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Infant & Baby Daycare in Sanford, NC

Most daycares in Sanford 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 $145 a week in Lee County (2022).

daycares that take infants in Sanford
29
daycare centers
25
in-home daycares
4
State license records

All daycares that take infants in Sanford

Showing 1 to 29 of 29

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

    Bright Start

    Sanford, NC 27330 · address shared with families

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

    Childcare Network #102

    4.8· 75 reviews

    1309 Washington Avenue, Sanford, NC

    From birthInfants to school-age
    13 state visits · 21 rules cited (3 yrs)
  3. Child care centerInfants

    Children of Tomorrow

    5.0· 1 review

    419 Midland Avenue, Sanford, NC

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

    Destiny's Learning Center

    Sanford, NC 27330 · address shared with families

    From birthInfants to school-ageAccepts subsidy
    7 state visits · 1 rule cited (3 yrs)
  5. Child care centerInfants

    Education Station

    4.7· 11 reviews

    1618 Deep River Rd, Sanford, NC

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

    Estelle's Child Care

    5.0· 3 reviews

    1112 Woodland Avenue, Sanford, NC

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

    Estelle's Childcare II

    3009 Cameron Drive, Sanford, NC

    From birthInfants to school-ageAccepts subsidy
    10 state visits · 14 rules cited (3 yrs)
  8. Child care centerInfants

    KiddieLand Daycare

    3.7· 3 reviews

    912 Broadway Road, Sanford, NC

    From birthInfants to school-ageAccepts subsidy
    7 state visits · 2 rules cited (3 yrs)
  9. Child care centerInfants

    Love and Learn Child Care

    5.0· 5 reviews

    906 South 3rd St, Sanford, NC

    From birthInfants to school-ageAccepts subsidy
    12 state visits · 18 rules cited (3 yrs)
  10. Child care centerInfants

    Luxury Learning

    201 North Horner Boulevard, Sanford, NC

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

    Pooh's Child Care

    Sanford, NC 27332 · address shared with families

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

    Ree's Busy Bees

    Sanford, NC 27332 · address shared with families

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

    Sanford Child Care

    5.0· 4 reviews

    904 Bragg Street, Sanford, NC

    From birthInfants to school-ageAccepts subsidy
    9 state visits · 9 rules cited (3 yrs)
How this list is made: Sanford 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 Sanford: ages, costs and safe-sleep inspections

the most common youngest age on the state record in Sanford
From birth
Of the 29 daycares here whose state record gives a starting age, 29 take babies from 6 weeks or younger and 29 from birth.
Infant care at a center in Lee County, per week (2022)
$145
The Lee County median for full-time care. At a home daycare it is $136 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 Sanford

  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 Sanford daycares take infants?

29 Sanford 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 Sanford?

Full-time infant care in Lee County has a median of $145 a week at a center and $136 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 Sanford take?

From birth or age 0 on the state record: all 29 daycares in Sanford 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 Sanford?

Yes. 29 daycares in Sanford 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. 4 of the Sanford 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.