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Infant & Baby Daycare in Rockford, IL

Most daycares in Rockford 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 $282 a week in Winnebago County (2022).

daycares that take infants in Rockford
176
daycare centers
15
in-home daycares
161
State license records

All daycares that take infants in Rockford

Showing 1 to 30 of 176

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. Home daycareInfants

    Abigail M. Alamo

    Rockford, IL 61108 · address shared with families

    From birthInfants to school-age
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    Amonica L. Mabry

    Rockford, IL 61104 · address shared with families

    From birthInfants to school-age
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    Ana Garcia Perez

    Rockford, IL 61101 · address shared with families

    From birthInfants to school-age
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    Anayeli Rivera

    Rockford, IL 61108 · address shared with families

    From birthInfants to school-age
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    Andrea M. Norton

    Rockford, IL 61109 · address shared with families

    From birthInfants to school-age
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    Andrea Ortiz

    Rockford, IL 61108 · address shared with families

    From birthInfants to school-age
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    Andrea R. Byrd

    Rockford, IL 61103 · address shared with families

    From birthInfants to school-age
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    Angela M. Chico

    Rockford, IL 61101 · address shared with families

    From birthInfants to school-age
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    Angelene Cavitt

    Rockford, IL 61102 · address shared with families

    From birthInfants to school-age
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    Angelica A. Cerrato

    Rockford, IL 61102 · address shared with families

    From birthInfants to school-age
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    Anna M. Carlson

    Rockford, IL 61107 · address shared with families

    From birthInfants to school-age
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    Anna M. Hawthorne

    Rockford, IL 61109 · address shared with families

    From birthInfants to school-age
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    Annette M. Walker

    Rockford, IL 61101 · address shared with families

    From birthInfants to school-age
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    Arnesha L. Dixon

    Rockford, IL 61104 · address shared with families

    From birthInfants to school-age
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    Ashlee N. St John

    Rockford, IL 61103 · address shared with families

    From birthInfants to school-age
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    Ashley S. Harper

    Rockford, IL 61107 · address shared with families

    From birthInfants to school-age
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    Beth E. Garcia-Lowry

    Rockford, IL 61103 · address shared with families

    From birthInfants to school-age
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    Betty J. Garrett

    Rockford, IL 61107 · address shared with families

    From birthInfants to school-age
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    Billie D. Tillman

    Rockford, IL 61101 · address shared with families

    From birthInfants to school-age
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    Billie J. Holt

    Rockford, IL 61102 · address shared with families

    From birthInfants to school-age
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    Bobbie J. Shaw

    Rockford, IL 61101 · address shared with families

    From birthInfants to school-age
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    Brenda L. Barton

    Rockford, IL 61104 · address shared with families

    From birthInfants to school-age
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  24. Group home daycareInfants

    Candice L. Malone

    5.0· 16 reviews

    Rockford, IL 61103 · address shared with families

    From birthInfants to school-age
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  25. Home daycareInfants

    Casandra C. Gorsegner

    Rockford, IL 61103 · address shared with families

    From birthInfants to school-age
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  26. Group home daycareInfants

    Catherine M. Richards

    Rockford, IL 61101 · address shared with families

    From birthInfants to school-age
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    Cheryl L. Barmore

    Rockford, IL 61108 · address shared with families

    From birthInfants to school-age
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  30. Home daycareInfants

    Christine E. Beck

    Rockford, IL 61103 · address shared with families

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How this list is made: Rockford daycares whose Illinois license lists infants, plus those that say they offer infant care. A daycare without this tag may still take infants; ask.

All 176 daycares that take infants in Rockford, A to Z

Infant care

Infant care in Rockford: ages and costs

the most common youngest age on the state record in Rockford
From birth
Of the 176 daycares here whose state record gives a starting age, 176 take babies from 6 weeks or younger and 161 from birth.
Infant care at a center in Winnebago County, per week (2022)
$282
The Winnebago County median for full-time care. At a home daycare it is $161 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 Rockford

  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

Loves Park13 · 6 miMachesney Pk23 · 7 miWinnebago5 · 9 miRoscoe13 · 11 miDavis Jct4 · 11 miRockton4 · 12 miBelvidere21 · 12 miByron14 · 14 miPecatonica3 · 14 mi

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More daycare in Rockford

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Questions

Questions

How many Rockford daycares take infants?

176 Rockford 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 Rockford?

Full-time infant care in Winnebago County has a median of $282 a week at a center and $161 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 Rockford take?

Most often from birth or age 0: of the 176 daycares in Rockford whose state record gives a starting age, 176 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 Rockford?

Yes. 161 daycares in Rockford list ages starting at birth or age 0 on the state record. Ask each one the youngest age it takes now and whether it has an infant opening.

Are home daycares an option for infants?

Yes. 161 of the Rockford 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.