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Infant & Baby Daycare in Harrington, DE

Most daycares in Harrington 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 $182 a week in Kent County (2022).

daycares that take infants in Harrington
5
daycare centers
2
in-home daycares
3
State license records

All daycares that take infants in Harrington

Showing 1 to 5 of 5

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

    JJ's Learning Experience

    3.9· 21 reviews

    17001 South Dupont Highway, Harrington, DE

    From 6 weeksInfants to school-ageOpens before 7 AM
    10 rules cited on record (3 yrs)
  2. Home daycareInfants

    Ladonna Lewis

    Harrington, DE 19952 · address shared with families

    From 6 weeksInfants to school-ageOpens before 7 AM
    7 rules cited on record (3 yrs)
  3. Home daycareInfants

    Mariah Warrington

    Harrington, DE 19952 · address shared with families

    From 6 weeksInfants to school-age
    1 rule cited on record (3 yrs)
How this list is made: Harrington daycares whose Delaware license lists infants, plus those that say they offer infant care. A daycare without this tag may still take infants; ask.

Infant care

Infant care in Harrington: ages, costs and safe-sleep inspections

the most common youngest age on the state record in Harrington
From 6 weeks
Of the 5 daycares here whose state record gives a starting age, 4 take babies from 6 weeks or younger.
Infant care at a center in Kent County, per week (2022)
$182
The Kent County median for full-time care. At a home daycare it is $156 a week.
Delaware infant programs with a safe-sleep rule cited since October 2023
145
Delaware lists only the visits where it found a problem, so this is a count, not a share. Each listing shows its own visits.

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

Before you enroll

Choosing infant care in Harrington

  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 Delaware 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 Harrington daycares take infants?

5 Harrington daycares take infants, by the Delaware record or their own description. A daycare without this tag may still take infants, so ask.

How much does infant daycare cost in Harrington?

Full-time infant care in Kent County has a median of $182 a week at a center and $156 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.

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. Open a listing to read its visits, and ask the daycare what it changed.

How young a baby do daycares in Harrington take?

Most often from 6 weeks: of the 5 daycares in Harrington whose state record gives a starting age, 4 take babies from 6 weeks or younger and 5 from 3 months or younger. A daycare's own minimum can be older than its license allows, so ask.

Is there newborn daycare in Harrington?

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

Are home daycares an option for infants?

Yes. 3 of the Harrington daycares on this list are home daycares. Each listing shows the ages on its Delaware record.

Can I see an infant daycare's inspections?

Yes. Each shows its Delaware visits and what the state cited, in the state's words where the state publishes them.