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Infant Daycare in New York

Most New York daycares 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 $247 a week in the middle New York county (2022).

daycares that take infants listed
2,017
towns
474
towns have their own infant daycare page
140
of all New York daycares
11%

Map of New York: each dot is a town with daycares that take infants, sized by how many are listed

Infant care
What puts a daycare on this listThe state record lists infants among the ages it serves, or it says it offers infant care.A daycare without this tag may still take infants; ask.

Infant care

Infant care in New York: ages, costs and safe-sleep inspections

the most common youngest age on the state record in New York
From birth
Of the 223 daycares here whose state record gives a starting age, 223 take babies from 6 weeks or younger and 223 from birth.
Infant care at a center, per week, in the middle New York county (2022)
$247
The median of 62 county medians, from $247 in the lowest county to $325 in the highest.
Infant tuition posted on daycare websites in New York, per week (2026)
$402
The median of 42 daycares that post a full-time rate; half post between $347 and $489. Posted rates run above the 2022 survey: they are newer, and mostly from centers.
of visited New York infant programs had a safe-sleep rule cited since October 2023
22%
305 of the 1,403 New York daycares that take infants and had a state visit. A citation means the inspector found a sleep rule not met on that visit, for example how or where babies nap. Each listing shows its own visits.
Staff-to-child ratios for babies in New YorkDaycare cost in New York, by age and county

County prices: U.S. Department of Labor, National Database of Childcare Prices, 2022 (median full-time weekly price). Posted rates: tuition that daycares publish on their own websites, 2026, full-time rates only, one rate per daycare.

New York

Largest towns for infant daycare in New York

Brooklyn306 take infantsNew York176 take infantsBronx125 take infantsQueens106 take infantsRochester75 take infantsBuffalo48 take infantsSyracuse29 take infantsAlbany26 take infantsStaten Island25 take infantsPoughkeepsie18 take infantsSchenectady18 take infantsYonkers15 take infants

Programs

Programs in New York

Counts come from the state record and what each daycare says it offers. A daycare without a tag may still offer the program; ask.

ProgramListed
All daycares18,819
Take infants2,017
Child care centers7,008
Accept subsidy229
In-home daycares11,811
Christian & church daycares284
Montessori schools223
Preschools & pre-K4,338
Early morning daycare766
Part-time daycare363
Drop-in daycare98
After-school care3,511
Bilingual daycare200
Head Start469

The New York state record

New York State Office of Children and Family Services licenses daycares in New York.

License list
The state's public list of licensed child care
Ages served
The ages on each license
Inspections
Every visit the state publishes back to 2023
Cited rules
Each cited rule, in the state's own wording
Search the New York state records

Before you enroll

Choosing infant care in New York

  1. 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. 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 and how babies nap. Where the state publishes inspections, every visit with a sleep rule cited 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 will hear about feeds, naps and diapers each day.

New York

Cost, inspections and ratios in New York

Daycare cost in New YorkWeekly prices by age and countyWhat New York inspectors citeThe rules cited most, and what they meanStaff-to-child ratios in New YorkHow many children each adult may care forTour checklist for New YorkQuestions to ask when you visit

A to Z

All 474 New York towns with infant daycare, A to Z

A15 towns
B35 towns
C45 towns
D13 towns
E20 towns
F17 towns
G20 towns
H34 towns
I5 towns
J5 towns
K6 towns
L24 towns
M40 towns
N25 towns
O13 towns
P27 towns
Q4 towns
R21 towns
S41 towns
T8 towns
U3 towns
V7 towns
W42 towns
Y4 towns

Nearby

Nearby states

New Jersey1,925 take infantsMassachusetts1,428 take infantsPennsylvania898 take infantsConnecticut856 take infantsVermont625 take infants

Questions

Questions about infant daycare in New York

How many daycares that take infants are in New York?

2,017 daycares that take infants are listed in 474 New York towns. A daycare without this tag may still take infants; ask.

Which New York town has the most daycares that take infants?

Brooklyn, with 306 listed. Next are New York (176) and Bronx (125).

How much does infant daycare cost in New York?

In the middle New York county, full-time infant care at a center cost $247 a week in 2022 (U.S. Department of Labor). Daycares that post their rates online in New York charge a median of $402 a week for an infant in 2026 (42 daycares). Each town page shows its own county.

What does a safe-sleep citation mean?

It means a state inspector found a sleep rule not met on a visit, for example a baby put down on their side, a crib with blankets or toys, or babies left without a check. Since October 2023, 22% of visited New York infant programs had one cited. Open a listing to read its visits, and ask the daycare what it changed.

How young a baby do daycares in New York take?

From birth or age 0 on the state record: all 223 daycares in New York 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 New York?

Yes. 223 daycares in New York 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.

Who licenses daycares in New York?

New York State Office of Children and Family Services licenses daycares in New York. It publishes its inspections and the rules it cited, and we copy them onto each listing.