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Daycare and child care in Arlington, MA
- Licensed programs
- 46
- 29 centers · 17 home-based
- Take infants
- 11
- centers; family child care homes may take babies too
Arlington has 46 licensed child care programs: 29 centers and 17 home-based programs in Middlesex County.
Room for young children nearby
About average for MA1.6children under 5 for every licensed spot within 10 miles
About 84,630 children under 5 live in MA within 10 miles of Arlington (Census, 2020–2024). Programs there that take them are licensed for 53,130, counting any school-age spots, so it’s a bit tighter than this. MA overall: 1.7. See the 1927 programs nearby
All 46 licensed programs in Arlington
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Child care near Arlington
1,927 more programs within 10 miles, in Medford, Belmont, Lexington and 30 other towns. Closest first.
361 more programs within 10 miles are licensed for infants, and 1111 more don’t have their ages listed by the state, mostly family child care homes. Closest first.
492 more programs within 10 miles are licensed for toddlers, and 1111 more don’t have their ages listed by the state, mostly family child care homes. Closest first.
617 more programs within 10 miles are licensed for preschoolers, and 1111 more don’t have their ages listed by the state, mostly family child care homes. Closest first.
326 more programs within 10 miles are licensed for school-age children, and 1111 more don’t have their ages listed by the state, mostly family child care homes. Closest first.
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Daycare in Arlington by age
Infant care in Arlington
11 programs take infants, and 18 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).
Toddler care in Arlington
16 programs take toddlers, and 18 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).
Preschool in Arlington
20 programs take preschoolers, and 18 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).
Before- and after-school care in Arlington
15 programs take school-age children, and 18 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).
New and growing in Arlington
- Esmeralda PerkellNewly licensed on May 29, 2026
- Maria Ospina HernandezNewly licensed on Nov 4, 2025
Nearby towns
- Belmont37 programs · about 1.8 mi
- Winchester22 programs · about 2.6 mi
- Medford54 programs · about 2.8 mi
- Watertown41 programs · about 3.5 mi
- Cambridge100 programs · about 3.7 mi
- Somerville53 programs · about 3.8 mi
- Lexington35 programs · about 3.8 mi
- Waltham42 programs · about 4.5 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.