Infant Daycare in Idaho
Full-time infant care at a center costs a median of $127 a week in the middle Idaho county (2022). Each listing shows the ages its state record gives; ask each daycare the youngest age it takes.
- daycares that take infants listed
- 69
- towns
- 19
- towns have their own infant daycare page
- 5
- of all Idaho daycares
- 7%
Map of Idaho: each dot is a town with daycares that take infants, sized by how many are listed
Infant care
Infant care in Idaho: costs
- Infant care at a center, per week, in the middle Idaho county (2022)
- $127
- The median of 44 county medians, from $106 in the lowest county to $208 in the highest.
Idaho
Largest towns for infant daycare in Idaho
Programs
Programs in Idaho
Counts come from the state record and what each daycare says it offers. A daycare without a tag may still offer the program; ask.
| Program | Listed |
|---|---|
| All daycares | 924 |
| Take infants | 69 |
| Child care centers | 687 |
| Accept subsidy | 27 |
| In-home daycares | 237 |
| Christian & church daycares | 59 |
| Montessori schools | 28 |
| Preschools & pre-K | 192 |
| Early morning daycare | 124 |
| Part-time daycare | 48 |
| Drop-in daycare | 11 |
| Head Start | 52 |
The Idaho state record
Idaho Department of Health and Welfare licenses daycares in Idaho.
- License list
- The state's public list of licensed child care
- Ages served
- On some licenses only; elsewhere shown where the daycare gives them
- Inspections
- Every visit the state publishes back to 2017
- Cited rules
- The inspector's finding, in the state's own words
- Corrections
- Correction dates as the state records them
Before you enroll
Choosing infant care in Idaho
- 1
Ask about the waitlist
Infant spots fill first. Ask how long the waitlist is and whether you can join it before your baby is born.
- 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
Safe sleep
Ask where and how babies nap. Where the state publishes inspections, every visit with a sleep rule cited is on the listing's state record.
- 4
Feeding and the daily log
Ask how bottles and breast milk are handled, and how you will hear about feeds, naps and diapers each day.
Idaho
Cost, inspections and ratios in Idaho
A to Z
All 19 Idaho towns with infant daycare, A to Z
A1 town
- Ammon1 take infants
C1 town
- Caldwell3 take infants
H1 town
- Hayden2 take infants
I1 town
- Idaho Falls3 take infants
K1 town
- Kuna1 take infants
L1 town
- Lewiston2 take infants
N1 town
- Nampa10 take infants
P3 towns
- Pocatello1 take infants
- Post Falls1 take infants
- Potlatch1 take infants
S1 town
- Soda Springs1 take infants
T1 town
- Twin Falls2 take infants
No town on this list matches. Check the spelling, or search by ZIP code above.
Nearby
Nearby states
Questions
Questions about infant daycare in Idaho
How many daycares that take infants are in Idaho?
69 daycares that take infants are listed in 19 Idaho towns. A daycare without this tag may still take infants; ask.
Which Idaho town has the most daycares that take infants?
Boise, with 24 listed. Next are Meridian (11) and Nampa (10).
How much does infant daycare cost in Idaho?
In the middle Idaho county, full-time infant care at a center cost $127 a week in 2022 (U.S. Department of Labor). Each town page shows its own county.
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 Idaho take?
The Idaho license list we load does not give a starting age, so ask each daycare the youngest age it takes.
Who licenses daycares in Idaho?
Idaho Department of Health and Welfare licenses daycares in Idaho. It publishes its inspections and the rules it cited, and we copy them onto each listing.