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Infant & Baby Daycare in St Louis, MO

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

daycares that take infants in St Louis
295
daycare centers
233
in-home daycares
62
State license records

All daycares that take infants in St Louis

Showing 1 to 30 of 295

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. Child care centerInfants

    A and B Academy

    5.0· 8 reviews

    2705 Potomac St, St Louis, MO

    From birthInfants to school-ageOpens before 7 AM
    7 state visits · 15 rules cited (3 yrs)
    CallDirections
  2. Home daycareInfants

    Angels Affordable Activites

    5.0· 1 review

    St Louis, MO 63113 · address shared with families

    From birthInfants to school-age
    No state visits on record (3 yrs)
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  3. Child care centerInfants

    Apple of Your Eye Academy

    4.4· 36 reviews

    2580 Baumgartner Rd, St Louis, MO

    From birthInfants to school-ageOpens before 7 AM
    5 state visits · 0 rules cited (3 yrs)
    CallDirections
  5. Child care centerInfants

    Babbs Childcare

    5.0· 4 reviews

    6265 Steve Marre, St Louis, MO

    From birthInfants to school-ageOpens before 7 AM
    9 state visits · 33 rules cited (3 yrs)
    CallDirections
  6. Home daycareInfants

    Beautiful World Childcare

    St Louis, MO 63118 · address shared with families

    From birthInfants to school-age
    No state visits on record (3 yrs)
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  7. Child care centerInfants

    Beginning Futures

    4.6· 11 reviews

    4981 Thrush Ave, St Louis, MO

    From birthInfants to school-ageOpens before 7 AM
    11 state visits · 42 rules cited (3 yrs)
    CallDirections
  8. Home daycareInfants

    Belinda Denise McKinney

    St Louis, MO 63123 · address shared with families

    From birthInfants to school-age
    No state visits on record (3 yrs)
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  11. Child care centerInfants

    Big Adventures Academy 3

    5.0· 4 reviews

    5516 S Kingshighway Blvd, St Louis, MO

    From birthInfants to school-ageOpens before 7 AM
    24 state visits · 89 rules cited (3 yrs)
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  13. Home daycareInfants

    Caroline Moore

    St Louis, MO 63107 · address shared with families

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

    Castleman Corner Day Care

    St Louis, MO 63110 · address shared with families

    From birthInfants to school-ageOpens before 7 AM
    No state visits on record (3 yrs)
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  19. Child care centerInfants

    Creative Development Academy

    5.0· 6 reviews

    3948 N Kingshighway Blvd, St Louis, MO

    From birthInfants to school-ageOpens before 7 AM
    17 state visits · 72 rules cited (3 yrs)
    CallDirections
  20. Home daycareInfants

    Crigler's Day Care

    St Louis, MO 63120 · address shared with families

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

    Dorothy's Little Angels

    St Louis, MO 63115 · address shared with families

    From birthInfants to school-ageOpens before 7 AM
    No state visits on record (3 yrs)
    Call
  23. Home daycareInfants

    Ethel Lee Walker

    St Louis, MO 63136 · address shared with families

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

    Fresh Start Daycare

    St Louis, MO 63136 · address shared with families

    From birthInfants to school-ageOpens before 7 AM
    No state visits on record (3 yrs)
    Call
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How this list is made: St Louis daycares whose Missouri license lists infants, plus those that say they offer infant care. A daycare without this tag may still take infants; ask.

All 295 daycares that take infants in St Louis, A to Z

Infant care

Infant care in St Louis: ages, costs and safe-sleep inspections

the most common youngest age on the state record in St Louis
From 6 weeks
Of the 294 daycares here whose state record gives a starting age, 292 take babies from 6 weeks or younger and 86 from birth.
Infant tuition posted on daycare websites in Missouri, per week (2026)
$308
The median of 42 daycares that post a full-time rate; half post between $245 and $364. Posted rates run above the 2022 survey: they are newer, and mostly from centers.
of visited Missouri infant programs had a safe-sleep rule cited since October 2023
4.5%
43 of the 948 Missouri 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.
Staff-to-child ratios for babies in MissouriDaycare cost in Missouri, by age and county

Posted rates: tuition that daycares publish on their own websites, 2026, full-time rates only, one rate per daycare.

Before you enroll

Choosing infant care in St Louis

  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 Missouri 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.

Nearby

Infant daycare in nearby towns

Clayton3 · 4 miBrentwood3 · 5 miFerguson8 · 6 miWebster Groves4 · 7 miBerkeley4 · 7 miSt Ann6 · 8 miCreve Coeur6 · 9 miKirkwood6 · 9 miFlorissant30 · 10 mi

More in this area

More daycare in St Louis

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Questions

Questions

How many St Louis daycares take infants?

295 St Louis daycares take infants, by the Missouri 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, 4.5% of visited Missouri 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 St Louis take?

Most often from 6 weeks: of the 294 daycares in St Louis whose state record gives a starting age, 292 take babies from 6 weeks or younger and 294 from 3 months or younger. A daycare's own minimum can be older than its license allows, so ask.

Is there newborn daycare in St Louis?

Yes. 86 daycares in St Louis 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. 62 of the St Louis daycares on this list are home daycares. Each listing shows the ages on its Missouri record.

Can I see an infant daycare's inspections?

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