No one wants to invest in a loser, and safe semi sure thing investments cost more since they've earned that rep.
No matter, savings is the key. You can invest in bonds, little return but safe, or if you know what school she will go to you can buy college credits at todays prices that will be good and already paid for when the time comes for her to enroll. As far as I know these are not transferable (unless things have changed). So if she changed her mind as teens will do and you bought credits at college xyz and she attends a different one, you lose all the way around.
The 10 years will fly by. Most important is starting the savings plan. Just do it. You will be glad you did.