Skip to content
DaycarePal
Infant care

Infant & Baby Daycare in New Bedford, MA

Each listing shows the ages its state record gives; ask each daycare the youngest age it takes.

daycares that take infants in New Bedford
23
daycare centers
23
State license records

All daycares that take infants in New Bedford

Showing 1 to 23 of 23

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. Child care centerInfants

    Early Learning Academy

    5.0· 4 reviews

    831 Mount Pleasant Street, New Bedford, MA

    Describes an infant roomInfants to school-ageAccepts subsidy
    CallDirections
How this list is made: New Bedford daycares whose Massachusetts license lists infants, plus those that say they offer infant care. A daycare without this tag may still take infants; ask.

Infant care

Infant care in New Bedford: costs

Infant tuition posted on daycare websites in Massachusetts, per week (2026)
$488
The median of 48 daycares that post a full-time rate; half post between $416 and $585. Posted rates run above the 2022 survey: they are newer, and mostly from centers.
Staff-to-child ratios for babies in MassachusettsDaycare cost in Massachusetts, by age and county

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 New Bedford

  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 Massachusetts 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

North Dartmouth6 · 2 miDartmouth3 · 3 miSouth Dartmouth3 · 3 miFairhaven4 · 3 miAcushnet3 · 5 miRochester3 · 10 miFall River16 · 11 miSomerset4 · 14 miLakeville3 · 14 mi

More in this area

More daycare in New Bedford

All daycares in New Bedford61Infant & Baby Daycare in MassachusettsIn-Home Daycares in New Bedford27Affordable Daycare in New Bedford60Preschools & Pre-K in New Bedford28Early Morning Daycare in New Bedford10After-School Care in New Bedford29Head Start in New Bedford3

Questions

Questions

How many New Bedford daycares take infants?

23 New Bedford daycares take infants, by the Massachusetts record or their own description. A daycare without this tag may still take infants, so ask.

How young a baby do daycares in New Bedford take?

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

Can I see an infant daycare's inspections?

Yes. Each shows its Massachusetts visits and what the state cited, in the state's words where the state publishes them.