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Infant & Baby Daycare in Raeford, NC

Most daycares in Raeford 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 $150 a week in Hoke County (2022).

daycares that take infants in Raeford
26
daycare centers
15
in-home daycares
11
State license records

All daycares that take infants in Raeford

Showing 1 to 26 of 26

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

    A Child's Joy Learning Center

    Raeford, NC 28376 · address shared with families

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

    Abundantly Love Child Care

    Raeford, NC 28376 · address shared with families

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

    BookaNooks Child Care

    3.0· 2 reviews

    Raeford, NC 28376 · address shared with families

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

    Jehovah Jireh Learning Center

    5.0· 1 review

    Raeford, NC 28376 · address shared with families

    From birthInfants to school-age
    7 state visits · 4 rules cited (3 yrs)
  5. Home daycareInfants

    Kids of Character

    Raeford, NC 28376 · address shared with families

    From birthInfants to school-ageAccepts subsidy
    5 state visits · 0 rules cited (3 yrs)
  6. Home daycareInfants

    Lil' Jumping Jacks Home Daycare

    Raeford, NC 28376 · address shared with families

    From birthInfants to school-ageAccepts subsidy
    6 state visits · 0 rules cited (3 yrs)
  7. Child care centerInfants

    Rising Leaders of Success

    4.8· 10 reviews

    8574 Rockfish Road, Raeford, NC

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

    Tasha's Child Care

    Raeford, NC 28376 · address shared with families

    From birthInfants to school-ageAccepts subsidy
    7 state visits · 0 rules cited (3 yrs)
  9. Child care centerInfants

    The Children's Courtyard

    4.3· 107 reviews

    7050 Fayetteville Rd, Raeford, NC

    From birthInfants to school-ageAccepts subsidy
    45 state visits · 37 rules cited (3 yrs)
  10. Child care centerInfants

    The Sunshine House #148

    4.3· 44 reviews

    324 Teal Drive, Raeford, NC

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

    Tonia's Learning Center

    Raeford, NC 28376 · address shared with families

    From birthInfants to school-age
    6 state visits · 0 rules cited (3 yrs)
How this list is made: Raeford daycares whose North Carolina license lists infants, plus those that say they offer infant care. 1 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 Raeford: ages, costs and safe-sleep inspections

the most common youngest age on the state record in Raeford
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 Hoke County, per week (2022)
$150
The Hoke County median for full-time care. At a home daycare it is $140 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 Raeford

  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 Raeford daycares take infants?

26 Raeford 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 Raeford?

Full-time infant care in Hoke County has a median of $150 a week at a center and $140 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 Raeford take?

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

Yes. 25 daycares in Raeford 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. 11 of the Raeford 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.