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Infant & Baby Daycare in Lakewood, NJ

Most daycares in Lakewood 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 $314 a week in Ocean County (2022).

daycares that take infants in Lakewood
31
daycare centers
31
State license records

All daycares that take infants in Lakewood

Showing 1 to 30 of 31

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. Child care centerInfants

    Circle Time

    1.0· 1 review

    502 New Egypt Road, Lakewood, NJ

    From birthInfants to school-age
  2. Child care centerInfants

    Cuddles CC

    1640 West County Line Road, Lakewood, NJ

    From birthInfants to school-age
  3. Child care centerInfants

    Kidz Place

    1500 Avenue of the States, Lakewood, NJ

    From birthInfants to school-age
  4. Child care centerInfants

    Oorah

    1785 Swarthmore Avenue, Lakewood, NJ

    From birthInfants to school-age
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How this list is made: Lakewood daycares whose New Jersey 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 Lakewood: ages and costs

the most common youngest age on the state record in Lakewood
From birth
Of the 31 daycares here whose state record gives a starting age, 31 take babies from 6 weeks or younger and 31 from birth.
Infant care at a center in Ocean County, per week (2022)
$314
The Ocean County median for full-time care. At a home daycare it is $193 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 Lakewood

  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 New Jersey 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 Lakewood daycares take infants?

31 Lakewood daycares take infants, by the New Jersey record or their own description. A daycare without this tag may still take infants, so ask.

How much does infant daycare cost in Lakewood?

Full-time infant care in Ocean County has a median of $314 a week at a center and $193 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 Lakewood take?

From birth or age 0 on the state record: all 31 daycares in Lakewood whose record gives a starting age list it that way. A daycare's own minimum can be older than its license allows, so ask.

Is there newborn daycare in Lakewood?

Yes. 31 daycares in Lakewood list ages starting at birth or age 0 on the state record. Ask each one the youngest age it takes now and whether it has an infant opening.

Can I see an infant daycare's inspections?

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