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Infant care

Infant & Baby Daycare in Mechanicsville, MD

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

daycares that take infants in Mechanicsville
22
daycare center
1
in-home daycares
21
State license records

All daycares that take infants in Mechanicsville

Showing 1 to 22 of 22

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

    Amy Pruitt

    Mechanicsville, MD 20659 · address shared with families

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

    Ashley Milstead

    Mechanicsville, MD 20659 · address shared with families

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

    Ashley Walter

    Mechanicsville, MD 20659 · address shared with families

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

    Dawn Quade

    Mechanicsville, MD 20659 · address shared with families

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

    Elizabeth Homan

    Mechanicsville, MD 20659 · address shared with families

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

    Elizabeth Lawson

    Mechanicsville, MD 20659 · address shared with families

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

    Jennifer Worthy

    Mechanicsville, MD 20659 · address shared with families

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

    Julie Cross

    Mechanicsville, MD 20659 · address shared with families

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

    Karel Barber

    Mechanicsville, MD 20659 · address shared with families

    From birthInfants to preschool
    3 state visits · 7 rules cited (3 yrs)
  10. Home daycareInfants

    Katherine McIntosh

    Mechanicsville, MD 20659 · address shared with families

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

    Kathy Allen

    Mechanicsville, MD 20659 · address shared with families

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

    Kayla Gloss

    Mechanicsville, MD 20659 · address shared with families

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

    Linda Newsome

    Mechanicsville, MD 20659 · address shared with families

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

    Lora Mattera

    Mechanicsville, MD 20659 · address shared with families

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

    Martha Gagnon

    Mechanicsville, MD 20659 · address shared with families

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

    Nicole Warring

    Mechanicsville, MD 20659 · address shared with families

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

    Paula Sheldon

    Mechanicsville, MD 20659 · address shared with families

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

    Stacey Roberts

    Mechanicsville, MD 20659 · address shared with families

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

    Theresa Morris

    Mechanicsville, MD 20659 · address shared with families

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

    True Dedications Daycare

    Mechanicsville, MD 20659 · address shared with families

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

    Yolande Chandler

    Mechanicsville, MD 20659 · address shared with families

    From birthInfants to school-age
    3 state visits · 1 rule cited (3 yrs)
How this list is made: Mechanicsville daycares whose Maryland 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 Mechanicsville: ages and safe-sleep inspections

the most common youngest age on the state record in Mechanicsville
From birth
Of the 22 daycares here whose state record gives a starting age, 22 take babies from 6 weeks or younger and 21 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 Mechanicsville

  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 Mechanicsville daycares take infants?

22 Mechanicsville 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 Mechanicsville take?

Most often from birth or age 0: of the 22 daycares in Mechanicsville whose state record gives a starting age, 22 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 Mechanicsville?

Yes. 21 daycares in Mechanicsville 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. 21 of the Mechanicsville 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.