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Infant Daycare in Ohio

Full-time infant care at a center costs a median of $222 a week in the middle Ohio county (2022). Each listing shows the ages its state record gives; ask each daycare the youngest age it takes.

daycares that take infants listed
84
towns
47
towns have their own infant daycare page
6
of all Ohio daycares
1%

Map of Ohio: 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.The Ohio license list we load does not include ages, so this list only has Ohio daycares that say they offer infant care.A daycare without this tag may still take infants; ask.

Infant care

Infant care in Ohio: costs

Infant care at a center, per week, in the middle Ohio county (2022)
$222
The median of 88 county medians, from $174 in the lowest county to $295 in the highest.
Staff-to-child ratios for babies in OhioDaycare cost in Ohio, by age and county

County prices: U.S. Department of Labor, National Database of Childcare Prices, 2022 (median full-time weekly price).

Ohio

Largest towns for infant daycare in Ohio

Cincinnati12 take infantsColumbus9 take infantsAkron6 take infantsCleveland4 take infantsCanton3 take infantsCuyahoga Falls3 take infantsCenterville2 take infantsMansfield2 take infantsMarysville2 take infantsPowell2 take infantsReynoldsburg2 take infantsWest Chester Township2 take infants

Programs

Programs in Ohio

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 daycares8,684
Take infants84
Child care centers6,888
Accept subsidy15
In-home daycares1,796
Christian & church daycares446
Montessori schools129
Preschools & pre-K922
Night daycare798
Early morning daycare2,680
Weekend daycare505
Part-time daycare28
Drop-in daycare13
After-school care224
Head Start626

The Ohio state record

Ohio Department of Children and Youth licenses daycares in Ohio.

License list
The state's public list of licensed child care
Ages served
On some licenses only; elsewhere shown where the daycare gives them
Inspections
Every visit the state publishes back to 2023
Cited rules
Each cited rule, in the state's own wording
Search the Ohio state records

Before you enroll

Choosing infant care in Ohio

  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.

Ohio

Cost, inspections and ratios in Ohio

Daycare cost in OhioWeekly prices by age and countyWhat Ohio inspectors citeThe rules cited most, and what they meanStaff-to-child ratios in OhioHow many children each adult may care forTour checklist for OhioQuestions to ask when you visit

A to Z

All 47 Ohio towns with infant daycare, A to Z

A1 town
B3 towns
C6 towns
D2 towns
E1 town
H3 towns
L6 towns
M5 towns
N2 towns
O2 towns
P3 towns
R1 town
S6 towns
T1 town
W5 towns

Nearby

Nearby states

Indiana1,952 take infantsKentucky1,085 take infantsPennsylvania898 take infantsMichigan376 take infantsWest Virginia20 take infants

Questions

Questions about infant daycare in Ohio

How many daycares that take infants are in Ohio?

84 daycares that take infants are listed in 47 Ohio towns. A daycare without this tag may still take infants; ask.

Which Ohio town has the most daycares that take infants?

Cincinnati, with 12 listed. Next are Columbus (9) and Akron (6).

How much does infant daycare cost in Ohio?

In the middle Ohio county, full-time infant care at a center cost $222 a week in 2022 (U.S. Department of Labor). Each town page shows its own county.

How young a baby do daycares in Ohio take?

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

Who licenses daycares in Ohio?

Ohio Department of Children and Youth licenses daycares in Ohio. It publishes its inspections and the rules it cited, and we copy them onto each listing.