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Infant Daycare in Virginia

Most Virginia 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 $191 a week in the middle Virginia county (2022).

daycares that take infants listed
2,378
towns
247
towns have their own infant daycare page
110
of all Virginia daycares
48%

Map of Virginia: 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 Virginia: ages, costs and safe-sleep inspections

the most common youngest age on the state record in Virginia
From 4 weeks
Of the 2,249 daycares here whose state record gives a starting age, 1,581 take babies from 6 weeks or younger.
Infant care at a center, per week, in the middle Virginia county (2022)
$191
The median of 133 county medians, from $119 in the lowest county to $559 in the highest.
Infant tuition posted on daycare websites in Virginia, per week (2026)
$310
The median of 36 daycares that post a full-time rate; half post between $269 and $444. Posted rates run above the 2022 survey: they are newer, and mostly from centers.
of visited Virginia infant programs had a safe-sleep rule cited since October 2023
23%
536 of the 2,312 Virginia 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 VirginiaDaycare cost in Virginia, 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.

Virginia

Largest towns for infant daycare in Virginia

Alexandria188 take infantsVirginia Beach108 take infantsRichmond92 take infantsArlington71 take infantsAshburn69 take infantsSpringfield69 take infantsFairfax67 take infantsWoodbridge65 take infantsChesapeake64 take infantsChantilly60 take infantsFalls Church59 take infantsNorfolk58 take infants

Programs

Programs in Virginia

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 daycares4,997
Take infants2,378
Child care centers3,469
Accept subsidy2,729
In-home daycares1,528
Christian & church daycares907
Montessori schools265
Preschools & pre-K4,133
24-hour daycare73
Night daycare348
Early morning daycare1,816
Weekend daycare78
Part-time daycare342
Drop-in daycare64
After-school care3,939
Bilingual daycare93
Head Start166

The Virginia state record

Virginia Department of Education, Office of Child Care Health and Safety licenses daycares in Virginia.

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 2012
Cited rules
The inspector's finding, in the state's own words
Search the Virginia state records

Before you enroll

Choosing infant care in Virginia

  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.

Virginia

Cost, inspections and ratios in Virginia

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

A to Z

All 247 Virginia towns with infant daycare, A to Z

A16 towns
B23 towns
C28 towns
D8 towns
E4 towns
F12 towns
G9 towns
H13 towns
I2 towns
K3 towns
L16 towns
M21 towns
N11 towns
O3 towns
P11 towns
Q1 town
R16 towns
S21 towns
T3 towns
U2 towns
V6 towns
W17 towns
Y1 town

Nearby

Nearby states

Maryland4,835 take infantsNorth Carolina3,301 take infantsTennessee1,470 take infantsKentucky1,085 take infantsDistrict of Columbia339 take infantsWest Virginia20 take infants

Questions

Questions about infant daycare in Virginia

How many daycares that take infants are in Virginia?

2,378 daycares that take infants are listed in 247 Virginia towns. A daycare without this tag may still take infants; ask.

Which Virginia town has the most daycares that take infants?

Alexandria, with 188 listed. Next are Virginia Beach (108) and Richmond (92).

How much does infant daycare cost in Virginia?

In the middle Virginia county, full-time infant care at a center cost $191 a week in 2022 (U.S. Department of Labor). Daycares that post their rates online in Virginia charge a median of $310 a week for an infant in 2026 (36 daycares). 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, 23% of visited Virginia 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 Virginia take?

Most often from 4 weeks: of the 2,249 daycares in Virginia whose state record gives a starting age, 1,581 take babies from 6 weeks or younger and 2,138 from 3 months or younger. A daycare's own minimum can be older than its license allows, so ask.

Is there newborn daycare in Virginia?

1,581 daycares in Virginia take babies from 6 weeks or younger by the state record. Ask each one the youngest age it takes now.

Who licenses daycares in Virginia?

Virginia Department of Education, Office of Child Care Health and Safety licenses daycares in Virginia. It publishes its inspections and the rules it cited, and we copy them onto each listing.