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Infant & Baby Daycare in West Des Moines, IA

Full-time infant care at a center costs a median of $177 a week in Polk County (2022). Each listing shows the ages its state record gives; ask each daycare the youngest age it takes.

daycares that take infants in West Des Moines
10
daycare centers
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State license records

All daycares that take infants in West Des Moines

Showing 1 to 10 of 10

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. Child care centerInfants

    Ashworth Learning Center

    3.9· 21 reviews

    West Des Moines, IA

    Describes an infant roomTakes infantsAccepts subsidy
    3 state visits · 7 rules cited (3 yrs)
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  10. Child care centerInfants

    Westlakes KinderCare

    4.9· 34 reviews

    West Des Moines, IA

    Describes an infant roomTakes infantsPre-K
    4 state visits · 14 rules cited (3 yrs)
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How this list is made: West Des Moines daycares whose Iowa 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 West Des Moines: costs

Infant care at a center in Polk County, per week (2022)
$177
The Polk County median for full-time care. At a home daycare it is $119 a week.
Staff-to-child ratios for babies in IowaDaycare cost in Iowa, by age and county

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 West Des Moines

  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 Iowa 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.

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Questions

Questions

How many West Des Moines daycares take infants?

10 West Des Moines daycares take infants, by the Iowa record or their own description. A daycare without this tag may still take infants, so ask.

How much does infant daycare cost in West Des Moines?

Full-time infant care in Polk County has a median of $177 a week at a center and $119 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 West Des Moines take?

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

Can I see an infant daycare's inspections?

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