of Columbia

Largest towns for infant daycare in District of Columbia

Washington339 take infants

Programs

Programs in District of Columbia

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 daycares452
Take infants339
Child care centers362
Accept subsidy29
In-home daycares90
Christian & church daycares17
Montessori schools31
Preschools & pre-K347
Night daycare31
Early morning daycare76
Part-time daycare25
Drop-in daycare11
After-school care99
Bilingual daycare55
Head Start39

The District of Columbia state record

Office of the State Superintendent of Education, Division of Early Learning licenses daycares in District of Columbia.

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 2023
Cited rules
Each cited rule, in the state's own wording
Corrections
Correction dates as the state records them
Search the District of Columbia state records

Before you enroll

Choosing infant care in District of Columbia

  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.

District of Columbia

Cost, inspections and ratios in District of Columbia

Daycare cost in District of ColumbiaWeekly prices by age and countyWhat District of Columbia inspectors citeThe rules cited most, and what they meanStaff-to-child ratios in District of ColumbiaHow many children each adult may care forTour checklist for District of ColumbiaQuestions to ask when you visit

A to Z

The one District of Columbia town with infant daycare

W1 town

Nearby

Nearby states

Maryland4,835 take infantsVirginia2,378 take infants

Questions

Questions about infant daycare in District of Columbia

How many daycares that take infants are in District of Columbia?

339 daycares that take infants are listed in 1 District of Columbia town. A daycare without this tag may still take infants; ask.

Which District of Columbia town has the most daycares that take infants?

Washington, with 339 listed.

How much does infant daycare cost in District of Columbia?

In the middle District of Columbia county, full-time infant care at a center cost $490 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, 8.7% of visited District of Columbia 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 District of Columbia take?

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

Who licenses daycares in District of Columbia?

Office of the State Superintendent of Education, Division of Early Learning licenses daycares in District of Columbia. It publishes its inspections and the rules it cited, and we copy them onto each listing.