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Infant Daycare in Michigan

Full-time infant care at a center costs a median of $136 a week in the middle Michigan county (2022). Each listing shows the ages its state record gives; ask each daycare the youngest age it takes.

daycares that take infants listed
376
towns
160
towns have their own infant daycare page
46
of all Michigan daycares
5%

Map of Michigan: 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.The Michigan license list we load does not include ages, so this list only has Michigan daycares that say they offer infant care.A daycare without this tag may still take infants; ask.

Infant care

Infant care in Michigan: costs

Infant care at a center, per week, in the middle Michigan county (2022)
$136
The median of 83 county medians, from $107 in the lowest county to $228 in the highest.
of infant programs' websites say they provide meals
31%
Of the 376 websites we read for daycares that take infants in Michigan, 31% say meals are provided, 30% mention a parent app with photos or daily notes, and 12% mention cameras parents can watch. A website that does not say so may still offer it; ask.
Staff-to-child ratios for babies in MichiganDaycare cost in Michigan, by age and county

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

Michigan

Largest towns for infant daycare in Michigan

Grand Rapids23 take infantsDetroit22 take infantsCanton8 take infantsPortage8 take infantsWarren8 take infantsFarmington Hills7 take infantsWaterford7 take infantsMacomb6 take infantsSaginaw6 take infantsTroy6 take infantsClarkston5 take infantsLivonia5 take infants

Programs

Programs in Michigan

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 daycares7,685
Take infants376
Child care centers4,534
Accept subsidy123
In-home daycares3,151
Christian & church daycares409
Montessori schools161
Preschools & pre-K956
Early morning daycare534
Part-time daycare208
Drop-in daycare56
Bilingual daycare14
Head Start427

The Michigan state record

Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement, and Potential, Child Care Licensing Bureau licenses daycares in Michigan.

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
Search the Michigan state records

Before you enroll

Choosing infant care in Michigan

  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.

Michigan

Cost, inspections and ratios in Michigan

Daycare cost in MichiganWeekly prices by age and countyStaff-to-child ratios in MichiganHow many children each adult may care forDaycare tour checklistQuestions to ask when you visit

A to Z

All 160 Michigan towns with infant daycare, A to Z

A4 towns
B15 towns
C17 towns
D5 towns
E3 towns
F12 towns
G10 towns
H11 towns
I2 towns
J3 towns
K4 towns
L6 towns
M13 towns
N6 towns
O8 towns
P4 towns
R6 towns
S15 towns
T5 towns
W9 towns
Y2 towns

Nearby

Nearby states

Wisconsin3,572 take infantsIndiana1,952 take infantsOhio84 take infants

Questions

Questions about infant daycare in Michigan

How many daycares that take infants are in Michigan?

376 daycares that take infants are listed in 160 Michigan towns. A daycare without this tag may still take infants; ask.

Which Michigan town has the most daycares that take infants?

Grand Rapids, with 23 listed. Next are Detroit (22) and Canton (8).

How much does infant daycare cost in Michigan?

In the middle Michigan county, full-time infant care at a center cost $136 a week in 2022 (U.S. Department of Labor). Each town page shows its own county.

How young a baby do daycares in Michigan take?

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

Who licenses daycares in Michigan?

Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement, and Potential, Child Care Licensing Bureau licenses daycares in Michigan. It publishes inspections on its own site; use the state search linked on this page.