A Toddler's Place
5.0· 2 reviews
Chapel Hill, NC 27516 · address shared with families
From birthInfants to school-age
5 state visits · 0 rules cited (3 yrs)
Infant care
Infant & Baby Daycare in Chapel Hill, NC
Most daycares in Chapel Hill 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 $355 a week in Orange County (2022).
- daycares that take infants in Chapel Hill
- 32
- daycare centers
- 24
- in-home daycares
- 8
All daycares that take infants in Chapel Hill
Showing 1 to 30 of 32
Ann Barkley Day Care Home
Chapel Hill, NC 27514 · address shared with families
From birthInfants to school-ageAccepts subsidy6 state visits · 4 rules cited (3 yrs)Blossoms Day Care
110 N Elliot Rd, Chapel Hill, NC
From birthInfants to school-ageAccepts subsidy6 state visits · 16 rules cited (3 yrs)Carolina Creative Playschool
4.2· 5 reviews8800 Seawell School Rd, Chapel Hill, NC
From birthInfants to school-age9 state visits · 15 rules cited (3 yrs)Casa Club Spanish Immersion Preschool
41130 Moring Drive, Chapel Hill, NC
From birthInfants to school-ageAccepts subsidy6 state visits · 1 rule cited (3 yrs)Chapel Hill Cooperative Preschool
108 Mt Carmel Church Rd, Chapel Hill, NC
From birthInfants to school-ageAccepts subsidy5 state visits · 11 rules cited (3 yrs)Chapel Hill Day Care Center
4.7· 15 reviews401 Kildaire Road, Chapel Hill, NC
From birthInfants to school-ageAccepts subsidy8 state visits · 16 rules cited (3 yrs)Chapel Hill KinderCare
5.0· 14 reviews210 South Elliott Road, Chapel Hill, NC
From birthInfants to school-ageAccepts subsidy9 state visits · 22 rules cited (3 yrs)Childcare Matters
4.6· 10 reviews825 N Estes Dr, Chapel Hill, NC
From birthInfants to school-ageAccepts subsidy7 state visits · 20 rules cited (3 yrs)Children's Campus of Chapel Hill
4.8· 13 reviews110 Kingston Dr, Chapel Hill, NC
From birthInfants to school-ageAccepts subsidy7 state visits · 10 rules cited (3 yrs)Dias Felices
Chapel Hill, NC 27516 · address shared with families
From birthInfants to preschool5 state visits · 12 rules cited (3 yrs)Erwin Road Montessori School
735 Erwin Rd, Chapel Hill, NC
From birthInfants to school-age5 state visits · 9 rules cited (3 yrs)Estes Children’s Cottage
5.0· 3 reviews200 North Estes Drive, Chapel Hill, NC
From birthInfants to school-age6 state visits · 6 rules cited (3 yrs)Harvest Learning Center
4.8· 19 reviews2400 Nelson Highway NC 54, Chapel Hill, NC
From birthInfants to school-ageNo state visits on record (3 yrs)Holmes Child Care
3.4· 7 reviews216 N Roberson St, Chapel Hill, NC
From birthInfants to school-ageAccepts subsidy11 state visits · 9 rules cited (3 yrs)Kehillah Jewish Preschool
5.0· 2 reviews1200 Mason Farm Rd, Chapel Hill, NC
From birthInfants to school-ageAccepts subsidy6 state visits · 3 rules cited (3 yrs)Kid's Garden
Chapel Hill, NC 27516 · address shared with families
From birthInfants to school-ageAccepts subsidy7 state visits · 0 rules cited (3 yrs)Kindercare Learning Center
27 Knox Way, Chapel Hill, NC
From birthInfants to school-age17 state visits · 31 rules cited (3 yrs)Legacy Academy for Children
4.8· 61 reviews515 E Winmore Ave, Chapel Hill, NC
From birthInfants to school-ageAccepts subsidy9 state visits · 4 rules cited (3 yrs)Little Genius
114 South Graham Street, Chapel Hill, NC
From birthInfants to preschool8 state visits · 9 rules cited (3 yrs)Little Owl's Nest
Chapel Hill, NC 27514 · address shared with families
From birthInfants to school-age7 state visits · 0 rules cited (3 yrs)Mi Jardin
Chapel Hill, NC · address shared with families
From birthInfants to school-age2 state visits · 0 rules cited (3 yrs)One Two Buckle My Shoe
Chapel Hill, NC 27516 · address shared with families
From birthInfants to school-ageAccepts subsidy6 state visits · 3 rules cited (3 yrs)Orange Chatham Early School
3.0· 2 reviews1740 Smith Level Road, Chapel Hill, NC
From birthInfants to school-ageAccepts subsidy7 state visits · 3 rules cited (3 yrs)Primrose School of Chapel Hill at Briar Chapel
4.7· 36 reviews81 Falling Springs Drive, Chapel Hill, NC
From birthInfants to school-age8 state visits · 13 rules cited (3 yrs)Seeds of Wonder
