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Infant & Baby Daycare in Oak Park, IL

Most daycares in Oak Park 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 $278 a week in Cook County (2022).

daycares that take infants in Oak Park
23
daycare centers
12
in-home daycares
11
State license records

All daycares that take infants in Oak Park

Showing 1 to 23 of 23

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.

  1. Group home daycareInfants

    Alma E. Martinez

    Oak Park, IL 60304 · address shared with families

    From 6 weeksInfants to school-age
  2. Home daycareInfants

    Candy Montanez

    Oak Park, IL 60304 · address shared with families

    From 6 weeksInfants to school-age
  3. Home daycareInfants

    Flavia C. Lamb

    Oak Park, IL 60304 · address shared with families

    From 6 weeksInfants to school-age
  4. Home daycareInfants

    Gabriela Serratos

    Oak Park, IL 60304 · address shared with families

    From 6 weeksInfants to school-age
  5. Home daycareInfants

    Jeanette Streeter

    Oak Park, IL 60304 · address shared with families

    From 6 weeksInfants to school-age
  6. Home daycareInfants

    Jessica M. Montanez

    Oak Park, IL 60304 · address shared with families

    From 6 weeksInfants to school-age
  7. Home daycareInfants

    Jessica R. Worthington

    5.0· 4 reviews

    Oak Park, IL 60302 · address shared with families

    From 6 weeksInfants to school-age
  8. Home daycareInfants

    Leticia G. Canchola

    Oak Park, IL 60304 · address shared with families

    From 6 weeksInfants to school-age
  9. Group home daycareInfants

    Melody Robinson

    5.0· 13 reviews

    Oak Park, IL 60302 · address shared with families

    From 6 weeksInfants to school-ageMeals provided
  10. Home daycareInfants

    Pamela F. Van Natter

    Oak Park, IL 60302 · address shared with families

    From 6 weeksInfants to school-age
  11. Home daycareInfants

    Amanda C. Albury

    Oak Park, IL 60304 · address shared with families

    From 7 weeksInfants to school-age
How this list is made: Oak Park 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 Oak Park: ages and costs

the most common youngest age on the state record in Oak Park
From 6 weeks
Of the 23 daycares here whose state record gives a starting age, 22 take babies from 6 weeks or younger.
Infant care at a center in Cook County, per week (2022)
$278
The Cook County median for full-time care. At a home daycare it is $208 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.

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 Oak Park

  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.

Questions

Questions

How many Oak Park daycares take infants?

23 Oak Park 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 Oak Park?

Full-time infant care in Cook County has a median of $278 a week at a center and $208 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 Oak Park take?

Most often from 6 weeks: of the 23 daycares in Oak Park whose state record gives a starting age, 22 take babies from 6 weeks or younger and 23 from 3 months or younger. A daycare's own minimum can be older than its license allows, so ask.

Is there newborn daycare in Oak Park?

22 daycares in Oak Park take babies from 6 weeks or younger by the state record. Ask each one the youngest age it takes now.

Are home daycares an option for infants?

Yes. 11 of the Oak Park daycares on this list are home daycares. Each listing shows the ages on its Illinois record.

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.