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Infant & Baby Daycare in Missoula, MT

Most daycares in Missoula that take infants accept babies from 6 weeks or younger, by the ages on their state record. Full-time infant care at a center costs a median of $219 a week in Missoula County (2022).

daycares that take infants in Missoula
67
daycare centers
22
in-home daycares
45
State license records

All daycares that take infants in Missoula

Showing 1 to 30 of 67

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.

  2. Home daycareInfants

    Anderson / Littles to Bigs

    Missoula, MT 59808 · address shared with families

    From birthInfants to school-age
    2 state visits · 0 rules cited (3 yrs)
    Call
  4. Home daycareInfants

    Annette Wheaton/ OOmpa Loompas

    1.0· 2 reviews

    Missoula, MT 59801 · address shared with families

    From birthInfants to school-age
    2 state visits · 0 rules cited (3 yrs)
    Call
  5. Group home daycareInfants

    Annie's Orphans

    Missoula, MT 59802 · address shared with families

    From birthInfants to school-age
    2 state visits · 0 rules cited (3 yrs)
    Call
  6. Group home daycareInfants

    Ariya's Circle

    Missoula, MT 59803 · address shared with families

    From birthInfants to preschool
    3 state visits · 0 rules cited (3 yrs)
    Call
  7. Child care centerInfants

    ASUM Child Care Preschool

    4.9· 7 reviews

    Mcgill Hall 021a University Of Montana, Missoula, MT

    From birthInfants to school-age
    2 state visits · 0 rules cited (3 yrs)
    CallDirections
  9. Home daycareInfants

    Bounding Joy Childcare

    Missoula, MT 59803 · address shared with families

    From birthInfants to school-age
    2 state visits · 0 rules cited (3 yrs)
    Call
  10. Group home daycareInfants

    Bretz RV Happy Campers Daycare

    Missoula, MT 59808 · address shared with families

    From birthInfants to school-age
    2 state visits · 0 rules cited (3 yrs)
    Call
  11. Home daycareInfants

    Caitlyn Emilene Porch

    Missoula, MT 59804 · address shared with families

    From birthInfants to school-age
    2 state visits · 0 rules cited (3 yrs)
    Call
  12. Home daycareInfants

    Chantel Lacy Newman

    Missoula, MT 59801 · address shared with families

    From birthInfants to school-age
    1 state visit · 0 rules cited (3 yrs)
    Call
  13. Home daycareInfants

    Charlene Bezdicek

    Missoula, MT 59804 · address shared with families

    From birthInfants to school-age
    3 state visits · 0 rules cited (3 yrs)
    Call
  16. Group home daycareInfants

    Cowell / Lil Rose Buds

    Missoula, MT 59808 · address shared with families

    From birthInfants to school-age
    3 state visits · 0 rules cited (3 yrs)
    Call
  17. Child care centerInfants

    Cuddle Bugs

    3.5· 4 reviews

    2700 Clark St, Missoula, MT

    From birthInfants to school-age
    2 state visits · 0 rules cited (3 yrs)
    CallDirections
  23. Home daycareInfants

    Doreen Heath / Doe's Daycare

    Missoula, MT 59802 · address shared with families

    From birthInfants to school-age
    2 state visits · 0 rules cited (3 yrs)
    Call
  24. Home daycareInfants

    Dream Marie Fishell

    Missoula, MT 59804 · address shared with families

    From birthInfants to school-age
    No state visits on record (3 yrs)
    Call
  25. Group home daycareInfants

    Elena Caplis / Imagination Station

    4.2· 6 reviews

    Missoula, MT 59802 · address shared with families

    From birthInfants to school-age
    2 state visits · 0 rules cited (3 yrs)
    Call
  26. Group home daycareInfants

    Elizabeth Van Nice

    5.0· 1 review

    Missoula, MT 59801 · address shared with families

    From birthInfants to school-age
    2 state visits · 0 rules cited (3 yrs)
    Call
  27. Child care centerInfants

    Fort Courage Child Care

    4.6· 17 reviews

    2120 31st Ave, Missoula, MT

    From birthInfants to school-ageAccepts subsidy
    5 state visits · 2 rules cited (3 yrs)
    CallDirections
  30. Group home daycareInfants

    Got Griz Kids

    Missoula, MT 59808 · address shared with families

    From birthInfants to school-age
    2 state visits · 0 rules cited (3 yrs)
    Call
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How this list is made: Missoula daycares whose Montana license lists infants, plus those that say they offer infant care. 1 of these listings come from public business listings, with no Montana license record matched yet. A daycare without this tag may still take infants; ask.

All 67 daycares that take infants in Missoula, A to Z

Infant care

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

the most common youngest age on the state record in Missoula
From birth
Of the 66 daycares here whose state record gives a starting age, 66 take babies from 6 weeks or younger and 66 from birth.
Infant care at a center in Missoula County, per week (2022)
$219
The Missoula County median for full-time care. At a home daycare it is $177 a week.
of visited Montana infant programs had a safe-sleep rule cited since October 2023
5.4%
33 of the 613 Montana 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 MontanaDaycare cost in Montana, by age and county

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

Before you enroll

Choosing infant care in Missoula

  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 Montana 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

Frenchtown5 · 18 miLolo3 · 19 miStevensville4 · 24 miHamilton6 · 46 miRonan6 · 47 miPablo3 · 51 miPolson10 · 60 miAnaconda9 · 67 miDeer Lodge3 · 70 mi

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Questions

Questions

How many Missoula daycares take infants?

67 Missoula daycares take infants, by the Montana record or their own description. A daycare without this tag may still take infants, so ask.

How much does infant daycare cost in Missoula?

Full-time infant care in Missoula County has a median of $219 a week at a center and $177 at a home daycare (U.S. Department of Labor, 2022). Prices have risen since that survey, so ask each daycare for its current infant rate.

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, 5.4% of visited Montana 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 Missoula take?

From birth or age 0 on the state record: all 66 daycares in Missoula whose record gives a starting age list it that way. A daycare's own minimum can be older than its license allows, so ask.

Is there newborn daycare in Missoula?

Yes. 66 daycares in Missoula 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. 45 of the Missoula daycares on this list are home daycares. Each listing shows the ages on its Montana record.

Can I see an infant daycare's inspections?

Yes, for the listings with a state license record. Each shows its Montana visits and what the state cited, in the state's words where the state publishes them.