Infant Daycare in Rhode Island
Full-time infant care at a center costs a median of $293 a week in the middle Rhode Island county (2022). Each listing shows the ages its state record gives; ask each daycare the youngest age it takes.
- daycares that take infants listed
- 76
- towns
- 28
- towns have their own infant daycare page
- 8
- of all Rhode Island daycares
- 18%
Map of Rhode Island: each dot is a town with daycares that take infants, sized by how many are listed
Infant care
Infant care in Rhode Island: costs
- Infant care at a center, per week, in the middle Rhode Island county (2022)
- $293
- The median of 5 county medians, from $290 in the lowest county to $311 in the highest.
Rhode Island
Largest towns for infant daycare in Rhode Island
Programs
Programs in Rhode Island
Counts come from each daycare's name and what it says it offers; the state license list is not on DaycarePal yet. A daycare without a tag may still offer the program; ask.
| Program | Listed |
|---|---|
| All daycares | 429 |
| Take infants | 76 |
| Child care centers | 388 |
| Accept subsidy | 24 |
| In-home daycares | 41 |
| Christian & church daycares | 6 |
| Montessori schools | 21 |
| Preschools & pre-K | 118 |
| Early morning daycare | 81 |
| Part-time daycare | 30 |
| Bilingual daycare | 14 |
| Head Start | 21 |
The Rhode Island license list
Rhode Island Department of Human Services, Office of Child Care licenses daycares in Rhode Island. The Rhode Island license list is not on DaycarePal yet.
- Listings
- From public business listings: the name, address, phone, website and hours each business publishes
- License
- No license record is matched to these listings yet; that does not mean a daycare is unlicensed
- Inspections
- Not on these listings; check the state's own search
Before you enroll
Choosing infant care in Rhode Island
- 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
How many babies each caregiver has
Ask how many infants one caregiver looks after, and whether the same caregiver is there each day.
- 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
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.
Rhode Island
Cost, inspections and ratios in Rhode Island
A to Z
All 28 Rhode Island towns with infant daycare, A to Z
B1 town
- Barrington1 take infants
C5 towns
- Central Falls1 take infants
- Chepachet1 take infants
- Coventry3 take infants
- Cranston9 take infants
- Cumberland2 take infants
E3 towns
- East Greenwich3 take infants
- East Providence1 take infants
- Exeter1 take infants
G1 town
- Greenville1 take infants
L1 town
- Lincoln1 take infants
M1 town
- Middletown5 take infants
N3 towns
- North Kingstown1 take infants
- North Providence1 take infants
- North Smithfield1 take infants
P3 towns
- Pawtucket1 take infants
- Portsmouth2 take infants
- Providence12 take infants
S2 towns
- Smithfield1 take infants
- South Kingstown2 take infants
T1 town
- Tiverton2 take infants
W3 towns
- Warwick9 take infants
- West Greenwich1 take infants
- Westerly3 take infants
No town on this list matches. Check the spelling, or search by ZIP code above.
Nearby
Nearby states
Questions
Questions about infant daycare in Rhode Island
How many daycares that take infants are in Rhode Island?
76 daycares that take infants are listed in 28 Rhode Island towns. A daycare without this tag may still take infants; ask.
Which Rhode Island town has the most daycares that take infants?
Providence, with 12 listed. Next are Cranston (9) and Warwick (9).
How much does infant daycare cost in Rhode Island?
In the middle Rhode Island county, full-time infant care at a center cost $293 a week in 2022 (U.S. Department of Labor). Each town page shows its own county.
How young a baby do daycares in Rhode Island take?
The Rhode Island license list we load does not give a starting age, so ask each daycare the youngest age it takes.
Who licenses daycares in Rhode Island?
Rhode Island Department of Human Services, Office of Child Care licenses daycares in Rhode Island. Its license list is not on DaycarePal yet, so the listings here come from public business listings and show no license or inspection record. Use the state's own search, linked on this page, to check a daycare's license.