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Infant & Baby Daycare in Queens, NY

Most daycares in Queens 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 $300 a week in Queens County (2022).

daycares that take infants in Queens
106
daycare centers
104
in-home daycares
2
State license records

All daycares that take infants in Queens

Showing 1 to 30 of 106

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

    Babies Dream

    4.4· 40 reviews

    64-35 Yellowstone Boulevard, Queens, NY

    From birthInfants to toddlers
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  6. Child care centerInfants

    BSDC

    4.4· 17 reviews

    66-07 Alderton Street, Queens, NY

    From birthInfants to toddlers
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  30. Child care centerInfants

    Denizko Daycare

    4.3· 6 reviews

    51-07 69 Street, Queens, NY

    Describes an infant roomInfants to preschoolPre-K
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How this list is made: Queens 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 106 daycares that take infants in Queens, A to Z

Infant care

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

the most common youngest age on the state record in Queens
From birth
Of the 22 daycares here whose state record gives a starting age, 22 take babies from 6 weeks or younger and 22 from birth.
Infant care at a center in Queens County, per week (2022)
$300
The Queens County median for full-time care. At a home daycare it is $250 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 Queens

  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

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Questions

Questions

How many Queens daycares take infants?

106 Queens 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 Queens?

Full-time infant care in Queens County has a median of $300 a week at a center and $250 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 Queens take?

From birth or age 0 on the state record: all 22 daycares in Queens 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 Queens?

Yes. 22 daycares in Queens 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.

Are home daycares an option for infants?

Yes. 2 of the Queens 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.