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Infant & Baby Daycare in Central City, NE

Full-time infant care at a center costs a median of $187 a week in Merrick County (2022). Each listing shows the ages its state record gives; ask each daycare the youngest age it takes.

daycares that take infants in Central City
4
daycare center
1
in-home daycares
3
State license records

All daycares that take infants in Central City

Showing 1 to 4 of 4

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.

  3. Home daycareInfants

    Shanien A. Schmierer

    Central City, NE 68826 · address shared with families

    From 6 weeksInfants to school-ageOpens before 7 AM
    Call
  4. Home daycareInfants

    Silly Monkeys Childcare

    Central City, NE 68826 · address shared with families

    From 6 weeksInfants to school-ageOpens before 7 AM
    Call
How this list is made: Central City daycares whose Nebraska 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 Central City: costs

Infant care at a center in Merrick County, per week (2022)
$187
The Merrick County median for full-time care. At a home daycare it is $108 a week.
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).

Before you enroll

Choosing infant care in Central City

  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 Nebraska 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

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Questions

Questions

How many Central City daycares take infants?

4 Central City daycares take infants, by the Nebraska record or their own description. A daycare without this tag may still take infants, so ask.

How much does infant daycare cost in Central City?

Full-time infant care in Merrick County has a median of $187 a week at a center and $108 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.

How young a baby do daycares in Central City take?

Most often from 6 weeks: of the 4 daycares in Central City whose state record gives a starting age, 4 take babies from 6 weeks or younger. A daycare's own minimum can be older than its license allows, so ask.

Is there newborn daycare in Central City?

4 daycares in Central City take babies from 6 weeks or younger by the state record. Ask each one the youngest age it takes now.

Are home daycares an option for infants?

Yes. 3 of the Central City daycares on this list are home daycares. Each listing shows the ages on its Nebraska record.

Can I see an infant daycare's inspections?

Yes. Each shows its Nebraska visits and what the state cited, in the state's words where the state publishes them.