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Infant Daycare in Oklahoma

Most Oklahoma daycares 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 $205 a week in the middle Oklahoma county (2022).

daycares that take infants listed
2,055
towns
267
towns have their own infant daycare page
119
of all Oklahoma daycares
78%

Map of Oklahoma: 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.A daycare without this tag may still take infants; ask.

Infant care

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

the most common youngest age on the state record in Oklahoma
From birth
Of the 2,048 daycares here whose state record gives a starting age, 2,048 take babies from 6 weeks or younger and 2,048 from birth.
Infant care at a center, per week, in the middle Oklahoma county (2022)
$205
The median of 77 county medians, from $190 in the lowest county to $231 in the highest.
of visited Oklahoma infant programs had a safe-sleep rule cited since October 2023
16%
324 of the 2,053 Oklahoma 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 OklahomaDaycare cost in Oklahoma, by age and county

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

Oklahoma

Largest towns for infant daycare in Oklahoma

Oklahoma City360 take infantsTulsa265 take infantsEdmond87 take infantsBroken Arrow56 take infantsNorman48 take infantsMoore46 take infantsMidwest City40 take infantsYukon40 take infantsLawton39 take infantsMuskogee33 take infantsBartlesville26 take infantsTahlequah25 take infants

Programs

Programs in Oklahoma

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 daycares2,625
Take infants2,055
Child care centers1,391
Accept subsidy1,774
In-home daycares1,234
Christian & church daycares87
Montessori schools13
Preschools & pre-K2,489
24-hour daycare55
Night daycare234
Early morning daycare1,034
Weekend daycare99
Part-time daycare58
Drop-in daycare10
After-school care2,223
Head Start265

The Oklahoma state record

Oklahoma Human Services, Child Care Services licenses daycares in Oklahoma.

License list
The state's public list of licensed child care
Ages served
The ages on each license
Inspections
Every visit the state publishes back to 2023
Cited rules
The inspector's finding, in the state's own words
Search the Oklahoma state records

Before you enroll

Choosing infant care in Oklahoma

  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.

Oklahoma

Cost, inspections and ratios in Oklahoma

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

A to Z

All 267 Oklahoma towns with infant daycare, A to Z

A12 towns
B22 towns
C31 towns
D8 towns
E7 towns
F7 towns
G9 towns
H17 towns
I2 towns
J4 towns
K11 towns
L8 towns
M23 towns
N8 towns
O11 towns
P16 towns
Q2 towns
R7 towns
S22 towns
T13 towns
U1 town
V4 towns
W21 towns
Y1 town

Nearby

Nearby states

Texas10,340 take infantsMissouri1,708 take infantsArkansas963 take infantsColorado777 take infantsKansas161 take infantsNew Mexico94 take infants

Questions

Questions about infant daycare in Oklahoma

How many daycares that take infants are in Oklahoma?

2,055 daycares that take infants are listed in 267 Oklahoma towns. A daycare without this tag may still take infants; ask.

Which Oklahoma town has the most daycares that take infants?

Oklahoma City, with 360 listed. Next are Tulsa (265) and Edmond (87).

How much does infant daycare cost in Oklahoma?

In the middle Oklahoma county, full-time infant care at a center cost $205 a week in 2022 (U.S. Department of Labor). Each town page shows its own county.

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, 16% of visited Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma take?

From birth or age 0 on the state record: all 2,048 daycares in Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma?

Yes. 2,048 daycares in Oklahoma 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.

Who licenses daycares in Oklahoma?

Oklahoma Human Services, Child Care Services licenses daycares in Oklahoma. It publishes its inspections and the rules it cited, and we copy them onto each listing.