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Infant & Baby Daycare in Clayton, NC

Most daycares in Clayton 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 $216 a week in Johnston County (2022).

daycares that take infants in Clayton
19
daycare centers
16
in-home daycares
3
State license records

All daycares that take infants in Clayton

Showing 1 to 19 of 19

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

    Childcare Network #246

    4.7· 65 reviews

    2029 Winston Road, Clayton, NC

    From birthInfants to school-age
    20 state visits · 24 rules cited (3 yrs)
  2. Child care centerInfants

    Childcare Network #247

    4.7· 35 reviews

    622 S Barbour Street, Clayton, NC

    From birthInfants to school-ageAccepts subsidy
    9 state visits · 13 rules cited (3 yrs)
  3. Child care centerInfants

    Childcare Network #248

    4.8· 129 reviews

    100 East School Road, Clayton, NC

    From birthInfants to school-age
    11 state visits · 10 rules cited (3 yrs)
  4. Child care centerInfants

    Childcare Network #249

    3.8· 54 reviews

    55 Hawkesburg Drive, Clayton, NC

    From birthInfants to school-age
    23 state visits · 43 rules cited (3 yrs)
  5. Child care centerInfants

    Everbrook Academy

    3.8· 32 reviews

    310 Neuse River Parkway, Clayton, NC

    From birthInfants to school-ageAccepts subsidy
    7 state visits · 22 rules cited (3 yrs)
  6. Home daycareInfants

    Kathy's Day Care Home

    Clayton, NC 27520 · address shared with families

    From birthInfants to school-age
    7 state visits · 9 rules cited (3 yrs)
  7. Child care centerInfants

    Kid's Country of Clayton

    3.7· 9 reviews

    1024 Patchwork Way, Clayton, NC

    From birthInfants to school-ageAccepts subsidy
    12 state visits · 21 rules cited (3 yrs)
  8. Child care centerInfants

    Little Believer's Academy

    4.9· 43 reviews

    600 Mial Street, Clayton, NC

    From birthInfants to school-ageAccepts subsidy
    9 state visits · 6 rules cited (3 yrs)
  9. Home daycareInfants

    Miss Wendy's Play House

    Clayton, NC 27520 · address shared with families

    From birthInfants to school-ageAccepts subsidy
    7 state visits · 6 rules cited (3 yrs)
  10. Home daycareInfants

    Teena's Family Childcare

    Clayton, NC 27528 · address shared with families

    From birthInfants to school-ageAccepts subsidy
    7 state visits · 13 rules cited (3 yrs)
  11. Child care centerInfants

    The Growing Years

    4.7· 20 reviews

    76 Oleander Drive, Clayton, NC

    From birthInfants to school-age
    14 state visits · 20 rules cited (3 yrs)
  12. Child care centerInfants

    The Nest School

    15 Middleton St, Clayton, NC

    From birthInfants to school-ageAccepts subsidy
    19 state visits · 13 rules cited (3 yrs)
  13. Child care centerInfants

    The Nest School

    1300 Mechanical Drive, Clayton, NC

    From birthInfants to school-ageAccepts subsidy
    26 state visits · 43 rules cited (3 yrs)
How this list is made: Clayton 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.

Infant care

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

the most common youngest age on the state record in Clayton
From birth
Of the 19 daycares here whose state record gives a starting age, 19 take babies from 6 weeks or younger and 19 from birth.
Infant care at a center in Johnston County, per week (2022)
$216
The Johnston County median for full-time care. At a home daycare it is $153 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.

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 Clayton

  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 North Carolina 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.

Questions

Questions

How many Clayton daycares take infants?

19 Clayton 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 Clayton?

Full-time infant care in Johnston County has a median of $216 a week at a center and $153 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 Clayton take?

From birth or age 0 on the state record: all 19 daycares in Clayton 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 Clayton?

Yes. 19 daycares in Clayton 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. 3 of the Clayton 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.