Oh No! Any Infant Daycares in LA?

Updated on February 03, 2010
E.B. asks from Los Angeles, CA
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My husband and I both work and we were planning on using a local and recommended daycare that agreed to take our baby when he's three months (he's not born yet, and was not planned...) - we just found out today that the daycare owner is no longer taking infants, and we are totally stumped. For contract reasons, I'm not able to leave my job following maternity leave without legal recourse - and frankly I can't afford to even if a huge chunk is eaten up by daycare. I'm not willing to hire a nanny under the table and am not willing to take on the responsibility of legally paying California nanny taxes (which would end up waaaay more expensive than a daycare).

I'm looking for any daycare options that people know of that will take infants in the Los Angeles area....

*****EDIT 2-2-10 - Thanks for all the responses so far! I guess I should have clarified I'm looking for a daycare near Downtown, Silverlake, Los Feliz, Hollywood and Koreatown.

I'm also looking for a daycare that specifically accepts infants under 6 months!!!! Thanks!

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L.F.

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E., congratulations on your soon to be arrival! : )

I highly suggest Paula's Daycare up on Hyperion and Rowena. They charge $170/week (M thru Fri 8am to 6pm), and that includes 3 organic/ natural meals per day (breakfast, lunch, dinner) and snacks. It's truly a magical place! My ds, Dylan Orion, will attest to that! When I hear horror stories about daycares, I feel so lucky with Paula's. The best of the best! : ) You can reach them at: (323) 668~2003.

Please let me know if you have any questions or need more data: (323) 906~2784.

With lots of love,
L. (MAMA to 2 year old Dylan Orion.......29 September 2007) : )

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C.S.

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Congratulations on your impending motherhood!
In Burbank, Toluca Lake-adjacent - I use a home based daycare run by a sweet woman named Claudia with able assistance from Maria. She is open 730a-6p and we are really happy with them. My older son started going to there when he was 2 and my younger son when he was 4 months old. Happy, confident boys. All about the healthy meals and snacks. Very relaxed environment, very safe space where the kids can run around and play with the toys. Has an outdoor play area too for when the weather is agreeable, with cute little riding toys. Cost very reasonable. Limits the number of kids to no more than 7 for the two of them to care for. Love that because my older son was briefly in a home daycare with 12 kids and he felt lost in the crowd. Please send me a note if you want Claudia's number.

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C.Y.

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I had a fantastic daycare for my son- a woman who takes babies in her home - up to 4 or 5 at a time and cares for them with her sister- the way I would -loving and nurturing. Her hours are extremely flexible and her rates are reasonable. I took my son to her when I lived in Los Feliz but now I've moved away so I am heartbroken that I can't use her for my next one! I went back to full time when my son was 2 and a half months old and I trusted her more than my husband with our baby (but my husband figured out how to care for a baby before too long!)
She lives in Boyle Heights area about 10-20 minutes south of Los Feliz.
Let me know if you are interested and I will give you her number.
C.
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H.D.

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I'm not sure where in Los Angeles you are, but my daughter has been attending a family-owned daycare, Tender Years Child Care since she was 2 months (she's now 2 years). They have 3 babies now. It is located in Ladera Heights (by Culver City off of Slauson). If you are interested, the proprieter is Jamie: ###-###-####

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N.M.

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Hi my name is N. and I have an infant daycae located in El Segundo, CA. Where in LA are you looking? We are 5 minutes away from LAX airport. If your intrested contact me at ____@____.com or ###-###-####.

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