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Infant & Baby Daycare in Ellicott City, MD

Most daycares in Ellicott City that take infants accept babies from 6 weeks or younger, by the ages on their state record.

daycares that take infants in Ellicott City
55
daycare centers
17
in-home daycares
38
State license records

All daycares that take infants in Ellicott City

Showing 1 to 30 of 55

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

    Alla Protsenko

    Ellicott City, MD 21042 · address shared with families

    From birthInfants to school-age
    3 state visits · 5 rules cited (3 yrs)
  2. Home daycareInfants

    Cecile Bennett

    Ellicott City, MD 21043 · address shared with families

    From birthInfants to school-age
    3 state visits · 7 rules cited (3 yrs)
  3. Home daycareInfants

    Charnetta Bailey

    Ellicott City, MD 21042 · address shared with families

    From birthInfants to school-age
    5 state visits · 8 rules cited (3 yrs)
  4. Home daycareInfants

    Cindy Santmyer

    Ellicott City, MD 21043 · address shared with families

    From birthInfants to school-age
    3 state visits · 0 rules cited (3 yrs)
  5. Home daycareInfants

    Debasree Gupta

    Ellicott City, MD 21042 · address shared with families

    From birthInfants to school-age
    3 state visits · 5 rules cited (3 yrs)
  6. Home daycareInfants

    Deborah Lam

    Ellicott City, MD 21043 · address shared with families

    From birthInfants to school-age
    3 state visits · 0 rules cited (3 yrs)
  7. Home daycareInfants

    Denise Angles

    Ellicott City, MD 21043 · address shared with families

    From birthInfants to school-age
    3 state visits · 9 rules cited (3 yrs)
  8. Home daycareInfants

    Diana Chaustre Rivera

    Ellicott City, MD 21043 · address shared with families

    From birthInfants to school-age
    4 state visits · 1 rule cited (3 yrs)
  9. Home daycareInfants

    Elizabeth Vaughan

    Ellicott City, MD 21043 · address shared with families

    From birthInfants to school-age
    3 state visits · 0 rules cited (3 yrs)
  10. Home daycareInfants

    Emily Feldman

    Ellicott City, MD 21042 · address shared with families

    From birthInfants to school-age
    4 state visits · 4 rules cited (3 yrs)
  11. Home daycareInfants

    Gladys Camacho

    Ellicott City, MD 21043 · address shared with families

    From birthInfants to school-age
    3 state visits · 2 rules cited (3 yrs)
  12. Home daycareInfants

    Gurkripa Kaur

    Ellicott City, MD 21043 · address shared with families

    From birthInfants to school-age
    3 state visits · 4 rules cited (3 yrs)
  13. Home daycareInfants

    Huifei Chen

    Ellicott City, MD 21042 · address shared with families

    From birthInfants to school-age
    3 state visits · 6 rules cited (3 yrs)
  14. Home daycareInfants

    Iram Afzal

    Ellicott City, MD 21043 · address shared with families

    From birthInfants to school-age
    1 state visit · 1 rule cited (3 yrs)
  15. Home daycareInfants

    LaGerald Pulley II

    Ellicott City, MD 21043 · address shared with families

    From birthInfants to school-age
    3 state visits · 2 rules cited (3 yrs)
  16. Home daycareInfants

    Laurie Alcock

    Ellicott City, MD 21043 · address shared with families

    From birthInfants to school-age
    3 state visits · 0 rules cited (3 yrs)
  17. Home daycareInfants

    Lima Danishjo

    Ellicott City, MD 21043 · address shared with families

    From birthInfants to preschool
    2 state visits · 14 rules cited (3 yrs)
  18. Home daycareInfants

    Lokeshwari Pendem

    Ellicott City, MD 21042 · address shared with families

    From birthInfants to school-age
    3 state visits · 5 rules cited (3 yrs)
  19. Group home daycareInfants

    Minakshiben Patel

    Ellicott City, MD 21042 · address shared with families

    From birthInfants to preschool
    1 state visit · 0 rules cited (3 yrs)
  20. Home daycareInfants

    Music Fairytale Daycare

    Ellicott City, MD 21043 · address shared with families

    From birthInfants to preschool
    4 state visits · 1 rule cited (3 yrs)
  21. Home daycareInfants

    Nahid Chowdhury

    Ellicott City, MD 21043 · address shared with families

    From birthInfants to school-age
    2 state visits · 0 rules cited (3 yrs)
  22. Home daycareInfants

    Nusrat Raja

    Ellicott City, MD 21043 · address shared with families

    From birthInfants to school-age
    2 state visits · 0 rules cited (3 yrs)
  23. Home daycareInfants

    Piyali Roy

    Ellicott City, MD 21043 · address shared with families

    From birthInfants to school-age
    1 state visit · 14 rules cited (3 yrs)
  24. Home daycareInfants

    Rakshanda Malik

    Ellicott City, MD 21043 · address shared with families

    From birthInfants to school-age
    4 state visits · 9 rules cited (3 yrs)
  25. Home daycareInfants

    Rubina Azmat

    Ellicott City, MD 21043 · address shared with families

    From birthInfants to school-age
    3 state visits · 0 rules cited (3 yrs)
  26. Home daycareInfants

    Rubina Karim

    Ellicott City, MD 21043 · address shared with families

    From birthInfants to school-age
    1 state visit · 1 rule cited (3 yrs)
  27. Home daycareInfants

    Sabita Debnath

    Ellicott City, MD 21043 · address shared with families

    From birthInfants to school-age
    3 state visits · 1 rule cited (3 yrs)
  28. Home daycareInfants

    Sara Lessler

    Ellicott City, MD 21043 · address shared with families

    From birthInfants to school-age
    3 state visits · 3 rules cited (3 yrs)
  29. Home daycareInfants

    Shakeela Shaik

    Ellicott City, MD 21043 · address shared with families

    From birthInfants to school-age
    No state visits on record (3 yrs)
  30. Home daycareInfants

    Shazia Nawaz

    Ellicott City, MD 21043 · address shared with families

    From birthInfants to school-age
    3 state visits · 0 rules cited (3 yrs)
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How this list is made: Ellicott City daycares whose Maryland license lists infants, plus those that say they offer infant care. A daycare without this tag may still take infants; ask.

All 55 daycares that take infants in Ellicott City, A to Z

Infant care

Infant care in Ellicott City: ages and safe-sleep inspections

the most common youngest age on the state record in Ellicott City
From birth
Of the 55 daycares here whose state record gives a starting age, 55 take babies from 6 weeks or younger and 38 from birth.
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.

Before you enroll

Choosing infant care in Ellicott City

  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 Maryland 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.

Questions

Questions

How many Ellicott City daycares take infants?

55 Ellicott City daycares take infants, by the Maryland record or their own description. A daycare without this tag may still take infants, so ask.

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 Ellicott City take?

Most often from birth or age 0: of the 55 daycares in Ellicott City whose state record gives a starting age, 55 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 Ellicott City?

Yes. 38 daycares in Ellicott City 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. 38 of the Ellicott City daycares on this list are home daycares. Each listing shows the ages on its Maryland record.

Can I see an infant daycare's inspections?

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