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Infant & Baby Daycare in Wausau, WI

Most daycares in Wausau 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 $236 a week in Marathon County (2022).

daycares that take infants in Wausau
18
daycare centers
7
in-home daycares
11
State license records

All daycares that take infants in Wausau

Showing 1 to 18 of 18

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

    Hyssop Acres

    Wausau, WI 54403 · address shared with families

    From birthInfants to school-ageOpens before 7 AM
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  3. Home daycareInfants

    Peggys Rainbow Day Care

    Wausau, WI 54401 · address shared with families

    From birthInfants to school-ageOpens before 7 AM
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  4. Home daycareInfants

    Tiny Toes Toddler Care

    Wausau, WI 54403 · address shared with families

    From birthInfants to school-ageOpens before 7 AM
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  5. Home daycareInfants

    True Believers Daycare

    Wausau, WI 54401 · address shared with families

    From birthInfants to school-ageOpens before 7 AM
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  6. Home daycareInfants

    ABC Family Daycare

    Wausau, WI 54401 · address shared with families

    From 4 weeksInfants to school-ageOpens before 7 AM
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  7. Home daycareInfants

    Pa Chia M. Lor

    Wausau, WI 54403 · address shared with families

    From 4 weeksInfants to school-ageOpens before 7 AM
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  9. Home daycareInfants

    Bumblebee Babies Nursery

    Wausau, WI 54403 · address shared with families

    From 6 weeksInfants to school-ageOpens before 7 AM
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  10. Home daycareInfants

    Julies Family Day Care

    Wausau, WI 54401 · address shared with families

    From 6 weeksInfants to school-ageOpens before 7 AM
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  11. Home daycareInfants

    Kids Kountry Day Care

    Wausau, WI 54403 · address shared with families

    From 6 weeksInfants to school-ageOpens before 7 AM
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  14. Home daycareInfants

    Regina Johnson

    Wausau, WI 54403 · address shared with families

    From 6 weeksInfants to school-age
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How this list is made: Wausau daycares whose Wisconsin 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 Wausau: ages and costs

the most common youngest age on the state record in Wausau
From 6 weeks
Of the 18 daycares here whose state record gives a starting age, 17 take babies from 6 weeks or younger and 5 from birth.
Infant care at a center in Marathon County, per week (2022)
$236
The Marathon County median for full-time care. At a home daycare it is $175 a week.
Infant tuition posted on daycare websites in Wisconsin, per week (2026)
$350
The median of 39 daycares that post a full-time rate; half post between $318 and $425. Posted rates run above the 2022 survey: they are newer, and mostly from centers.
Staff-to-child ratios for babies in WisconsinDaycare cost in Wisconsin, 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 Wausau

  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 Wisconsin 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

Weston4 · 6 miRothschild3 · 7 miKronenwetter3 · 14 miMosinee5 · 14 miMerrill6 · 19 miStratford3 · 24 miAntigo7 · 26 miStevens Point26 · 31 miDorchester3 · 34 mi

More in this area

More daycare in Wausau

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Questions

Questions

How many Wausau daycares take infants?

18 Wausau daycares take infants, by the Wisconsin record or their own description. A daycare without this tag may still take infants, so ask.

How much does infant daycare cost in Wausau?

Full-time infant care in Marathon County has a median of $236 a week at a center and $175 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 Wausau take?

Most often from 6 weeks: of the 18 daycares in Wausau whose state record gives a starting age, 17 take babies from 6 weeks or younger and 18 from 3 months or younger. A daycare's own minimum can be older than its license allows, so ask.

Is there newborn daycare in Wausau?

Yes. 5 daycares in Wausau list ages starting at birth or age 0 on the state record. Ask each one the youngest age it takes now and whether it has an infant opening.

Are home daycares an option for infants?

Yes. 11 of the Wausau daycares on this list are home daycares. Each listing shows the ages on its Wisconsin record.

Can I see an infant daycare's inspections?

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