Bobby's Daycare Getting Started Guide

Welcome to the night shift

Bobby’s Daycare [HORROR] puts you on a company cleaning crew inside an abandoned daycare. Finish every task before morning. Keep the noise down. Something inside is listening. The game is a Roblox survival / escape co-op title from Ares & Kimchi (partnered with Sushi Deluxe Studios), released October 17, 2026. It supports online co-op, up to 30 players per server, and plays on mobile as well as PC.

This beginner guide gets you through Night 1 alive and sets habits that scale to the rare Complete Chapter 1 badge (~9% of players). For a night-by-night route, continue to the Chapter 1 walkthrough. For pure stealth drills, open How to Avoid Bobby.

Bobby's Daycare solo Chapter 1 full clear (no commentary)

Before you press Play

1. Read the content warnings: flashing lights, loud noises, jumpscares.
2. Use headphones and push graphics as high as your device allows—the developers recommend both for a reason.
3. Skim Controls so sneak / sprint inputs are muscle memory on your platform.
4. Decide solo vs friends. Solo is viable; 2–4 players with roles is smoother (Players Hub).
5. Know the hard rules already: never pick up the red balloon; dolls go to the toy box immediately.

Your first badges

Badge	What it means
The New Janitor!	You showed up. Orientation complete (~100%, 1.3M+ awarded).
Complete Your First Night!	Night 1 finished (~97.7%)—build from here.
Complete Chapter 1!	All five nights. Rare (~9.8%). Treat it as a campaign clear.
Nightmare Survivor	All five nights on Nightmare difficulty. Ultra rare (~21 awarded).

Earn the first three on standard difficulty before you chase Nightmare. Full rarity notes, win-rate context, and Nightmare prep live on Badges & Nightmare Survivor.

Do not expect codes to skip nights—there are no working codes as of mid-November 2026 anyway.

Core loop in plain language

Each night asks you to complete cleaning objectives while managing Bobby and side threats:

• Trash: cans appear in the hallway or inside rooms—check both every sweep.
• Dolls: pick up → walk straight to the toy box. Delay or mishandle and you risk an explosion fail.
• Bobby: when he is near, sneak. If he sees you, run and hide—do not try to stare him down.
• Early window: at the start of some nights he may not roam yet. Sprint tasks immediately.
• TV teleport: a glitchy sound means he likely popped out of a TV nearby. Freeze sprinting, sneak, reassess.
• Creepy kid / “new friend”: separate pressure that shows up with eerie dialogue. Break line of sight and regroup.

Task routing depth lives on Cleaning Tasks. Threat ranking lives on the Tier List Hub.

First-night checklist

1. Spawn in, orient to lobby / main hall, note hide props.
2. During the quiet opening, clear the nearest trash cans fast.
3. Call (or note) any doll sightings—only one person should handle them in co-op.
4. When audio gets weird, assume TV teleport until proven otherwise.
5. If spotted, abandon the current can, hide, reset composure, then resume.
6. Never “just check” a red balloon out of curiosity.
7. Finish remaining tasks with soft footsteps once roam is active.
8. Extract the night clear, stretch, then decide whether to push Night 2 immediately.

Solo vs co-op for beginners

Solo teaches audio discipline. You cannot blame teammates for noise. Use the embedded no-commentary clear below as a pacing reference—not a speedrun target.

Co-op teaches callouts. Before Night 1, name a listener and a doll runner. Random 20-player lobbies without roles create more deaths than Bobby’s pathing. See Players for scripts you can paste into Discord.

Common beginner mistakes

• Sprinting everywhere after roam begins.
• Ignoring hallway cans because “rooms look dirtier.”
• Carrying a doll while sightseeing.
• Touching the red balloon as a dare.
• Playing on phone speakers and missing glitchy teleport cues.
• Installing random scripts on a main account before learning legit movement.

How this wiki fits together

After this page:

1. How to Avoid Bobby — stealth and chase recovery.
2. Cleaning Tasks — trash/doll order.
3. Map & Hide Spots — wing orientation and hide scouting.
4. Chapter 1 walkthrough — Nights 1–5.
5. Badges & Nightmare Survivor — all four live badges + Nightmare tips.
6. Chapter 2 — Benny’s Entertainment and Updates — sequel event prep.
7. Wiki overview — shareable summary for friends.

Mindset for Chapter 1

You are not meant to feel safe. The daycare aesthetic, kids’ props, and friendly-sounding lines exist to unsettle you while you do chores. Lean into headphones, accept that jumpscares will land, and measure success by tasks completed under control—not by never getting scared. Players who clear all five nights usually win on routing discipline, not on bravado.

Save Nightmare attempts for after a normal Chapter 1 clear feels repeatable—Nightmare Survivor is not a Night 1 side quest. When Chapter 2 / Benny’s Entertainment arrives (event window November 14, 2026 ~3:00 PM), the same quiet-janitor habits will transfer. Learn them now on Chapter 1 while the layout is documented.

Quick links

• Guides Hub — full tutorial index
• Badges & Nightmare Survivor — rarity and Nightmare
• Tier List — what actually ends runs
• Codes — redemption status
• Controls — device settings

Finish before morning. Keep it quiet. Good luck, janitor.