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Infant & Baby Daycare in Waukegan, IL

Most daycares in Waukegan 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 $305 a week in Lake County (2022).

daycares that take infants in Waukegan
192
daycare centers
10
in-home daycares
182
State license records

All daycares that take infants in Waukegan

Showing 1 to 30 of 192

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

    Adriana Robles

    Waukegan, IL 60087 · address shared with families

    From birthInfants to school-age
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  2. Home daycareInfants

    Ailen Sotomayor-Castr

    Waukegan, IL 60085 · address shared with families

    From birthInfants to school-age
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  3. Home daycareInfants

    Alejandra Cantu

    Waukegan, IL 60085 · address shared with families

    From birthInfants to school-age
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  5. Group home daycareInfants

    Alicia Pizano

    Waukegan, IL 60085 · address shared with families

    From birthInfants to school-age
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  6. Home daycareInfants

    Alma D. Martinez

    Waukegan, IL 60085 · address shared with families

    From birthInfants to school-age
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  7. Home daycareInfants

    Amanda M. Avalos

    Waukegan, IL 60087 · address shared with families

    From birthInfants to school-age
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  8. Home daycareInfants

    Ana B. Hernandez

    Waukegan, IL 60085 · address shared with families

    From birthInfants to school-age
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  9. Home daycareInfants

    Ana M. Cazares

    Waukegan, IL 60085 · address shared with families

    From birthInfants to school-age
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  10. Home daycareInfants

    Anai Najera Lopez

    Waukegan, IL 60085 · address shared with families

    From birthInfants to school-age
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  11. Home daycareInfants

    Anita Salcedo

    Waukegan, IL 60085 · address shared with families

    From birthInfants to school-age
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  12. Home daycareInfants

    Annie R. Mays

    Waukegan, IL 60085 · address shared with families

    From birthInfants to school-age
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  13. Home daycareInfants

    Araceli Guzman

    Waukegan, IL 60085 · address shared with families

    From birthInfants to school-age
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  14. Home daycareInfants

    Araceli Zamora

    Waukegan, IL 60085 · address shared with families

    From birthInfants to school-age
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  16. Home daycareInfants

    Arlet L. Herrera

    Waukegan, IL 60085 · address shared with families

    From birthInfants to school-age
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  17. Home daycareInfants

    Bertha Estrada

    Waukegan, IL 60087 · address shared with families

    From birthInfants to school-age
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  18. Home daycareInfants

    Betsy Herrera

    Waukegan, IL 60087 · address shared with families

    From birthInfants to school-age
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  19. Group home daycareInfants

    Carmen Vargas

    5.0· 2 reviews

    Waukegan, IL 60087 · address shared with families

    From birthInfants to school-age
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  20. Home daycareInfants

    Catalina Ramirez

    Waukegan, IL 60085 · address shared with families

    From birthInfants to school-age
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  21. Home daycareInfants

    Catalina Teran

    Waukegan, IL 60087 · address shared with families

    From birthInfants to school-age
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  22. Home daycareInfants

    Cecilia Leguizamo

    Waukegan, IL 60085 · address shared with families

    From birthInfants to school-age
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  23. Home daycareInfants

    Christie L. Bermea

    Waukegan, IL 60085 · address shared with families

    From birthInfants to school-age
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  24. Home daycareInfants

    Ciklali E. Velazquez

    Waukegan, IL 60087 · address shared with families

    From birthInfants to school-age
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  25. Group home daycareInfants

    Cinthia C. De Luna

    Waukegan, IL 60085 · address shared with families

    From birthInfants to school-age
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  26. Home daycareInfants

    Cinthia S. Rojas

    Waukegan, IL 60085 · address shared with families

    From birthInfants to school-age
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  27. Home daycareInfants

    Clara Cerrato

    Waukegan, IL 60087 · address shared with families

    From birthInfants to school-age
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  29. Home daycareInfants

    Claudia Y. Cardenas

    Waukegan, IL 60087 · address shared with families

    From birthInfants to school-age
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  30. Home daycareInfants

    Consuelo Gomez

    Waukegan, IL 60085 · address shared with families

    From birthInfants to school-age
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How this list is made: Waukegan 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 192 daycares that take infants in Waukegan, A to Z

Infant care

Infant care in Waukegan: ages and costs

the most common youngest age on the state record in Waukegan
From birth
Of the 191 daycares here whose state record gives a starting age, 191 take babies from 6 weeks or younger and 169 from birth.
Infant care at a center in Lake County, per week (2022)
$305
The Lake 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.
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 Waukegan

  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

Park City14 · 0 miNorth Chicago19 · 2 miBeach Park35 · 3 miGurnee31 · 4 miLibertyville6 · 6 miLake Forest4 · 7 miZion65 · 7 miWadsworth4 · 7 miWinthrop Hbr6 · 9 mi

More in this area

More daycare in Waukegan

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Questions

Questions

How many Waukegan daycares take infants?

192 Waukegan 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 Waukegan?

Full-time infant care in Lake County has a median of $305 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 Waukegan take?

Most often from birth or age 0: of the 191 daycares in Waukegan whose state record gives a starting age, 191 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 Waukegan?

Yes. 169 daycares in Waukegan 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. 182 of the Waukegan 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.