Infant Daycare in Maine
Full-time infant care at a center costs a median of $225 a week in the middle Maine county (2022). Each listing shows the ages its state record gives; ask each daycare the youngest age it takes.
- daycares that take infants listed
- 60
- towns
- 41
- towns have their own infant daycare page
- 3
- of all Maine daycares
- 4%
Map of Maine: each dot is a town with daycares that take infants, sized by how many are listed
Infant care
Infant care in Maine: costs
- Infant care at a center, per week, in the middle Maine county (2022)
- $225
- The median of 16 county medians, from $175 in the lowest county to $262 in the highest.
Maine
Largest towns for infant daycare in Maine
Programs
Programs in Maine
Counts come from the state record and what each daycare says it offers. A daycare without a tag may still offer the program; ask.
| Program | Listed |
|---|---|
| All daycares | 1,365 |
| Take infants | 60 |
| Child care centers | 782 |
| Accept subsidy | 866 |
| In-home daycares | 583 |
| Christian & church daycares | 25 |
| Montessori schools | 33 |
| Preschools & pre-K | 143 |
| Early morning daycare | 71 |
| Part-time daycare | 39 |
| Head Start | 64 |
The Maine state record
Maine Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Child and Family Services licenses daycares in Maine.
- License list
- The state's public list of licensed child care
- Ages served
- On some licenses only; elsewhere shown where the daycare gives them
- Inspections
- On the state's own site; each listing links to it
Before you enroll
Choosing infant care in Maine
- 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
How many babies each caregiver has
Ask how many infants one caregiver looks after, and whether the same caregiver is there each day.
- 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
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.
Maine
Cost, inspections and ratios in Maine
A to Z
All 41 Maine towns with infant daycare, A to Z
A1 town
- Auburn1 take infants
B6 towns
C4 towns
- Cape Elizabeth1 take infants
- Caribou1 take infants
- Casco1 take infants
- China1 take infants
D1 town
- Dexter1 take infants
M1 town
- Machias1 take infants
O1 town
- Old Town1 take infants
P2 towns
- Peaks Island1 take infants
- Portland4 take infants
S4 towns
- Saco2 take infants
- Scarborough2 take infants
- South Portland2 take infants
- Standish1 take infants
T1 town
- Turner2 take infants
W4 towns
- Waldo1 take infants
- West Baldwin1 take infants
- Westbrook1 take infants
- Windham2 take infants
Y2 towns
- York2 take infants
- York Harbor1 take infants
No town on this list matches. Check the spelling, or search by ZIP code above.
Nearby
Nearby states
Questions
Questions about infant daycare in Maine
How many daycares that take infants are in Maine?
60 daycares that take infants are listed in 41 Maine towns. A daycare without this tag may still take infants; ask.
Which Maine town has the most daycares that take infants?
Brunswick, with 4 listed. Next are Eliot (4) and Portland (4).
How much does infant daycare cost in Maine?
In the middle Maine county, full-time infant care at a center cost $225 a week in 2022 (U.S. Department of Labor). Each town page shows its own county.
How young a baby do daycares in Maine take?
The Maine license list we load does not give a starting age, so ask each daycare the youngest age it takes.
Who licenses daycares in Maine?
Maine Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Child and Family Services licenses daycares in Maine. It publishes inspections on its own site; use the state search linked on this page.