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Infant & Baby Daycare in Alachua, FL

Most daycares in Alachua 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 $250 a week in Alachua County (2022).

daycares that take infants in Alachua
7
daycare centers
7
State license records

All daycares that take infants in Alachua

Showing 1 to 7 of 7

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.

How this list is made: Alachua daycares whose Florida 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 Alachua: ages and costs

the most common youngest age on the state record in Alachua
From birth
Of the 7 daycares here whose state record gives a starting age, 7 take babies from 6 weeks or younger and 7 from birth.
Infant care at a center in Alachua County, per week (2022)
$250
The Alachua County median for full-time care. At a home daycare it is $235 a week.
Infant tuition posted on daycare websites in Florida, per week (2026)
$300
The median of 117 daycares that post a full-time rate; half post between $260 and $338. Posted rates run above the 2022 survey: they are newer, and mostly from centers.
Staff-to-child ratios for babies in FloridaDaycare cost in Florida, by age and county

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 Alachua

  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 Florida 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.

Nearby

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Questions

Questions

How many Alachua daycares take infants?

7 Alachua daycares take infants, by the Florida record or their own description. A daycare without this tag may still take infants, so ask.

How much does infant daycare cost in Alachua?

Full-time infant care in Alachua County has a median of $250 a week at a center and $235 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 Alachua take?

From birth or age 0 on the state record: all 7 daycares in Alachua whose record gives a starting age list it that way. A daycare's own minimum can be older than its license allows, so ask.

Is there newborn daycare in Alachua?

Yes. 7 daycares in Alachua list ages starting at birth or age 0 on the state record. Ask each one the youngest age it takes now and whether it has an infant opening.

Can I see an infant daycare's inspections?

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