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Daycare and child care in Andover, MA
- Licensed programs
- 33
- 28 centers · 5 home-based
- Take infants
- 10
- centers; family child care homes may take babies too
Andover has 33 licensed child care programs: 28 centers and 5 home-based programs in Essex County.
Room for young children nearby
More spots than most of MA1.3children under 5 for every licensed spot within 10 miles
About 28,860 children under 5 live in MA within 10 miles of Andover (Census, 2020–2024). Programs there that take them are licensed for 22,141, counting any school-age spots, so it’s a bit tighter than this. MA overall: 1.7. See the 1253 programs nearby
All 33 licensed programs in Andover
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Child care near Andover
1,253 more programs within 10 miles, in Lawrence, Tewksbury, North Andover and 19 other towns. Closest first.
88 more programs within 10 miles are licensed for infants, and 1058 more don’t have their ages listed by the state, mostly family child care homes. Closest first.
109 more programs within 10 miles are licensed for toddlers, and 1058 more don’t have their ages listed by the state, mostly family child care homes. Closest first.
149 more programs within 10 miles are licensed for preschoolers, and 1058 more don’t have their ages listed by the state, mostly family child care homes. Closest first.
107 more programs within 10 miles are licensed for school-age children, and 1058 more don’t have their ages listed by the state, mostly family child care homes. Closest first.
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Daycare in Andover by age
Infant care in Andover
10 programs take infants, and 5 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).
Toddler care in Andover
13 programs take toddlers, and 5 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).
Preschool in Andover
17 programs take preschoolers, and 5 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).
Before- and after-school care in Andover
15 programs take school-age children, and 5 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).
Nearby towns
- Lawrence502 programs · about 3.6 mi
- North Andover21 programs · about 4.0 mi
- Tewksbury37 programs · about 4.2 mi
- Wilmington13 programs · about 5.8 mi
- North Reading17 programs · about 6.2 mi
- Methuen151 programs · about 6.6 mi
- Boxford7 programs · about 7.3 mi
- Dracut45 programs · about 7.4 mi
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.