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Infant & Baby Daycare in Stony Brook, NY

Full-time infant care at a center costs a median of $325 a week in Suffolk County (2022). Each listing shows the ages its state record gives; ask each daycare the youngest age it takes.

daycares that take infants in Stony Brook
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daycare centers
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State license records

All daycares that take infants in Stony Brook

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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.

  4. Child care centerInfants

    The Goddard School

    4.8· 46 reviews

    211 Hallock Road, Stony Brook, NY

    Describes an infant roomInfants to school-agePre-K
    9 state visits · 8 rules cited (3 yrs)
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How this list is made: Stony Brook 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 Stony Brook: costs and safe-sleep inspections

Infant care at a center in Suffolk County, per week (2022)
$325
The Suffolk County median for full-time care. At a home daycare it is $300 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 Stony Brook

  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 Stony Brook daycares take infants?

4 Stony Brook 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 Stony Brook?

Full-time infant care in Suffolk County has a median of $325 a week at a center and $300 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 Stony Brook take?

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

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.