10329 US Hwy 15-501 N, Chapel Hill, NC
From birthInfants to school-age8 state visits · 8 rules cited (3 yrs)Small People Child Care Center
922 White Rock Church Road, Chapel Hill, NC
From birthInfants to school-ageAccepts subsidy7 state visits · 28 rules cited (3 yrs)Spanish For Fun Academy
5.0· 6 reviews1001 S Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC
From birthInfants to school-ageAccepts subsidy5 state visits · 5 rules cited (3 yrs)The Cozy Corner
Chapel Hill, NC 27514 · address shared with families
From birthInfants to school-ageAccepts subsidy6 state visits · 11 rules cited (3 yrs)The Goddard School
4.2· 50 reviews1162 MLK Jr Blvd, Chapel Hill, NC
From birthInfants to school-ageAccepts subsidy6 state visits · 11 rules cited (3 yrs)
How this list is made: Chapel Hill daycares whose North Carolina license lists infants, plus those that say they offer infant care. A daycare without this tag may still take infants; ask.
All 32 daycares that take infants in Chapel Hill, A to Z
- A
- A Toddler's Place Home daycare
- Ann Barkley Day Care Home Home daycare
- B
- Blossoms Day Care
- C
- Carolina Creative Playschool
- Casa Club Spanish Immersion Preschool
- Chapel Hill Cooperative Preschool
- Chapel Hill Day Care Center
- Chapel Hill KinderCare
- Childcare Matters
- Children's Campus of Chapel Hill
- D
- Dias Felices Home daycare
- E
- Erwin Road Montessori School
- Estes Children’s Cottage
- H
- Harvest Learning Center
- Holmes Child Care
- K
- Kehillah Jewish Preschool
- Kid's Garden Home daycare
- Kindercare Learning Center
- L
- Legacy Academy for Children
- Little Genius
- Little Owl's Nest Home daycare
- M
- Mi Jardin Home daycare
- O
- One Two Buckle My Shoe Home daycare
- Orange Chatham Early School
- P
- Primrose School of Chapel Hill at Briar Chapel
- S
- Seeds of Wonder
- Small People Child Care Center
- Spanish For Fun Academy
- T
- The Cozy Corner Home daycare
- The Goddard School
- The Learning Experience
- U
- University Child Care Center
Infant care
Infant care in Chapel Hill: ages, costs and safe-sleep inspections
- the most common youngest age on the state record in Chapel Hill
- From birth
- Of the 32 daycares here whose state record gives a starting age, 32 take babies from 6 weeks or younger and 32 from birth.
- Infant care at a center in Orange County, per week (2022)
- $355
- The Orange County median for full-time care. At a home daycare it is $271 a week.
- of visited North Carolina infant programs had a safe-sleep rule cited since October 2023
- 33%
- 1,057 of the 3,230 North Carolina 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.
Before you enroll
Choosing infant care in Chapel Hill
- 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
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 babies nap. Any sleep rule cited by North Carolina is on the listing's state record.
- 4
Feeding and the daily log
Ask how bottles and breast milk are handled, and how you hear about feeds, naps and diapers.
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Questions
Questions
How many Chapel Hill daycares take infants?
32 Chapel Hill daycares take infants, by the North Carolina record or their own description. A daycare without this tag may still take infants, so ask.
How much does infant daycare cost in Chapel Hill?
Full-time infant care in Orange County has a median of $355 a week at a center and $271 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, 33% of visited North Carolina 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 Chapel Hill take?
From birth or age 0 on the state record: all 32 daycares in Chapel Hill 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 Chapel Hill?
Yes. 32 daycares in Chapel Hill 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. 8 of the Chapel Hill daycares on this list are home daycares. Each listing shows the ages on its North Carolina record.
Can I see an infant daycare's inspections?
Yes. Each shows its North Carolina visits and what the state cited, in the state's words where the state publishes them.