Preschool
Takes financial assistance
Daycare and child care in Acton, MA
- Licensed programs
- 18
- 12 centers · 6 home-based
- Take infants
- 6
- centers; family child care homes may take babies too
Acton has 18 licensed child care programs: 12 centers and 6 home-based programs in Middlesex County.
Room for young children nearby
More spots than most of MA1.3children under 5 for every licensed spot within 10 miles
About 11,780 children under 5 live in MA within 10 miles of Acton (Census, 2020–2024). Programs there that take them are licensed for 8,877, counting any school-age spots, so it’s a bit tighter than this. MA overall: 1.7. See the 214 programs nearby
All 18 licensed programs in Acton
Preschool · School age
Takes financial assistance
Ages not listed by the state: ask
Takes financial assistance
Ages not listed by the state: ask
Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
Infant · Toddler · Preschool
Takes financial assistance
Ages not listed by the state: ask
School age
Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
Takes financial assistance
Infant · Toddler · Preschool
Ages not listed by the state: ask
Takes financial assistance
Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
Takes financial assistance
Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
Takes financial assistance
Toddler · Preschool · School age
Preschool
Takes financial assistance
School age
Ages not listed by the state: ask
Ages not listed by the state: ask
Child care near Acton
214 more programs within 10 miles, in Concord, Maynard, Boxborough and 19 other towns. Closest first.
54 more programs within 10 miles are licensed for infants, and 89 more don’t have their ages listed by the state, mostly family child care homes. Closest first.
72 more programs within 10 miles are licensed for toddlers, and 89 more don’t have their ages listed by the state, mostly family child care homes. Closest first.
89 more programs within 10 miles are licensed for preschoolers, and 89 more don’t have their ages listed by the state, mostly family child care homes. Closest first.
79 more programs within 10 miles are licensed for school-age children, and 89 more don’t have their ages listed by the state, mostly family child care homes. Closest first.
Toddler · Preschool
Infant · Toddler · Preschool
Takes financial assistance
Preschool · School age
School age
Ages not listed by the state: ask
Ages not listed by the state: ask
Ages not listed by the state: ask
Takes financial assistance
Infant · Toddler · Preschool
Ages not listed by the state: ask
Takes financial assistance
Daycare in Acton by age
Infant care in Acton
6 programs take infants, and 6 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).
Toddler care in Acton
7 programs take toddlers, and 6 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).
Preschool in Acton
10 programs take preschoolers, and 6 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).
Before- and after-school care in Acton
8 programs take school-age children, and 6 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).
Nearby towns
From the state’s list of licensed child care programs (Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care, on the state’s Education-to-Career data hub), retrieved Oct 27, 2026. The state updates its list once a month. It gives each program’s licensed capacity, not its openings or prices. Always confirm details with the program. This page’s details last changed Oct 27, 2026.