Infant & Baby Daycare in Palatine, IL
Most daycares in Palatine 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 Palatine
- 19
- daycare centers
- 14
- in-home daycares
- 5
All daycares that take infants in Palatine
Showing 1 to 19 of 19
A-Plus Day School Rand
5.0· 15 reviews1532 North Rand Road, Palatine, IL
From 6 weeksInfants to school-ageAccepts subsidyAmber S. Issa
Palatine, IL 60067 · address shared with families
From 6 weeksInfants to school-agePre-KBeata Lipinska-Kamins
5.0· 1 reviewPalatine, IL 60067 · address shared with families
From 6 weeksInfants to school-ageBuehler YMCA Presch. & Aft. SC
1400 West Northwest Highway, Palatine, IL
From 6 weeksInfants to school-ageChildren's Land Learning Center
4.4· 50 reviews1293 N Rand Rd, Palatine, IL
From 6 weeksInfants to school-agePre-KCommunity CHD Care Cntr Palatine Twnshp
721 South Quentin Road, Palatine, IL
From 6 weeksInfants to school-ageEcole 360 Child Development Center
4.7· 136 reviews1540 W Algonquin Rd, Palatine, IL
From 6 weeksInfants to school-ageKiddie City Learning Center
5.0· 10 reviews201 W Dundee Rd, Palatine, IL
From 6 weeksInfants to school-ageKindercare Learning Center 000136
4.5· 23 reviews838 N Quentin Rd, Palatine, IL
From 6 weeksInfants to school-ageAccepts subsidyKindercare Learning Center 000607
4.6· 27 reviews1653 N Baldwin Rd, Palatine, IL
From 6 weeksInfants to school-agePre-KKindercare Learning Ctr #301067
4.8· 24 reviews929 E Palatine Rd, Palatine, IL
From 6 weeksInfants to school-ageAccepts subsidyLearning Loft
3.5· 30 reviews655 N 1st Bank Dr, Palatine, IL
From 6 weeksInfants to school-ageMeals providedNirmalade Thangavel
5.0· 15 reviewsPalatine, IL 60067 · address shared with families
From 6 weeksInfants to school-ageMeals providedPrecious N. Ballard
Palatine, IL 60067 · address shared with families
From 6 weeksInfants to school-ageA-Plus After School Zone
4.8· 12 reviews1270 W Northwest Hwy, Palatine, IL
Describes an infant roomInfants to school-ageAccepts subsidy
Infant care
Infant care in Palatine: ages and costs
- the most common youngest age on the state record in Palatine
- From 6 weeks
- Of the 18 daycares here whose state record gives a starting age, 18 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.
Before you enroll
Choosing infant care in Palatine
- 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
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 babies nap. Any sleep rule cited by Illinois is on the listing's state record.
- 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 Palatine daycares take infants?
19 Palatine 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 Palatine?
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 Palatine take?
Most often from 6 weeks: of the 18 daycares in Palatine whose state record gives a starting age, 18 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 Palatine?
18 daycares in Palatine 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. 5 of the Palatine 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.