Infant Daycare in New Mexico
Each listing shows the ages its state record gives; ask each daycare the youngest age it takes.
- daycares that take infants listed
- 94
- towns
- 27
- towns have their own infant daycare page
- 5
- of all New Mexico daycares
- 13%
Map of New Mexico: each dot is a town with daycares that take infants, sized by how many are listed
New Mexico
Largest towns for infant daycare in New Mexico
Programs
Programs in New Mexico
Counts come from each daycare's name and what it says it offers; the state license list is not on DaycarePal yet. A daycare without a tag may still offer the program; ask.
| Program | Listed |
|---|---|
| All daycares | 709 |
| Take infants | 94 |
| Child care centers | 701 |
| Accept subsidy | 46 |
| In-home daycares | 8 |
| Christian & church daycares | 45 |
| Montessori schools | 35 |
| Preschools & pre-K | 157 |
| Early morning daycare | 200 |
| Part-time daycare | 26 |
| Drop-in daycare | 12 |
| Bilingual daycare | 33 |
| Head Start | 119 |
The New Mexico license list
New Mexico Early Childhood Education and Care Department licenses daycares in New Mexico. The New Mexico license list is not on DaycarePal yet.
- Listings
- From public business listings: the name, address, phone, website and hours each business publishes
- License
- No license record is matched to these listings yet; that does not mean a daycare is unlicensed
- Inspections
- Not on these listings; check the state's own search
Before you enroll
Choosing infant care in New Mexico
- 1
Ask about the waitlist
Infant spots fill first. Ask how long the waitlist is and whether you can join it before your baby is born.
- 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
Safe sleep
Ask where and how babies nap. Where the state publishes inspections, every visit with a sleep rule cited is on the listing's state record.
- 4
Feeding and the daily log
Ask how bottles and breast milk are handled, and how you will hear about feeds, naps and diapers each day.
New Mexico
Cost, inspections and ratios in New Mexico
A to Z
All 27 New Mexico towns with infant daycare, A to Z
A3 towns
- Acoma Pueblo1 take infants
- Albuquerque53 take infants
- Anthony1 take infants
B2 towns
- Belen1 take infants
- Bernalillo1 take infants
F1 town
- Farmington4 take infants
H1 town
- Hatch1 take infants
K1 town
- Kirtland1 take infants
L4 towns
- Las Cruces5 take infants
- Las Vegas1 take infants
- Los Alamos2 take infants
- Los Lunas1 take infants
P1 town
- Peralta1 take infants
R3 towns
- Ranchos De Taos1 take infants
- Rio Rancho4 take infants
- Roswell1 take infants
S2 towns
- Santa Fe3 take infants
- Sunland Park1 take infants
W2 towns
- White Rock2 take infants
- White Sands Missile Range1 take infants
No town on this list matches. Check the spelling, or search by ZIP code above.
Nearby
Nearby states
Questions
Questions about infant daycare in New Mexico
How many daycares that take infants are in New Mexico?
94 daycares that take infants are listed in 27 New Mexico towns. A daycare without this tag may still take infants; ask.
Which New Mexico town has the most daycares that take infants?
Albuquerque, with 53 listed. Next are Las Cruces (5) and Farmington (4).
How young a baby do daycares in New Mexico take?
The New Mexico license list we load does not give a starting age, so ask each daycare the youngest age it takes.
Who licenses daycares in New Mexico?
New Mexico Early Childhood Education and Care Department licenses daycares in New Mexico. Its license list is not on DaycarePal yet, so the listings here come from public business listings and show no license or inspection record. Use the state's own search, linked on this page, to check a daycare's license.