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Infant & Baby Daycare in Glen Carbon, IL

Most daycares in Glen Carbon 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 $288 a week in Madison County (2022).

daycares that take infants in Glen Carbon
5
daycare centers
5
State license records

All daycares that take infants in Glen Carbon

Showing 1 to 5 of 5

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: Glen Carbon daycares whose Illinois 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 Glen Carbon: ages and costs

the most common youngest age on the state record in Glen Carbon
From 6 weeks
Of the 5 daycares here whose state record gives a starting age, 5 take babies from 6 weeks or younger.
Infant care at a center in Madison County, per week (2022)
$288
The Madison County median for full-time care. At a home daycare it is $181 a week.
Infant tuition posted on daycare websites in Illinois, per week (2026)
$340
The median of 47 daycares that post a full-time rate; half post between $312 and $440. Posted rates run above the 2022 survey: they are newer, and mostly from centers.
Staff-to-child ratios for babies in IllinoisDaycare cost in Illinois, 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 Glen Carbon

  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 Illinois 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 Glen Carbon daycares take infants?

5 Glen Carbon daycares take infants, by the Illinois record or their own description. A daycare without this tag may still take infants, so ask.

How much does infant daycare cost in Glen Carbon?

Full-time infant care in Madison County has a median of $288 a week at a center and $181 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 Glen Carbon take?

Most often from 6 weeks: of the 5 daycares in Glen Carbon whose state record gives a starting age, 5 take babies from 6 weeks or younger. A daycare's own minimum can be older than its license allows, so ask.

Is there newborn daycare in Glen Carbon?

5 daycares in Glen Carbon take babies from 6 weeks or younger by the state record. Ask each one the youngest age it takes now.

Can I see an infant daycare's inspections?

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