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Infant care

Infant & Baby Daycare in Friend, NE

Most daycares in Friend 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 Saline County (2022).

daycares that take infants in Friend
5
in-home daycares
5
State license records

All daycares that take infants in Friend

Showing 1 to 5 of 5

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. Group home daycareInfants

    Bambi Wittstruck's Daycare

    Friend, NE 68359 · address shared with families

    From 6 weeksInfants to school-ageOpens before 7 AM
How this list is made: Friend 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 Friend: ages and costs

the most common youngest age on the state record in Friend
From 6 weeks
Of the 5 daycares here whose state record gives a starting age, 5 take babies from 6 weeks or younger.
Infant care at a center in Saline County, per week (2022)
$187
The Saline County median for full-time care. At a home daycare it is $108 a week.

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 Friend

  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.

Questions

Questions

How many Friend daycares take infants?

5 Friend 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 Friend?

Full-time infant care in Saline 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 Friend take?

Most often from 6 weeks: of the 5 daycares in Friend whose state record gives a starting age, 5 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 Friend?

5 daycares in Friend 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. 5 of the Friend 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.