Daycares and preschools in Massachusetts
8,261 licensed programs in 403 cities · source: Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care
Lawrence
451 licensed programs
View programs →Springfield
442 licensed programs
View programs →Worcester
397 licensed programs
View programs →Lowell
266 licensed programs
View programs →Lynn
238 licensed programs
View programs →Dorchester
211 licensed programs
View programs →Boston
204 licensed programs
View programs →Methuen
145 licensed programs
View programs →Haverhill
140 licensed programs
View programs →Brockton
138 licensed programs
View programs →Everett
121 licensed programs
View programs →Fitchburg
114 licensed programs
View programs →Framingham
110 licensed programs
View programs →Revere
102 licensed programs
View programs →Hyde Park
98 licensed programs
View programs →Cambridge
93 licensed programs
View programs →Malden
90 licensed programs
View programs →Fall River
88 licensed programs
View programs →Chicopee
86 licensed programs
View programs →Quincy
84 licensed programs
View programs →Peabody
81 licensed programs
View programs →Leominster
75 licensed programs
View programs →Mattapan
60 licensed programs
View programs →Newton
60 licensed programs
View programs →Woburn
60 licensed programs
View programs →Marlborough
59 licensed programs
View programs →New Bedford
57 licensed programs
View programs →Roslindale
56 licensed programs
View programs →Pittsfield
55 licensed programs
View programs →Taunton
55 licensed programs
View programs →Medford
53 licensed programs
View programs →Randolph
52 licensed programs
View programs →Holyoke
51 licensed programs
View programs →Chelsea
50 licensed programs
View programs →Hyannis
49 licensed programs
View programs →Brookline
48 licensed programs
View programs →Salem
48 licensed programs
View programs →Arlington
47 licensed programs
View programs →Roxbury
47 licensed programs
View programs →Somerville
47 licensed programs
View programs →Weymouth
44 licensed programs
View programs →Plymouth
43 licensed programs
View programs →East Boston
42 licensed programs
View programs →Westfield
41 licensed programs
View programs →Dracut
40 licensed programs
View programs →Beverly
39 licensed programs
View programs →Jamaica Plain
39 licensed programs
View programs →Natick
39 licensed programs
View programs →Braintree
37 licensed programs
View programs →Dedham
37 licensed programs
View programs →Watertown
37 licensed programs
View programs →Tewksbury
35 licensed programs
View programs →Attleboro
34 licensed programs
View programs →Billerica
34 licensed programs
View programs →Waltham
34 licensed programs
View programs →Belmont
33 licensed programs
View programs →Gardner
33 licensed programs
View programs →Norwood
32 licensed programs
View programs →Shrewsbury
32 licensed programs
View programs →Stoughton
32 licensed programs
View programs →Andover
30 licensed programs
View programs →Milford
30 licensed programs
View programs →West Springfield
30 licensed programs
View programs →Lexington
29 licensed programs
View programs →Franklin
28 licensed programs
View programs →Hudson
28 licensed programs
View programs →Westford
28 licensed programs
View programs →Saugus
27 licensed programs
View programs →West Roxbury
27 licensed programs
View programs →Needham
26 licensed programs
View programs →Burlington
25 licensed programs
View programs →Canton
25 licensed programs
View programs →Southbridge
25 licensed programs
View programs →Ashland
24 licensed programs
View programs →Danvers
24 licensed programs
View programs →Milton
24 licensed programs
View programs →South Lawrence
24 licensed programs
View programs →Sudbury
24 licensed programs
View programs →Chelmsford
23 licensed programs
View programs →Gloucester
23 licensed programs
View programs →Wellesley
23 licensed programs
View programs →Auburn
22 licensed programs
View programs →Melrose
22 licensed programs
View programs →Sharon
22 licensed programs
View programs →West Yarmouth
22 licensed programs
View programs →Clinton
21 licensed programs
View programs →Dudley
21 licensed programs
View programs →Winchester
21 licensed programs
View programs →Brighton
20 licensed programs
