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Infant & Baby Daycare in San Marcos, TX

Full-time infant care at a center costs a median of $202 a week in Hays County (2022). Each listing shows the ages its state record gives; ask each daycare the youngest age it takes.

daycares that take infants in San Marcos
22
daycare centers
14
in-home daycares
8
State license records

All daycares that take infants in San Marcos

Showing 1 to 22 of 22

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.

  1. Home daycareInfants

    Rita Gonzalez

    San Marcos, TX 78666 · address shared with families

    Babies and toddlers only
    No state visits on record (3 yrs)
    Call
  3. Child care centerInfants

    First Step

    3.8· 44 reviews

    4003 Hunter Rd, San Marcos, TX

    Describes an infant roomInfants to school-ageAccepts subsidy
    11 state visits · 1 rule cited (3 yrs)
    CallDirections
  4. Child care centerInfants

    First Steps to Big Dreams

    3.7· 3 reviews

    715 W Hopkins St Unit 709, San Marcos, TX

    Describes an infant roomInfants to preschoolPosts tuition
    3 state visits · 0 rules cited (3 yrs)
    CallDirections
  5. Child care centerInfants

    Kids of the Kingdom

    4.7· 13 reviews

    130 W Holland St, San Marcos, TX

    Describes an infant roomInfants to school-age
    9 state visits · 11 rules cited (3 yrs)
    CallDirections
  6. Child care centerInfants

    Paloma Montessori School

    125 W. McCarty Ln, San Marcos, TX

    Describes an infant roomInfants to school-ageAccepts subsidy
    11 state visits · 4 rules cited (3 yrs)
    CallDirections
  8. Home daycareInfants

    Audrey Thornton

    San Marcos, TX 78666 · address shared with families

    Infants to school-ageOpens before 7 AM
    5 state visits · 2 rules cited (3 yrs)
    Call
  9. Home daycareInfants

    Blanca Gonzalez

    San Marcos, TX 78666 · address shared with families

    Infants to preschool
    No state visits on record (3 yrs)
    Call
  10. Home daycareInfants

    Chelsea Romero

    San Marcos, TX 78666 · address shared with families

    Infants to preschool
    No state visits on record (3 yrs)
    Call
  11. Home daycareInfants

    Dayra Sherbine

    San Marcos, TX 78666 · address shared with families

    Infants to preschool
    No state visits on record (3 yrs)
    Call
  13. Child care centerInfants

    Giggle and Grow San Marcos

    4.6· 11 reviews

    2411 Hunter Rd, San Marcos, TX

    Infants to school-ageOpens before 7 AMAccepts subsidy
    10 state visits · 15 rules cited (3 yrs)
    CallDirections
  14. Group home daycareInfants

    Guzman Group Day Care Home

    San Marcos, TX 78666 · address shared with families

    Infants to school-ageAccepts subsidy
    6 state visits · 2 rules cited (3 yrs)
    Call
  17. Group home daycareInfants

    Short Stuff Daycare

    San Marcos, TX 78666 · address shared with families

    Infants to preschool
    10 state visits · 5 rules cited (3 yrs)
    Call
  20. Group home daycareInfants

    The Tiny Village SMTX

    San Marcos, TX 78666 · address shared with families

    Infants to school-ageMeals providedPosts tuition
    8 state visits · 7 rules cited (3 yrs)
    Call
How this list is made: San Marcos daycares whose Texas 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 San Marcos: costs and safe-sleep inspections

Infant care at a center in Hays County, per week (2022)
$202
The Hays County median for full-time care. At a home daycare it is $181 a week.
Infant tuition posted on daycare websites in Texas, per week (2026)
$254
The median of 181 daycares that post a full-time rate; half post between $220 and $315. Posted rates run above the 2022 survey: they are newer, and mostly from centers.
of visited Texas infant programs had a safe-sleep rule cited since October 2023
17%
1,640 of the 9,695 Texas 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 TexasDaycare cost in Texas, 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 San Marcos

  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 Texas 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 San Marcos daycares take infants?

22 San Marcos daycares take infants, by the Texas record or their own description. A daycare without this tag may still take infants, so ask.

How much does infant daycare cost in San Marcos?

Full-time infant care in Hays County has a median of $202 a week at a center and $181 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, 17% of visited Texas 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 San Marcos take?

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

Are home daycares an option for infants?

Yes. 8 of the San Marcos daycares on this list are home daycares. Each listing shows the ages on its Texas record.

Can I see an infant daycare's inspections?

Yes. Each shows its Texas visits and what the state cited, in the state's words where the state publishes them.