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Infant & Baby Daycare in Kearney, NE

Most daycares in Kearney 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 Buffalo County (2022).

daycares that take infants in Kearney
68
daycare centers
12
in-home daycares
56
State license records

All daycares that take infants in Kearney

Showing 1 to 30 of 68

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

    Abby's Tiny Hearts Daycare

    Kearney, NE 68847 · address shared with families

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

    Alexis Friesell Daycare

    Kearney, NE 68845 · address shared with families

    From 6 weeksInfants to school-ageAccepts subsidy
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  4. Group home daycareInfants

    All in A Day's Play

    Kearney, NE 68847 · address shared with families

    From 6 weeksInfants to school-ageOpens before 7 AM
    Call
  5. Group home daycareInfants

    All in A Day's Play - West

    Kearney, NE 68847 · address shared with families

    From 6 weeksInfants to school-ageAccepts subsidy
    Call
  6. Group home daycareInfants

    Andrea Lee

    Kearney, NE 68847 · address shared with families

    From 6 weeksInfants to school-age
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  7. Home daycareInfants

    Angela Runnells

    Kearney, NE 68847 · address shared with families

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

    Angie's Angels

    Kearney, NE 68845 · address shared with families

    From 6 weeksInfants to school-ageOpen after 7 PM
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  9. Group home daycareInfants

    Bonnie's Babes

    Kearney, NE 68847 · address shared with families

    From 6 weeksInfants to school-age
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  10. Home daycareInfants

    Bright Smiles

    Kearney, NE 68847 · address shared with families

    From 6 weeksInfants to school-age
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  11. Group home daycareInfants

    Bubbly Britches

    Kearney, NE 68845 · address shared with families

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

    Cara Coon

    Kearney, NE 68847 · address shared with families

    From 6 weeksInfants to school-age
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  13. Group home daycareInfants

    Child's Play Home Daycare

    Kearney, NE 68847 · address shared with families

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

    Debra A. Houser

    Kearney, NE 68845 · address shared with families

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

    Dockweiler Daycare

    Kearney, NE 68845 · address shared with families

    From 6 weeksInfants to school-ageOpens before 7 AM
    Call
  18. Group home daycareInfants

    Doodles and Dollies

    Kearney, NE 68845 · address shared with families

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

    Erin's Daycare

    Kearney, NE 68845 · address shared with families

    From 6 weeksInfants to school-ageAccepts subsidy
    Call
  21. Group home daycareInfants

    Glenwood Daycare

    Kearney, NE 68845 · address shared with families

    From 6 weeksInfants to school-age
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  22. Group home daycareInfants

    Goofy Goose Academy

    Kearney, NE 68847 · address shared with families

    From 6 weeksInfants to school-age
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  25. Group home daycareInfants

    Happy Home Childcare

    Kearney, NE 68847 · address shared with families

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

    Holly Bevard Childcare

    Kearney, NE 68847 · address shared with families

    From 6 weeksInfants to school-ageOpen after 7 PM
    Call
  27. Group home daycareInfants

    Jennie's Daycare

    Kearney, NE 68847 · address shared with families

    From 6 weeksInfants to school-ageOpens before 7 AM
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  28. Group home daycareInfants

    Jenny's Daycare

    Kearney, NE 68847 · address shared with families

    From 6 weeksInfants to school-age
    Call
  29. Home daycareInfants

    Judy Wiemers

    Kearney, NE 68845 · address shared with families

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

    Karisa Province Daycare

    Kearney, NE 68845 · address shared with families

    From 6 weeksInfants to school-ageOpens before 7 AM
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How this list is made: Kearney 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 68 daycares that take infants in Kearney, A to Z

Infant care

Infant care in Kearney: ages and costs

the most common youngest age on the state record in Kearney
From 6 weeks
Of the 68 daycares here whose state record gives a starting age, 67 take babies from 6 weeks or younger.
Infant care at a center in Buffalo County, per week (2022)
$187
The Buffalo 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 Kearney

  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

Gibbon4 · 11 miAxtell4 · 16 miElm Creek3 · 16 miPleasanton3 · 18 miMinden12 · 18 miShelton3 · 19 miKenesaw3 · 21 miOverton4 · 24 miHoldrege12 · 26 mi

More in this area

More daycare in Kearney

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Questions

Questions

How many Kearney daycares take infants?

68 Kearney 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 Kearney?

Full-time infant care in Buffalo 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 Kearney take?

Most often from 6 weeks: of the 68 daycares in Kearney whose state record gives a starting age, 67 take babies from 6 weeks or younger and 68 from 3 months or younger. A daycare's own minimum can be older than its license allows, so ask.

Is there newborn daycare in Kearney?

67 daycares in Kearney 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. 56 of the Kearney 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.