View programs →Dorchester Center
20 licensed programs
View programs →Stoneham
20 licensed programs
View programs →Wakefield
20 licensed programs
View programs →Walpole
20 licensed programs
View programs →Webster
20 licensed programs
View programs →Agawam
19 licensed programs
View programs →Bellingham
19 licensed programs
View programs →Marblehead
19 licensed programs
View programs →Reading
19 licensed programs
View programs →East Longmeadow
18 licensed programs
View programs →Mansfield
18 licensed programs
View programs →North Andover
18 licensed programs
View programs →South Boston
18 licensed programs
View programs →Belchertown
17 licensed programs
View programs →Hingham
17 licensed programs
View programs →Holden
17 licensed programs
View programs →North Reading
17 licensed programs
View programs →Winthrop
17 licensed programs
View programs →Abington
16 licensed programs
View programs →Amherst
16 licensed programs
View programs →Centerville
16 licensed programs
View programs →Charlton
16 licensed programs
View programs →Holliston
16 licensed programs
View programs →Medway
16 licensed programs
View programs →Middleboro
16 licensed programs
View programs →North Attleboro
16 licensed programs
View programs →Northampton
16 licensed programs
View programs →Swampscott
16 licensed programs
View programs →Acton
15 licensed programs
View programs →Amesbury
15 licensed programs
View programs →Athol
15 licensed programs
View programs →Easthampton
15 licensed programs
View programs →Greenfield
15 licensed programs
View programs →Ludlow
15 licensed programs
View programs →Oxford
15 licensed programs
View programs →Swansea
15 licensed programs
View programs →Adams
14 licensed programs
View programs →East Bridgewater
14 licensed programs
View programs →Holbrook
14 licensed programs
View programs →Nantucket
14 licensed programs
View programs →Norton
14 licensed programs
View programs →Scituate
14 licensed programs
View programs →Uxbridge
14 licensed programs
View programs →Wayland
14 licensed programs
View programs →Dalton
13 licensed programs
View programs →Foxboro
13 licensed programs
View programs →Hanover
13 licensed programs
View programs →Hopkinton
13 licensed programs
View programs →Kingston
13 licensed programs
View programs →Marshfield
13 licensed programs
View programs →North Adams
13 licensed programs
View programs →Norwell
13 licensed programs
View programs →Raynham
13 licensed programs
View programs →South Easton
13 licensed programs
View programs →South Hadley
13 licensed programs
View programs →West Boylston
13 licensed programs
View programs →Westwood
13 licensed programs
View programs →Charlestown
12 licensed programs
View programs →Concord
12 licensed programs
View programs →East Falmouth
12 licensed programs
View programs →Indian Orchard
12 licensed programs
View programs →Longmeadow
12 licensed programs
View programs →Northborough
12 licensed programs
View programs →Seekonk
12 licensed programs
View programs →Tyngsboro
12 licensed programs
View programs →Whitman
12 licensed programs
View programs →Wilbraham
12 licensed programs
View programs →Bedford
11 licensed programs
View programs →Feeding Hills
11 licensed programs
View programs →Ipswich
11 licensed programs
View programs →Mashpee
11 licensed programs
View programs →Newburyport
11 licensed programs
View programs →Ware
11 licensed programs
View programs →Westborough
11 licensed programs
View programs →Whitinsville
11 licensed programs
View programs →Wilmington
11 licensed programs
View programs →Bridgewater
10 licensed programs
View programs →Plainville
10 licensed programs
View programs →Somerset
10 licensed programs
View programs →Spencer
10 licensed programs
View programs →Weston
10 licensed programs
View programs →Allston
9 licensed programs
View programs →Carver
9 licensed programs
View programs →Cheshire
9 licensed programs
View programs →East Taunton
9 licensed programs
View programs →Fairhaven
9 licensed programs
View programs →Florence
9 licensed programs
View programs →Forestdale
9 licensed programs
View programs →Hanson
9 licensed programs
View programs →Lincoln
9 licensed programs
View programs →Lunenburg
9 licensed programs
