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Infant & Baby Daycare in Kinston, NC

Most daycares in Kinston 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 $170 a week in Lenoir County (2022).

daycares that take infants in Kinston
10
daycare centers
7
in-home daycares
3
State license records

All daycares that take infants in Kinston

Showing 1 to 10 of 10

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.

  5. Child care centerInfants

    Kinston Child Care Center

    4.7· 3 reviews

    710 Roseanne Drive, Kinston, NC

    From birthInfants to school-ageAccepts subsidy
    23 state visits · 71 rules cited (3 yrs)
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  7. Home daycareInfants

    Loving Arms

    Kinston, NC 28501 · address shared with families

    From birthInfants to school-age
    12 state visits · 27 rules cited (3 yrs)
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  8. Home daycareInfants

    Memorable Moments

    Kinston, NC 28504 · address shared with families

    From birthInfants to school-ageAccepts subsidy
    5 state visits · 2 rules cited (3 yrs)
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  10. Home daycareInfants

    SonShine Christian Child Care

    Kinston, NC 28504 · address shared with families

    From birthInfants to school-ageAccepts subsidy
    7 state visits · 0 rules cited (3 yrs)
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How this list is made: Kinston 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 Kinston: ages, costs and safe-sleep inspections

the most common youngest age on the state record in Kinston
From birth
Of the 10 daycares here whose state record gives a starting age, 10 take babies from 6 weeks or younger and 10 from birth.
Infant care at a center in Lenoir County, per week (2022)
$170
The Lenoir County median for full-time care. At a home daycare it is $148 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.
Staff-to-child ratios for babies in North CarolinaDaycare cost in North Carolina, 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 Kinston

  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.

Nearby

Infant daycare in nearby towns

Hookerton4 · 10 miLa Grange3 · 12 miSnow Hill6 · 13 miAyden4 · 17 miWinterville11 · 21 miFarmville4 · 22 miGoldsboro38 · 23 miDudley8 · 25 miGreenville41 · 26 mi

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Questions

Questions

How many Kinston daycares take infants?

10 Kinston 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 Kinston?

Full-time infant care in Lenoir County has a median of $170 a week at a center and $148 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 Kinston take?

From birth or age 0 on the state record: all 10 daycares in Kinston 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 Kinston?

Yes. 10 daycares in Kinston 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 Kinston 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.