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Infant & Baby Daycare in Tampa, FL

Most daycares in Tampa 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 $240 a week in Hillsborough County (2022).

daycares that take infants in Tampa
525
daycare centers
264
in-home daycares
261
State license records

All daycares that take infants in Tampa

Showing 1 to 30 of 525

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.

  2. Home daycareInfants

    3 Little Dreamers

    Tampa, FL 33604 · address shared with families

    From birthInfants to school-ageAccepts subsidy
    Call
  3. Group home daycareInfants

    5 Little Stars

    Tampa, FL 33614 · address shared with families

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

    A Today's Child

    4.1· 22 reviews

    2150 W Dr Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Tampa, FL

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

    Abuela's House Childcare

    Tampa, FL 33614 · address shared with families

    From birthInfants to school-ageAccepts subsidy
    Call
  20. Home daycareInfants

    Albertina's Child Care

    Tampa, FL 33607 · address shared with families

    From birthInfants to school-ageAccepts subsidy
    Call
  21. Home daycareInfants

    Alexa's Daycare

    Tampa, FL 33614 · address shared with families

    From birthInfants to school-age
    Call
  24. Group home daycareInfants

    Alidy Child Care

    Tampa, FL 33634 · address shared with families

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

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Infant care

Infant care in Tampa: ages and costs

the most common youngest age on the state record in Tampa
From birth
Of the 525 daycares here whose state record gives a starting age, 525 take babies from 6 weeks or younger and 525 from birth.
Infant care at a center in Hillsborough County, per week (2022)
$240
The Hillsborough County median for full-time care. At a home daycare it is $175 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 Tampa

  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

Temple Terrace8 · 7 miTemple Terr5 · 7 miLutz26 · 10 miOldsmar4 · 11 miSeffner12 · 12 miOdessa9 · 12 miSafety Harbor4 · 12 miBrandon56 · 13 miRiverview46 · 15 mi

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Questions

Questions

How many Tampa daycares take infants?

525 Tampa 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 Tampa?

Full-time infant care in Hillsborough County has a median of $240 a week at a center and $175 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 Tampa take?

From birth or age 0 on the state record: all 525 daycares in Tampa 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 Tampa?

Yes. 525 daycares in Tampa 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. 261 of the Tampa 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.