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Infant & Baby Daycare in Buffalo, NY

Full-time infant care at a center costs a median of $289 a week in Erie County (2022). Each listing shows the ages its state record gives; ask each daycare the youngest age it takes.

daycares that take infants in Buffalo
48
daycare centers
44
in-home daycares
4
State license records

All daycares that take infants in Buffalo

Showing 1 to 30 of 48

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. Group home daycareInfants

    Beyond Child Care

    4.7· 14 reviews

    Buffalo, NY 14209 · address shared with families

    Describes an infant roomTakes infantsMeals provided
    11 state visits · 10 rules cited (3 yrs)
    Call
  2. Child care centerInfants

    Buffalo State Child Care Center

    3.4· 10 reviews

    1300 Elmwood Avenue Campus West C - Wing, Buffalo, NY

    Describes an infant roomInfants to preschoolAccepts subsidy
    20 state visits · 9 rules cited (3 yrs)
    CallDirections
  3. Child care centerInfants

    First Friends Day Care

    4.5· 20 reviews

    1553 Harlem Road, Buffalo, NY

    Describes an infant roomInfants to school-agePre-K
    13 state visits · 5 rules cited (3 yrs)
    CallDirections
  5. Child care centerInfants

    Grow With Us Day Care

    3.4· 19 reviews

    1827 Niagara Street, Buffalo, NY

    Describes an infant roomInfants to school-ageAccepts subsidy
    15 state visits · 5 rules cited (3 yrs)
    CallDirections
  6. Child care centerInfants

    Jannie's Babies Daycare

    4.6· 10 reviews

    3190 Niagara Falls Blvd, Buffalo, NY

    Describes an infant roomInfants to preschoolAccepts subsidy
    8 state visits · 14 rules cited (3 yrs)
    CallDirections
  7. Home daycareInfants

    Kiddie Kampus

    Buffalo, NY 14204 · address shared with families

    Describes an infant roomTakes infants
    12 state visits · 0 rules cited (3 yrs)
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  8. Group home daycareInfants

    Nature's Nest Childcare

    Buffalo, NY 14216 · address shared with families

    Describes an infant roomTakes infantsAccepts subsidy
    4 state visits · 0 rules cited (3 yrs)
    Call
  9. Child care centerInfants

    Puddle Jumpers

    3.9· 21 reviews

    2422 Delaware Ave, Buffalo, NY

    Describes an infant roomInfants to school-age
    16 state visits · 6 rules cited (3 yrs)
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  12. Child care centerInfants

    Storytime Child Care

    3.8· 46 reviews

    285 Southside Parkway, Buffalo, NY

    Describes an infant roomInfants to school-ageAccepts subsidy
    25 state visits · 24 rules cited (3 yrs)
    CallDirections
  13. Group home daycareInfants

    Sweet Pea Family Daycare

    4.3· 12 reviews

    Buffalo, NY 14208 · address shared with families

    Describes an infant roomTakes infants
    12 state visits · 0 rules cited (3 yrs)
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  15. Child care centerInfants

    Appleseeds 123

    107 Verplanck Street, Buffalo, NY

    Infants to school-age
    15 state visits · 9 rules cited (3 yrs)
    CallDirections
  16. Child care centerInfants

    Appleseeds 123

    239 Lombard Street, Buffalo, NY

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

    Brightpath

    1350 Hertel Ave., Buffalo, NY

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

    Brightpath

    125 Hodge Avenue, Buffalo, NY

    Infants to preschool
    18 state visits · 9 rules cited (3 yrs)
    CallDirections
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How this list is made: Buffalo 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.

All 48 daycares that take infants in Buffalo, A to Z

Infant care

Infant care in Buffalo: costs and safe-sleep inspections

Infant care at a center in Erie County, per week (2022)
$289
The Erie County median for full-time care. At a home daycare it is $200 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 Buffalo

  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

Cheektowaga9 · 4 miKenmore5 · 4 miTonawanda4 · 6 miAmherst8 · 6 miDepew5 · 6 miWest Seneca6 · 6 miWilliamsville11 · 7 miGetzville5 · 8 miLancaster5 · 8 mi

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Questions

Questions

How many Buffalo daycares take infants?

48 Buffalo 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 Buffalo?

Full-time infant care in Erie County has a median of $289 a week at a center and $200 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 Buffalo 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. 4 of the Buffalo 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.