Skip to content
DaycarePal
Infant care

Infant Daycare in South Dakota

Full-time infant care at a center costs a median of $120 a week in the middle South Dakota county (2022). Each listing shows the ages its state record gives; ask each daycare the youngest age it takes.

daycares that take infants listed
43
towns
16
towns have their own infant daycare page
3
of all South Dakota daycares
6%

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

Infant care

Infant care in South Dakota: costs

Infant care at a center, per week, in the middle South Dakota county (2022)
$120
The median of 66 county medians, from $120 in the lowest county to $178 in the highest.
Staff-to-child ratios for babies in South DakotaDaycare cost in South Dakota, by age and county

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

South Dakota

Largest towns for infant daycare in South Dakota

Sioux Falls21 take infantsRapid City5 take infantsAberdeen3 take infantsHarrisburg2 take infantsBrandon1 take infantsCanton1 take infantsClark1 take infantsDeadwood1 take infantsGarretson1 take infantsLennox1 take infantsMadison1 take infantsPierre1 take infants

Programs

Programs in South Dakota

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 daycares698
Take infants43
Child care centers421
Accept subsidy8
In-home daycares277
Christian & church daycares41
Montessori schools6
Preschools & pre-K46
Early morning daycare63
Part-time daycare14
Drop-in daycare10
After-school care120

The South Dakota state record

South Dakota Department of Social Services, Office of Licensing and Accreditation licenses daycares in South Dakota.

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 2022
Cited rules
Each cited rule, in the state's own wording
Search the South Dakota state records

Before you enroll

Choosing infant care in South Dakota

  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.

South Dakota

Cost, inspections and ratios in South Dakota

Daycare cost in South DakotaWeekly prices by age and countyWhat South Dakota inspectors citeThe rules cited most, and what they meanStaff-to-child ratios in South DakotaHow many children each adult may care forTour checklist for South DakotaQuestions to ask when you visit

A to Z

All 16 South Dakota towns with infant daycare, A to Z

A1 town
B1 town
C2 towns
D1 town
G1 town
H1 town
L1 town
M1 town
P2 towns
R1 town
S1 town
T1 town
  • Tea1 take infants
V1 town
W1 town

Nearby

Nearby states

Nebraska2,112 take infantsMontana655 take infantsMinnesota484 take infantsIowa168 take infantsNorth Dakota56 take infantsWyoming34 take infants

Questions

Questions about infant daycare in South Dakota

How many daycares that take infants are in South Dakota?

43 daycares that take infants are listed in 16 South Dakota towns. A daycare without this tag may still take infants; ask.

Which South Dakota town has the most daycares that take infants?

Sioux Falls, with 21 listed. Next are Rapid City (5) and Aberdeen (3).

How much does infant daycare cost in South Dakota?

In the middle South Dakota county, full-time infant care at a center cost $120 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. Open a listing to read its visits, and ask the daycare what it changed.

How young a baby do daycares in South Dakota take?

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

Who licenses daycares in South Dakota?

South Dakota Department of Social Services, Office of Licensing and Accreditation licenses daycares in South Dakota. It publishes its inspections and the rules it cited, and we copy them onto each listing.