1c Childcare & Preschool
2200 28th Avenue, Columbus, NE
From 6 weeksInfants to school-ageOpens before 7 AM
Infant care
Infant & Baby Daycare in Columbus, NE
Most daycares in Columbus 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 Platte County (2022).
- daycares that take infants in Columbus
- 40
- daycare centers
- 9
- in-home daycares
- 31
All daycares that take infants in Columbus
Showing 1 to 30 of 40
ABC Grow With Me Child Care
1.0· 1 reviewColumbus, NE 68601 · address shared with families
From 6 weeksInfants to school-ageOpens before 7 AMAlicia Lopez
Columbus, NE 68601 · address shared with families
From 6 weeksInfants to school-ageOpens before 7 AMBouc's Little Duckling Day Care
Columbus, NE 68601 · address shared with families
From 6 weeksInfants to school-ageOpen after 7 PMCassie's Clubhouse Daycare
Columbus, NE 68601 · address shared with families
From 6 weeksInfants to school-ageOpens before 7 AMCHRIST LUTHERAN EARLY CHILDHOOD COMMUNITY ob CHRIST LUTHERAN CHURCH
32396 122nd Avenue, Columbus, NE
From 6 weeksInfants to school-ageAccepts subsidyColson's Childcare
Columbus, NE 68601 · address shared with families
From 6 weeksInfants to school-ageOpen after 7 PMColumbus Area Childcare (Dual License)
3105 25th Street, Columbus, NE
From 6 weeksInfants to school-ageOpens before 7 AMColumbus Area Childcare (Dual License)
4.6· 14 reviewsColumbus, NE 68601 · address shared with families
From 6 weeksInfants to school-ageOpens before 7 AMColumbus Community Hospital Child Care Center
3970 Health Pkwy., Columbus, NE
From 6 weeksInfants to school-ageOpen after 7 PMDonna Gray
Columbus, NE 68601 · address shared with families
From 6 weeksInfants to school-ageOpens before 7 AMFirst Steps Infant & Toddler Center
5.0· 4 reviews2720 28th St, Columbus, NE
From 6 weeksInfants to preschoolOpens before 7 AMGerri Putnam
Columbus, NE 68601 · address shared with families
From 6 weeksInfants to school-ageOpens before 7 AMHERLEY DAYCARE own by RENEE HERLEY
Columbus, NE 68601 · address shared with families
From 6 weeksInfants to school-ageOpen after 7 PMJudy's Daycare
Columbus, NE 68601 · address shared with families
From 6 weeksInfants to school-ageOpens before 7 AMKid's Express Child Care Center
4.2· 5 reviews3790 26th Ave, Columbus, NE
From 6 weeksInfants to school-ageOpens before 7 AMKramer Child Development Center
4.0· 4 reviews2410 16th Street Ste D, Columbus, NE
From 6 weeksInfants to school-ageOpens before 7 AMLearn, Laugh, Love Childcare
Columbus, NE 68601 · address shared with families
From 6 weeksInfants to school-ageOpens before 7 AMLinda Birchem
Columbus, NE 68601 · address shared with families
From 6 weeksInfants to school-ageOpens before 7 AMLit'l Darlin DayCare
Columbus, NE 68601 · address shared with families
From 6 weeksInfants to school-ageOpen after 7 PMLittle Angels
Columbus, NE 68601 · address shared with families
From 6 weeksInfants to school-ageOpens before 7 AMLittle Steps Childcare
2.9· 10 reviews3902 Howard Blvd, Columbus, NE
From 6 weeksInfants to school-ageOpens before 7 AMMandy's Munchkins Daycare
Columbus, NE 68601 · address shared with families
From 6 weeksInfants to school-ageOpens before 7 AMMelissa's Miles of Smiles Daycare Ob Melissa Bishop
Columbus, NE 68601 · address shared with families
From 6 weeksInfants to school-ageOpens before 7 AMMiss B'S Daycare
Columbus, NE 68601 · address shared with families
From 6 weeksInfants to school-ageOpens before 7 AMNikki's Family Daycare
Columbus, NE 68601 · address shared with families
From 6 weeksInfants to school-age
How this list is made: Columbus daycares whose Nebraska license lists infants, plus those that say they offer infant care. A daycare without this tag may still take infants; ask.
All 40 daycares that take infants in Columbus, A to Z
- #
- 1c Childcare & Preschool
- A
- ABC Grow With Me Child Care Home daycare
- Alicia Lopez Home daycare
- Ashli Porter Home daycare
- B
- Bouc's Little Duckling Day Care Home daycare
- C
- Cassie's Clubhouse Daycare Home daycare
- CHRIST LUTHERAN EARLY CHILDHOOD COMMUNITY ob CHRIST LUTHERAN CHURCH
- Cindy Petersen Home daycare
- Colson's Childcare Home daycare
- Columbus Area Childcare (Dual License)
- Columbus Area Childcare (Dual License) Home daycare
- Columbus Community Hospital Child Care Center
- D
- Donna Gray Home daycare
- F
- First Steps Infant & Toddler Center
- G
- Gerri Putnam Home daycare
- H
- HERLEY DAYCARE own by RENEE HERLEY Home daycare
- J
- Jamie Gengler Home daycare
- Judy's Daycare Home daycare
- K
- Kid's Express Child Care Center
- Kramer Child Development Center
- L
- Learn, Laugh, Love Childcare Home daycare
- Linda Birchem Home daycare
- Lit'l Darlin DayCare Home daycare
- Little Angels Home daycare
- Little Steps Childcare
- Lynn Anderson Home daycare
- M
- Mandy's Munchkins Daycare Home daycare
- Melissa's Miles of Smiles Daycare Ob Melissa Bishop Home daycare
- Miss B'S Daycare Home daycare
- N
- Nikki's Family Daycare Home daycare
- S
- Shelly's Daycare Home daycare
- Spikes Tikes Daycare Home daycare
- St John's Lutheran Child Care
- Stutzman's Daycare Home daycare
- T
- T & C DAYCARE ob TIFFANY TODD Home daycare
- Tender Loving Care Home daycare
- Tiny Treasures Home daycare
- Traub's Tots Home daycare
- Twinkle Childcare Home daycare
- Y
- Young Ones Home daycare
Infant care
Infant care in Columbus: ages and costs
- the most common youngest age on the state record in Columbus
- From 6 weeks
- Of the 40 daycares here whose state record gives a starting age, 40 take babies from 6 weeks or younger.
- Infant care at a center in Platte County, per week (2022)
- $187
- The Platte County median for full-time care. At a home daycare it is $108 a week.
Before you enroll
Choosing infant care in Columbus
- 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
How many babies each caregiver has
Ask how many infants one caregiver looks after and whether the same caregiver is there each day.
- 3
Safe sleep
Ask where babies nap. Any sleep rule cited by Nebraska is on the listing's state record.
- 4
Feeding and the daily log
Ask how bottles and breast milk are handled, and how you hear about feeds, naps and diapers.
More in this area
More daycare in Columbus
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Questions
Questions
How many Columbus daycares take infants?
40 Columbus 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 Columbus?
Full-time infant care in Platte 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 Columbus take?
Most often from 6 weeks: of the 40 daycares in Columbus whose state record gives a starting age, 40 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 Columbus?
40 daycares in Columbus 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. 31 of the Columbus 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.