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Infant & Baby Daycare in Seattle, WA

Most daycares in Seattle 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 $478 a week in King County (2022).

daycares that take infants in Seattle
89
daycare centers
89
State license records

All daycares that take infants in Seattle

Showing 1 to 30 of 89

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. Child care centerInfants

    Bright Horizons

    4.9· 34 reviews

    1570 W Armory Way, Unit 107, Seattle, WA

    From 4 weeksInfants to school-agePre-K
  2. Child care centerInfants

    Kindercare

    11395 5th Ave Ne, Seattle, WA

    From 4 weeksInfants to school-age
  3. Child care centerInfants

    Kindercare

    4.3· 11 reviews

    1827 Eighth Ave, Seattle, WA

    From 4 weeksInfants to school-ageAccepts subsidy
  4. Child care centerInfants

    Little Anchor

    1.0· 2 reviews

    7600 Sandpoint Way Ne, Unit 6, Seattle, WA

    From 4 weeksInfants to school-age
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How this list is made: Seattle daycares whose Washington license lists infants, plus those that say they offer infant care. A daycare without this tag may still take infants; ask.

All 89 daycares that take infants in Seattle, A to Z

Infant care

Infant care in Seattle: ages and costs

the most common youngest age on the state record in Seattle
From 4 weeks
Of the 79 daycares here whose state record gives a starting age, 51 take babies from 6 weeks or younger.
Infant care at a center in King County, per week (2022)
$478
The King County median for full-time care. At a home daycare it is $347 a week.

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 Seattle

  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.

Questions

Questions

How many Seattle daycares take infants?

89 Seattle 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 Seattle?

Full-time infant care in King County has a median of $478 a week at a center and $347 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 Seattle take?

Most often from 4 weeks: of the 79 daycares in Seattle whose state record gives a starting age, 51 take babies from 6 weeks or younger and 76 from 3 months or younger. A daycare's own minimum can be older than its license allows, so ask.

Is there newborn daycare in Seattle?

51 daycares in Seattle 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.