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Infant Daycare in Nebraska

Most Nebraska daycares 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 $187 a week in the middle Nebraska county (2022).

daycares that take infants listed
2,112
towns
273
towns have their own infant daycare page
119
of all Nebraska daycares
80%

Map of Nebraska: each dot is a town with daycares that take infants, sized by how many are listed

Infant care
What puts a daycare on this listThe state record lists infants among the ages it serves, or it says it offers infant care.A daycare without this tag may still take infants; ask.

Infant care

Infant care in Nebraska: ages and costs

the most common youngest age on the state record in Nebraska
From 6 weeks
Of the 2,092 daycares here whose state record gives a starting age, 2,073 take babies from 6 weeks or younger.
Infant care at a center, per week, in the middle Nebraska county (2022)
$187
The median of 93 county medians, from $187 in the lowest county to $244 in the highest.
Staff-to-child ratios for babies in NebraskaDaycare cost in Nebraska, by age and county

County prices: U.S. Department of Labor, National Database of Childcare Prices, 2022 (median full-time weekly price).

Nebraska

Largest towns for infant daycare in Nebraska

Omaha527 take infantsLincoln259 take infantsKearney68 take infantsGrand Island61 take infantsNorfolk42 take infantsBellevue41 take infantsColumbus40 take infantsPapillion35 take infantsBeatrice25 take infantsElkhorn25 take infantsHastings23 take infantsScottsbluff23 take infants

Programs

Programs in Nebraska

Counts come from the state record and what each daycare says it offers. A daycare without a tag may still offer the program; ask.

ProgramListed
All daycares2,629
Take infants2,112
Child care centers1,121
Accept subsidy1,559
In-home daycares1,508
Christian & church daycares112
Montessori schools37
Preschools & pre-K2,421
24-hour daycare306
Night daycare664
Early morning daycare1,669
Weekend daycare544
Part-time daycare73
Drop-in daycare27
After-school care2,614
Head Start44

The Nebraska state record

Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, Children's Services Licensing licenses daycares in Nebraska.

License list
The state's public list of licensed child care
Ages served
The ages on each license
Inspections
On the state's own site; each listing links to it
Search the Nebraska state records

Before you enroll

Choosing infant care in Nebraska

  1. 1

    Ask about the waitlist

    Infant spots fill first. Ask how long the waitlist is and whether you can join it 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 and how babies nap. Where the state publishes inspections, every visit with a sleep rule cited 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 will hear about feeds, naps and diapers each day.

Nebraska

Cost, inspections and ratios in Nebraska

Daycare cost in NebraskaWeekly prices by age and countyStaff-to-child ratios in NebraskaHow many children each adult may care forDaycare tour checklistQuestions to ask when you visit

A to Z

All 273 Nebraska towns with infant daycare, A to Z

A17 towns
B25 towns
C30 towns
D11 towns
E12 towns
F12 towns
G13 towns
H17 towns
I1 town
J1 town
K3 towns
L15 towns
M13 towns
N8 towns
O14 towns
P15 towns
R9 towns
S27 towns
T5 towns
U2 towns
V4 towns
W18 towns
Y1 town

Nearby

Nearby states

Missouri1,708 take infantsColorado777 take infantsIowa168 take infantsKansas161 take infantsSouth Dakota43 take infantsWyoming34 take infants

Questions

Questions about infant daycare in Nebraska

How many daycares that take infants are in Nebraska?

2,112 daycares that take infants are listed in 273 Nebraska towns. A daycare without this tag may still take infants; ask.

Which Nebraska town has the most daycares that take infants?

Omaha, with 527 listed. Next are Lincoln (259) and Kearney (68).

How much does infant daycare cost in Nebraska?

In the middle Nebraska county, full-time infant care at a center cost $187 a week in 2022 (U.S. Department of Labor). Each town page shows its own county.

How young a baby do daycares in Nebraska take?

Most often from 6 weeks: of the 2,092 daycares in Nebraska whose state record gives a starting age, 2,073 take babies from 6 weeks or younger and 2,090 from 3 months or younger. A daycare's own minimum can be older than its license allows, so ask.

Is there newborn daycare in Nebraska?

2,073 daycares in Nebraska take babies from 6 weeks or younger by the state record. Ask each one the youngest age it takes now.

Who licenses daycares in Nebraska?

Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, Children's Services Licensing licenses daycares in Nebraska. It publishes inspections on its own site; use the state search linked on this page.