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Infant & Baby Daycare in Maplewood, NJ

Most daycares in Maplewood 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 $296 a week in Essex County (2022).

daycares that take infants in Maplewood
11
daycare centers
11
State license records

All daycares that take infants in Maplewood

Showing 1 to 11 of 11

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.

How this list is made: Maplewood 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 Maplewood: ages and costs

the most common youngest age on the state record in Maplewood
From birth
Of the 10 daycares here whose state record gives a starting age, 10 take babies from 6 weeks or younger and 10 from birth.
Infant care at a center in Essex County, per week (2022)
$296
The Essex County median for full-time care. At a home daycare it is $186 a week.
Staff-to-child ratios for babies in New JerseyDaycare cost in New Jersey, 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 Maplewood

  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.

Nearby

Infant daycare in nearby towns

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Questions

Questions

How many Maplewood daycares take infants?

11 Maplewood 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 Maplewood?

Full-time infant care in Essex County has a median of $296 a week at a center and $186 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 Maplewood take?

From birth or age 0 on the state record: all 10 daycares in Maplewood 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 Maplewood?

Yes. 10 daycares in Maplewood 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.