View programs →Millis
9 licensed programs
View programs →Pembroke
9 licensed programs
View programs →Rockland
9 licensed programs
View programs →Rutland
9 licensed programs
View programs →Sturbridge
9 licensed programs
View programs →Upton
9 licensed programs
View programs →Vineyard Haven
9 licensed programs
View programs →West Bridgewater
9 licensed programs
View programs →Westminster
9 licensed programs
View programs →Winchendon
9 licensed programs
View programs →Dartmouth
8 licensed programs
View programs →Duxbury
8 licensed programs
View programs →Falmouth
8 licensed programs
View programs →Millbury
8 licensed programs
View programs →Sandwich
8 licensed programs
View programs →Wareham
8 licensed programs
View programs →Acushnet
7 licensed programs
View programs →Ashburnham
7 licensed programs
View programs →Ayer
7 licensed programs
View programs →Blackstone
7 licensed programs
View programs →Boxford
7 licensed programs
View programs →Bradford
7 licensed programs
View programs →Chestnut Hill
7 licensed programs
View programs →Cohasset
7 licensed programs
View programs →Lakeville
7 licensed programs
View programs →Marstons Mills
7 licensed programs
View programs →Medfield
7 licensed programs
View programs →North Grafton
7 licensed programs
View programs →Palmer
7 licensed programs
View programs →Paxton
7 licensed programs
View programs →Pepperell
7 licensed programs
View programs →Rowley
7 licensed programs
View programs →Shirley
7 licensed programs
View programs →South Dartmouth
7 licensed programs
View programs →Southampton
7 licensed programs
View programs →West Newton
7 licensed programs
View programs →Avon
6 licensed programs
View programs →Barnstable
6 licensed programs
View programs →Barre
6 licensed programs
View programs →Bourne
6 licensed programs
View programs →Brewster
6 licensed programs
View programs →Edgartown
6 licensed programs
View programs →Harvard
6 licensed programs
View programs →Lanesboro
6 licensed programs
View programs →Maynard
6 licensed programs
View programs →North Dartmouth
6 licensed programs
View programs →North Easton
6 licensed programs
View programs →Salisbury
6 licensed programs
View programs →South Yarmouth
6 licensed programs
View programs →Southwick
6 licensed programs
View programs →Sterling
6 licensed programs
View programs →Turners Falls
6 licensed programs
View programs →Baldwinville
5 licensed programs
View programs →Georgetown
5 licensed programs
View programs →Grafton
5 licensed programs
View programs →Granby
5 licensed programs
View programs →Groton
5 licensed programs
View programs →Halifax
5 licensed programs
View programs →Holland
5 licensed programs
View programs →Hubbardston
5 licensed programs
View programs →Lee
5 licensed programs
View programs →Littleton
5 licensed programs
View programs →Lynnfield
5 licensed programs
View programs →Marion
5 licensed programs
View programs →Mattapoisett
5 licensed programs
View programs →Mendon
5 licensed programs
View programs →North Billerica
5 licensed programs
View programs →Orange
5 licensed programs
View programs →Plympton
5 licensed programs
View programs →Rehoboth
5 licensed programs
View programs →South Weymouth
5 licensed programs
View programs →Southborough
5 licensed programs
View programs →Sutton
5 licensed programs
View programs →Teaticket
5 licensed programs
View programs →Templeton
5 licensed programs
View programs →Topsfield
5 licensed programs
View programs →Townsend
5 licensed programs
View programs →Westport
5 licensed programs
View programs →Wrentham
5 licensed programs
View programs →Child care licensing in Massachusetts
Who licenses child care in Massachusetts?
Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care licenses and inspects child care centers, preschools and home daycares in Massachusetts. This directory uses the agency's public register: Current Licensed and Funded Early Education and Care Programs, Massachusetts Education-to-Career Data. It was last synced in September 2026.
Does Massachusetts publish inspection violations?
Massachusetts publishes inspection reports on its own site, program by program. Every profile here links to the state record so you can read them in full.