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Infant & Baby Daycare in Sarasota, FL

Most daycares in Sarasota 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 $210 a week in Sarasota County (2022).

daycares that take infants in Sarasota
82
daycare centers
71
in-home daycares
11
State license records

All daycares that take infants in Sarasota

Showing 1 to 30 of 82

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.

  4. Child care centerInfants

    An Apple A Day

    2674 Dr Martin Luther King Way, Sarasota, FL

    From birthInfants to school-ageAccepts subsidy
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  7. Group home daycareInfants

    Angels Learning Center

    Sarasota, FL 34232 · address shared with families

    From birthInfants to school-age
    Call
  9. Child care centerInfants

    Baby Fox Academy

    4.4· 62 reviews

    3755 S Tuttle Ave, Sarasota, FL

    From birthInfants to school-ageAccepts subsidy
    CallDirections
  11. Home daycareInfants

    Bilingual Learning Singing

    5.0· 16 reviews

    Sarasota, FL 34235 · address shared with families

    From birthInfants to school-agePre-K
    Call
  12. Child care centerInfants

    Bizzy Bee 2

    5.0· 22 reviews

    3318 Wilkinson Rd, Sarasota, FL

    From birthInfants to school-ageAccepts subsidy
    CallDirections
  19. Child care centerInfants

    Children First

    5.0· 1 review

    1723 N Orange Ave, Sarasota, FL

    From birthInfants to school-ageAccepts subsidy
    CallDirections
  26. Child care centerInfants

    CRPE Academy

    5.0· 36 reviews

    1621 66th Avenue Ter E, Sarasota, FL

    From birthInfants to school-ageAccepts subsidy
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How this list is made: Sarasota daycares whose Florida license lists infants, plus those that say they offer infant care. A daycare without this tag may still take infants; ask.

All 82 daycares that take infants in Sarasota, A to Z

Infant care

Infant care in Sarasota: ages and costs

the most common youngest age on the state record in Sarasota
From birth
Of the 82 daycares here whose state record gives a starting age, 82 take babies from 6 weeks or younger and 82 from birth.
Infant care at a center in Sarasota County, per week (2022)
$210
The Sarasota County median for full-time care. At a home daycare it is $200 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 Sarasota

  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

Infant daycare in nearby towns

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Questions

Questions

How many Sarasota daycares take infants?

82 Sarasota 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 Sarasota?

Full-time infant care in Sarasota County has a median of $210 a week at a center and $200 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 Sarasota take?

From birth or age 0 on the state record: all 82 daycares in Sarasota 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 Sarasota?

Yes. 82 daycares in Sarasota 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.

Are home daycares an option for infants?

Yes. 11 of the Sarasota daycares on this list are home daycares. Each listing shows the ages on its Florida record.

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.