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Infant & Baby Daycare in Lincoln, NE

Most daycares in Lincoln 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 $244 a week in Lancaster County (2022).

daycares that take infants in Lincoln
259
daycare centers
92
in-home daycares
167
State license records

All daycares that take infants in Lincoln

Showing 1 to 30 of 259

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.

  2. Child care centerInfants

    4Views Academy

    1.9· 9 reviews

    4330 Cornhusker Hwy, Lincoln, NE

    From 6 weeksInfants to school-ageOpens before 7 AM
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  4. Child care centerInfants

    A+ Academy

    1135 Eastridge Drive, Lincoln, NE

    From 6 weeksInfants to school-ageAccepts subsidy
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  12. Home daycareInfants

    Alea L. Woodward

    Lincoln, NE 68507 · address shared with families

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

    Allison's Lil Rascals

    Lincoln, NE 68516 · address shared with families

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

    Alyssa Gustafson

    Lincoln, NE 68516 · address shared with families

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

    Amanda's House Childcare

    5.0· 3 reviews

    Lincoln, NE 68506 · address shared with families

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

    Amy Hasenpflug

    Lincoln, NE 68504 · address shared with families

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

    Amy L. Smetter

    Lincoln, NE 68524 · address shared with families

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

    Andrea Bishop

    Lincoln, NE 68521 · address shared with families

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

    Anine's Child Care

    Lincoln, NE 68512 · address shared with families

    From 6 weeksInfants to school-ageOpen after 7 PM
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  23. Home daycareInfants

    Barbara Gardner

    Lincoln, NE 68510 · address shared with families

    From 6 weeksInfants to school-age
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  24. Home daycareInfants

    Barbara Mastel

    Lincoln, NE 68505 · address shared with families

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

    Bev's Day Care

    Lincoln, NE 68521 · address shared with families

    From 6 weeksInfants to school-ageWeekend hours
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  27. Home daycareInfants

    Branch Ranch Childcare

    Lincoln, NE 68522 · address shared with families

    From 6 weeksInfants to school-ageAccepts subsidy
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  28. Home daycareInfants

    Brenda Deahn

    Lincoln, NE 68506 · address shared with families

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

    Brown's Childcare

    Lincoln, NE 68502 · address shared with families

    From 6 weeksInfants to school-ageOpens before 7 AM
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How this list is made: Lincoln 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 259 daycares that take infants in Lincoln, A to Z

Infant care

Infant care in Lincoln: ages and costs

the most common youngest age on the state record in Lincoln
From 6 weeks
Of the 255 daycares here whose state record gives a starting age, 253 take babies from 6 weeks or younger.
Infant care at a center in Lancaster County, per week (2022)
$244
The Lancaster County median for full-time care. At a home daycare it is $150 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 Lincoln

  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

Waverly8 · 10 miEagle3 · 13 miHickman11 · 14 miFirth7 · 19 miCrete6 · 20 miMilford3 · 21 miValparaiso3 · 21 miAshland7 · 23 miSeward11 · 25 mi

More in this area

More daycare in Lincoln

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Questions

Questions

How many Lincoln daycares take infants?

259 Lincoln 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 Lincoln?

Full-time infant care in Lancaster County has a median of $244 a week at a center and $150 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 Lincoln take?

Most often from 6 weeks: of the 255 daycares in Lincoln whose state record gives a starting age, 253 take babies from 6 weeks or younger and 255 from 3 months or younger. A daycare's own minimum can be older than its license allows, so ask.

Is there newborn daycare in Lincoln?

253 daycares in Lincoln 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. 167 of the Lincoln 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.