Infant Daycare in Kansas
Full-time infant care at a center costs a median of $96 a week in the middle Kansas county (2022). Each listing shows the ages its state record gives; ask each daycare the youngest age it takes.
- daycares that take infants listed
- 161
- towns
- 38
- towns have their own infant daycare page
- 12
- of all Kansas daycares
- 15%
Map of Kansas: each dot is a town with daycares that take infants, sized by how many are listed
Infant care
Infant care in Kansas: costs
- Infant care at a center, per week, in the middle Kansas county (2022)
- $96
- The median of 105 county medians, from $96 in the lowest county to $224 in the highest.
Kansas
Largest towns for infant daycare in Kansas
Programs
Programs in Kansas
Counts come from each daycare's name and what it says it offers; the state license list is not on DaycarePal yet. A daycare without a tag may still offer the program; ask.
| Program | Listed |
|---|---|
| All daycares | 1,063 |
| Take infants | 161 |
| Child care centers | 1,020 |
| Accept subsidy | 36 |
| In-home daycares | 43 |
| Christian & church daycares | 113 |
| Montessori schools | 54 |
| Preschools & pre-K | 295 |
| Early morning daycare | 239 |
| Part-time daycare | 91 |
| Drop-in daycare | 18 |
| Head Start | 73 |
The Kansas license list
Kansas Office of Early Childhood licenses daycares in Kansas. The Kansas license list is not on DaycarePal yet.
- Listings
- From public business listings: the name, address, phone, website and hours each business publishes
- License
- No license record is matched to these listings yet; that does not mean a daycare is unlicensed
- Inspections
- Not on these listings; check the state's own search
Before you enroll
Choosing infant care in Kansas
- 1
Ask about the waitlist
Infant spots fill first. Ask how long the waitlist is and whether you can join it 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 and how babies nap. Where the state publishes inspections, every visit with a sleep rule cited is on the listing's state record.
- 4
Feeding and the daily log
Ask how bottles and breast milk are handled, and how you will hear about feeds, naps and diapers each day.
Kansas
Cost, inspections and ratios in Kansas
A to Z
All 38 Kansas towns with infant daycare, A to Z
A1 town
- Andover1 take infants
B1 town
- Benton1 take infants
E1 town
- Ellsworth1 take infants
F1 town
- Fairway1 take infants
G3 towns
- Garden City1 take infants
- Gardner3 take infants
- Great Bend1 take infants
I1 town
- Independence1 take infants
J1 town
- Junction City2 take infants
K1 town
- Kansas City8 take infants
L5 towns
M7 towns
N1 town
- Newton1 take infants
O2 towns
- Olathe23 take infants
- Overland Park28 take infants
P1 town
- Prairie Village4 take infants
S5 towns
- Salina2 take infants
- Shawnee13 take infants
- Spring Hill1 take infants
- Stanley1 take infants
- Stilwell1 take infants
T1 town
- Topeka4 take infants
W1 town
- Wichita21 take infants
No town on this list matches. Check the spelling, or search by ZIP code above.
Nearby
Nearby states
Questions
Questions about infant daycare in Kansas
How many daycares that take infants are in Kansas?
161 daycares that take infants are listed in 38 Kansas towns. A daycare without this tag may still take infants; ask.
Which Kansas town has the most daycares that take infants?
Overland Park, with 28 listed. Next are Olathe (23) and Wichita (21).
How much does infant daycare cost in Kansas?
In the middle Kansas county, full-time infant care at a center cost $96 a week in 2022 (U.S. Department of Labor). Each town page shows its own county.
How young a baby do daycares in Kansas take?
The Kansas license list we load does not give a starting age, so ask each daycare the youngest age it takes.
Who licenses daycares in Kansas?
Kansas Office of Early Childhood licenses daycares in Kansas. Its license list is not on DaycarePal yet, so the listings here come from public business listings and show no license or inspection record. Use the state's own search, linked on this page, to check a daycare's license.