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Infant Daycare in Minnesota

Full-time infant care at a center costs a median of $211 a week in the middle Minnesota county (2022). Each listing shows the ages its state record gives; ask each daycare the youngest age it takes.

daycares that take infants listed
484
towns
141
towns have their own infant daycare page
52
of all Minnesota daycares
6%

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

Infant care

Infant care in Minnesota: costs

Infant care at a center, per week, in the middle Minnesota county (2022)
$211
The median of 87 county medians, from $167 in the lowest county to $431 in the highest.
Infant tuition posted on daycare websites in Minnesota, per week (2026)
$410
The median of 67 daycares that post a full-time rate; half post between $342 and $443. Posted rates run above the 2022 survey: they are newer, and mostly from centers.
of infant programs' websites say they provide meals
51%
Of the 484 websites we read for daycares that take infants in Minnesota, 51% say meals are provided, 25% mention a parent app with photos or daily notes, and 7.4% mention cameras parents can watch. A website that does not say so may still offer it; ask.
Staff-to-child ratios for babies in MinnesotaDaycare cost in Minnesota, by age and county

County prices: U.S. Department of Labor, National Database of Childcare Prices, 2022 (median full-time weekly price). Posted rates: tuition that daycares publish on their own websites, 2026, full-time rates only, one rate per daycare.

Minnesota

Largest towns for infant daycare in Minnesota

Minneapolis38 take infantsSaint Paul28 take infantsMaple Grove15 take infantsPlymouth13 take infantsRochester13 take infantsWoodbury13 take infantsBloomington12 take infantsBurnsville11 take infantsEagan11 take infantsLakeville11 take infantsBlaine10 take infantsEdina10 take infants

Programs

Programs in Minnesota

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 daycares7,811
Take infants484
Child care centers2,391
Accept subsidy181
In-home daycares5,420
Christian & church daycares274
Montessori schools148
Preschools & pre-K674
Early morning daycare505
Part-time daycare231
Drop-in daycare47
Bilingual daycare66
Head Start181

The Minnesota state record

Minnesota Department of Children, Youth, and Families licenses daycares in Minnesota.

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 Minnesota state records

Before you enroll

Choosing infant care in Minnesota

  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.

Minnesota

Cost, inspections and ratios in Minnesota

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

A to Z

All 141 Minnesota towns with infant daycare, A to Z

A8 towns
B15 towns
C13 towns
D4 towns
E9 towns
F5 towns
G3 towns
H8 towns
I1 town
L7 towns
M12 towns
N4 towns
O7 towns
P7 towns
R10 towns
S15 towns
T2 towns
V1 town
W9 towns
Z1 town

Nearby

Nearby states

Wisconsin3,572 take infantsIowa168 take infantsNorth Dakota56 take infantsSouth Dakota43 take infants

Questions

Questions about infant daycare in Minnesota

How many daycares that take infants are in Minnesota?

484 daycares that take infants are listed in 141 Minnesota towns. A daycare without this tag may still take infants; ask.

Which Minnesota town has the most daycares that take infants?

Minneapolis, with 38 listed. Next are Saint Paul (28) and Maple Grove (15).

How much does infant daycare cost in Minnesota?

In the middle Minnesota county, full-time infant care at a center cost $211 a week in 2022 (U.S. Department of Labor). Daycares that post their rates online in Minnesota charge a median of $410 a week for an infant in 2026 (67 daycares). Each town page shows its own county.

How young a baby do daycares in Minnesota take?

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

Who licenses daycares in Minnesota?

Minnesota Department of Children, Youth, and Families licenses daycares in Minnesota. It publishes inspections on its own site; use the state search linked on this page.