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Infant & Baby Daycare in Albany, NY

Full-time infant care at a center costs a median of $285 a week in Albany County (2022). Each listing shows the ages its state record gives; ask each daycare the youngest age it takes.

daycares that take infants in Albany
26
daycare centers
25
in-home daycare
1
State license records

All daycares that take infants in Albany

Showing 1 to 26 of 26

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

    Infinite Care

    321 Northern Blvd, Albany, NY

    Babies and toddlers only
    13 state visits · 7 rules cited (3 yrs)
    CallDirections
  3. Child care centerInfants

    Albany Med Kids

    50 Summit Avenue, Albany, NY

    Describes an infant roomInfants to school-agePre-K
    10 state visits · 24 rules cited (3 yrs)
    CallDirections
  4. Group home daycareInfants

    Bilingual Friends and Family Daycare

    5.0· 10 reviews

    Albany, NY 12206 · address shared with families

    Describes an infant roomTakes infantsMeals provided
    14 state visits · 0 rules cited (3 yrs)
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  5. Child care centerInfants

    Club Fed Child Care Center

    3.3· 26 reviews

    11a Clinton Avenue Leo O'Brien Federal Building, Albany, NY

    Describes an infant roomInfants to school-agePre-K
    21 state visits · 1 rule cited (3 yrs)
    CallDirections
  8. Child care centerInfants

    KA of Albany

    4.1· 33 reviews

    13 Columbia Circle, Albany, NY

    Describes an infant roomInfants to preschoolPre-K
    21 state visits · 13 rules cited (3 yrs)
    CallDirections
  9. Child care centerInfants

    The Goddard School of Albany

    4.3· 6 reviews

    400 Patroon Creek Blvd Suite 2, Albany, NY

    Describes an infant roomInfants to school-agePre-K
    2 state visits · 0 rules cited (3 yrs)
    CallDirections
  10. Child care centerInfants

    Turner's Tots

    5.0· 2 reviews

    43 Quail Street, Albany, NY

    Describes an infant roomInfants to school-age
    7 state visits · 0 rules cited (3 yrs)
    CallDirections
  17. Child care centerInfants

    Ella Rai's

    54 Colvin Ave, Albany, NY

    Infants to school-age
    3 state visits · 0 rules cited (3 yrs)
    CallDirections
  19. Child care centerInfants

    Mercy Cares For Kids

    5.0· 4 reviews

    310 S Manning Blvd, Albany, NY

    Infants to preschoolMeals provided
    14 state visits · 7 rules cited (3 yrs)
    CallDirections
  21. Child care centerInfants

    Parkside Kids

    5.0· 2 reviews

    880 Watervliet Shaker Road, Albany, NY

    Infants to preschool
    3 state visits · 4 rules cited (3 yrs)
    CallDirections
  25. Child care centerInfants

    TSL Adventures

    183 Schoolhouse Rd., Albany, NY

    Infants to preschool
    14 state visits · 4 rules cited (3 yrs)
    CallDirections
  26. Child care centerInfants

    Wee Care at Labor

    4.2· 11 reviews

    1220 Washington Avenue Building 12, Albany, NY

    Infants to preschool
    19 state visits · 15 rules cited (3 yrs)
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How this list is made: Albany daycares whose New York 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 Albany: costs and safe-sleep inspections

Infant care at a center in Albany County, per week (2022)
$285
The Albany County median for full-time care. At a home daycare it is $230 a week.
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.

Before you enroll

Choosing infant care in Albany

  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 York 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

Latham6 · 6 miTroy9 · 9 miSchenectady18 · 12 miClifton Park12 · 13 miHalfmoon3 · 14 miMalta4 · 21 miAmsterdam3 · 27 miSaratoga Springs4 · 28 miJohnstown3 · 40 mi

More in this area

More daycare in Albany

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Questions

Questions

How many Albany daycares take infants?

26 Albany daycares take infants, by the New York record or their own description. A daycare without this tag may still take infants, so ask.

How much does infant daycare cost in Albany?

Full-time infant care in Albany County has a median of $285 a week at a center and $230 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.

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 Albany take?

The New York license list we load does not give a starting age, so ask each daycare the youngest age it takes.

Are home daycares an option for infants?

Yes. 1 of the Albany daycares on this list are home daycares. Each listing shows the ages on its New York record.

Can I see an infant daycare's inspections?

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