I vote no. If I don't want spoilers about a movie or a show, I just don't go in the thread. Still haven't ventured into the Joker thread because of this.
You just have to look to our own species for your answers. Human young are helpless for a very lengthy time compared to other species. How old would a child have to be to survive on it's own back in the "cave men" days? 10 years old? Less? More?
Humans evolved and survived despite having helpless young by having superior intelligence as protection against predators. We built shelter, weapons, stayed in family units etc. Predators didn't pick off human babies (well, surely some did) because they weren't left to fend for themselves.
As far as Yittle (that's what I call him) is concerned, I doubt the force is the only protection that would normally be afforded to his species. I assume he would have had parents to protect him, but was taken from them and cared for by some kind of guardian. The only way his species would have to survive predators as infants would be if the parents abandoned their young before they were mature enough to survive on their own, and I personally don't think that's the case here.