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Infant & Baby Daycare in Bellingham, WA

Most daycares in Bellingham 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 $363 a week in Whatcom County (2022).

daycares that take infants in Bellingham
11
daycare centers
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State license records

All daycares that take infants in Bellingham

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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.

How this list is made: Bellingham daycares whose Washington 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 Bellingham: ages and costs

the most common youngest age on the state record in Bellingham
From 4 weeks
Of the 10 daycares here whose state record gives a starting age, 10 take babies from 6 weeks or younger.
Infant care at a center in Whatcom County, per week (2022)
$363
The Whatcom County median for full-time care. At a home daycare it is $276 a week.
Staff-to-child ratios for babies in WashingtonDaycare cost in Washington, by age and county

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

Before you enroll

Choosing infant care in Bellingham

  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 Washington 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 Bellingham daycares take infants?

11 Bellingham daycares take infants, by the Washington record or their own description. A daycare without this tag may still take infants, so ask.

How much does infant daycare cost in Bellingham?

Full-time infant care in Whatcom County has a median of $363 a week at a center and $276 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.

How young a baby do daycares in Bellingham take?

Most often from 4 weeks: of the 10 daycares in Bellingham whose state record gives a starting age, 10 take babies from 6 weeks or younger. A daycare's own minimum can be older than its license allows, so ask.

Is there newborn daycare in Bellingham?

10 daycares in Bellingham take babies from 6 weeks or younger by the state record. Ask each one the youngest age it takes now.

Can I see an infant daycare's inspections?

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