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Infant & Baby Daycare in New Bern, NC

Most daycares in New Bern 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 $200 a week in Craven County (2022).

daycares that take infants in New Bern
27
daycare centers
13
in-home daycares
14
State license records

All daycares that take infants in New Bern

Showing 1 to 27 of 27

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. Home daycareInfants

    All My Children Childcare Home

    New Bern, NC 28562 · address shared with families

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

    Betty Sanders Home Day Care

    New Bern, NC 28562 · address shared with families

    From birthInfants to school-ageAccepts subsidy
    7 state visits · 1 rule cited (3 yrs)
  3. Home daycareInfants

    Bright Morning Star Home Care

    New Bern, NC 28562 · address shared with families

    From birthInfants to school-ageAccepts subsidy
    6 state visits · 4 rules cited (3 yrs)
  4. Child care centerInfants

    Childcare Network #76

    4.7· 14 reviews

    3705 Cherry Point Road, New Bern, NC

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

    Childcare Network #77

    3.9· 29 reviews

    301 Ninth Street, New Bern, NC

    From birthInfants to school-age
    13 state visits · 38 rules cited (3 yrs)
  6. Home daycareInfants

    Dawn's Home Day Care

    New Bern, NC 28562 · address shared with families

    From birthInfants to school-ageAccepts subsidy
    7 state visits · 1 rule cited (3 yrs)
  7. Home daycareInfants

    Deborah Rouse Day Care Home

    New Bern, NC 28560 · address shared with families

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

    Enrich B-4

    2304 Hwy 70 E, New Bern, NC

    From birthInfants to school-ageAccepts subsidy
    24 state visits · 62 rules cited (3 yrs)
  9. Child care centerInfants

    Excel Learning Centers #7

    3.5· 44 reviews

    2450 Neuse Blvd, New Bern, NC

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

    Happy Hearts Child Care

    New Bern, NC 28562 · address shared with families

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

    Latitude Kids Care

    1732 Racetrack Road, New Bern, NC

    From birthInfants to school-ageAccepts subsidy
    19 state visits · 51 rules cited (3 yrs)
  12. Home daycareInfants

    Little Bundles of Joy FCCH

    New Bern, NC 28560 · address shared with families

    From birthInfants to school-age
    11 state visits · 18 rules cited (3 yrs)
  13. Home daycareInfants

    Mrs Dicy's Daycare

    New Bern, NC 28560 · address shared with families

    From birthInfants to school-age
    7 state visits · 6 rules cited (3 yrs)
  14. Home daycareInfants

    Sunshine Daycare Home

    New Bern, NC 28562 · address shared with families

    From birthInfants to school-ageAccepts subsidy
    6 state visits · 1 rule cited (3 yrs)
  15. Home daycareInfants

    The Kiddie Express Day Care Home

    New Bern, NC 28562 · address shared with families

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

    Wonderland FCCH

    New Bern, NC 28562 · address shared with families

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

    Centenary Preschool

    5.0· 2 reviews

    309 New St, New Bern, NC

    Describes an infant roomTakes infantsPre-K
    No state license record matched yet
How this list is made: New Bern daycares whose North Carolina license lists infants, plus those that say they offer infant care. 2 of these listings come from public business listings, with no North Carolina license record matched yet. A daycare without this tag may still take infants; ask.

Infant care

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

the most common youngest age on the state record in New Bern
From birth
Of the 25 daycares here whose state record gives a starting age, 25 take babies from 6 weeks or younger and 25 from birth.
Infant care at a center in Craven County, per week (2022)
$200
The Craven County median for full-time care. At a home daycare it is $177 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 New Bern

  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 New Bern daycares take infants?

27 New Bern 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 New Bern?

Full-time infant care in Craven County has a median of $200 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, 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 New Bern take?

From birth or age 0 on the state record: all 25 daycares in New Bern 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 New Bern?

Yes. 25 daycares in New Bern 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. 14 of the New Bern 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, for the listings with a state license record. Each shows its North Carolina visits and what the state cited, in the state's words where the state publishes them.