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Infant Daycare in Maryland

Most Maryland daycares 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 $254 a week in the middle Maryland county (2022).

daycares that take infants listed
4,835
towns
319
towns have their own infant daycare page
203
of all Maryland daycares
73%

Map of Maryland: 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 Maryland: ages, costs and safe-sleep inspections

the most common youngest age on the state record in Maryland
From birth
Of the 4,833 daycares here whose state record gives a starting age, 4,833 take babies from 6 weeks or younger and 3,839 from birth.
Infant care at a center, per week, in the middle Maryland county (2022)
$254
The median of 24 county medians, from $209 in the lowest county to $414 in the highest.
of visited Maryland infant programs had a safe-sleep rule cited since October 2023
10%
475 of the 4,636 Maryland daycares that take infants and had a state visit. A citation means the inspector found a sleep rule not met on that visit, for example how or where babies nap. Each listing shows its own visits.
Staff-to-child ratios for babies in MarylandDaycare cost in Maryland, by age and county

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

Maryland

Largest towns for infant daycare in Maryland

Baltimore722 take infantsSilver Spring271 take infantsFrederick164 take infantsLaurel123 take infantsColumbia118 take infantsRockville111 take infantsGermantown110 take infantsGaithersburg109 take infantsWaldorf105 take infantsBowie82 take infantsHagerstown79 take infantsUpper Marlboro73 take infants

Programs

Programs in Maryland

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 daycares6,602
Take infants4,835
Child care centers2,605
Accept subsidy21
In-home daycares3,997
Christian & church daycares237
Montessori schools74
Preschools & pre-K6,083
Early morning daycare84
Part-time daycare53
Drop-in daycare24
After-school care5,719
Bilingual daycare15
Head Start93

The Maryland state record

Maryland State Department of Education, Office of Child Care licenses daycares in Maryland.

License list
The state's public list of licensed child care
Ages served
The ages on each license
Inspections
Every visit the state publishes back to 2023
Cited rules
Each cited rule, in the state's own wording
Search the Maryland state records

Before you enroll

Choosing infant care in Maryland

  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.

Maryland

Cost, inspections and ratios in Maryland

Daycare cost in MarylandWeekly prices by age and countyWhat Maryland inspectors citeThe rules cited most, and what they meanStaff-to-child ratios in MarylandHow many children each adult may care forTour checklist for MarylandQuestions to ask when you visit

A to Z

All 319 Maryland towns with infant daycare, A to Z

A11 towns
B23 towns
C40 towns
D11 towns
E11 towns
F15 towns
G16 towns
H17 towns
I2 towns
J5 towns
K6 towns
L16 towns
M24 towns
N11 towns
O8 towns
P22 towns
Q2 towns
R15 towns
S30 towns
T7 towns
U4 towns
V2 towns
W21 towns

Nearby

Nearby states

Virginia2,378 take infantsPennsylvania898 take infantsDelaware767 take infantsDistrict of Columbia339 take infantsWest Virginia20 take infants

Questions

Questions about infant daycare in Maryland

How many daycares that take infants are in Maryland?

4,835 daycares that take infants are listed in 319 Maryland towns. A daycare without this tag may still take infants; ask.

Which Maryland town has the most daycares that take infants?

Baltimore, with 722 listed. Next are Silver Spring (271) and Frederick (164).

How much does infant daycare cost in Maryland?

In the middle Maryland county, full-time infant care at a center cost $254 a week in 2022 (U.S. Department of Labor). Each town page shows its own county.

What does a safe-sleep citation mean?

It means a state inspector found a sleep rule not met on a visit, for example a baby put down on their side, a crib with blankets or toys, or babies left without a check. Since October 2023, 10% of visited Maryland infant programs had one cited. Open a listing to read its visits, and ask the daycare what it changed.

How young a baby do daycares in Maryland take?

Most often from birth or age 0: of the 4,833 daycares in Maryland whose state record gives a starting age, 4,833 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 Maryland?

Yes. 3,839 daycares in Maryland 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.

Who licenses daycares in Maryland?

Maryland State Department of Education, Office of Child Care licenses daycares in Maryland. It publishes its inspections and the rules it cited, and we copy them onto each listing.