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Infant Daycare in Louisiana

Full-time infant care at a center costs a median of $143 a week in the middle Louisiana county (2022). Each listing shows the ages its state record gives; ask each daycare the youngest age it takes.

daycares that take infants listed
1,452
towns
209
towns have their own infant daycare page
90
of all Louisiana daycares
58%

Map of Louisiana: each dot is a town with daycares that take infants, sized by how many are listed

Infant care
What puts a daycare on this listThe state record lists infants among the ages it serves, or it says it offers infant care.A daycare without this tag may still take infants; ask.

Infant care

Infant care in Louisiana: costs

Infant care at a center, per week, in the middle Louisiana county (2022)
$143
The median of 64 county medians, from $120 in the lowest county to $160 in the highest.
of infant programs' websites say they provide meals
22%
Of the 381 websites we read for daycares that take infants in Louisiana, 22% say meals are provided, 7.3% mention a parent app with photos or daily notes, and 6.3% mention cameras parents can watch. A website that does not say so may still offer it; ask.
Staff-to-child ratios for babies in LouisianaDaycare cost in Louisiana, by age and county

County prices: U.S. Department of Labor, National Database of Childcare Prices, 2022 (median full-time weekly price).

Louisiana

Largest towns for infant daycare in Louisiana

New Orleans158 take infantsBaton Rouge145 take infantsShreveport74 take infantsLafayette57 take infantsMetairie44 take infantsMonroe43 take infantsLake Charles39 take infantsMarrero30 take infantsHammond27 take infantsSlidell26 take infantsAlexandria23 take infantsBossier City23 take infants

Programs

Programs in Louisiana

Counts come from the state record and what each daycare says it offers. A daycare without a tag may still offer the program; ask.

ProgramListed
All daycares2,503
Take infants1,452
Child care centers2,503
Accept subsidy1,101
In-home daycaresNone listed
Christian & church daycares257
Montessori schools53
Preschools & pre-K2,490
24-hour daycare36
Night daycare111
Early morning daycare816
Weekend daycare58
Part-time daycare47
Drop-in daycare10
Head Start285

The Louisiana state record

Louisiana Department of Education licenses daycares in Louisiana.

License list
The state's public list of licensed child care
Ages served
The ages on each license
Inspections
On the state's own site; each listing links to it
Search the Louisiana state records

Before you enroll

Choosing infant care in Louisiana

  1. 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. 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 and how babies nap. Where the state publishes inspections, every visit with a sleep rule cited 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 will hear about feeds, naps and diapers each day.

Louisiana

Cost, inspections and ratios in Louisiana

Daycare cost in LouisianaWeekly prices by age and countyStaff-to-child ratios in LouisianaHow many children each adult may care forDaycare tour checklistQuestions to ask when you visit

A to Z

All 209 Louisiana towns with infant daycare, A to Z

A11 towns
B25 towns
C14 towns
D7 towns
E2 towns
F7 towns
G10 towns
H8 towns
I2 towns
J6 towns
K5 towns
L14 towns
M21 towns
N6 towns
O2 towns
P16 towns
R9 towns
S22 towns
T4 towns
V5 towns
W11 towns
Y1 town
Z1 town

Nearby

Nearby states

Texas10,340 take infantsArkansas963 take infantsMississippi86 take infants

Questions

Questions about infant daycare in Louisiana

How many daycares that take infants are in Louisiana?

1,452 daycares that take infants are listed in 209 Louisiana towns. A daycare without this tag may still take infants; ask.

Which Louisiana town has the most daycares that take infants?

New Orleans, with 158 listed. Next are Baton Rouge (145) and Shreveport (74).

How much does infant daycare cost in Louisiana?

In the middle Louisiana county, full-time infant care at a center cost $143 a week in 2022 (U.S. Department of Labor). Each town page shows its own county.

How young a baby do daycares in Louisiana take?

The Louisiana license list we load does not give a starting age, so ask each daycare the youngest age it takes.

Who licenses daycares in Louisiana?

Louisiana Department of Education licenses daycares in Louisiana. It publishes inspections on its own site; use the state search linked on this page.