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Daycare and child care in Ashland, MA
- Licensed programs
- 26
- 9 centers · 17 home-based
- Take infants
- 5
- centers; family child care homes may take babies too
Ashland has 26 licensed child care programs: 9 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 24,360 children under 5 live in MA within 10 miles of Ashland (Census, 2020–2024). Programs there that take them are licensed for 14,818, counting any school-age spots, so it’s a bit tighter than this. MA overall: 1.7. See the 442 programs nearby
All 26 licensed programs in Ashland
Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
Takes financial assistance
Infant · Toddler · Preschool
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School age
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Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
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Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
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School age
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Toddler · Preschool · School age
Newly licensed
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Preschool · School age
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Child care near Ashland
442 more programs within 10 miles, in Hopkinton, Framingham, Holliston and 21 other towns. Closest first.
94 more programs within 10 miles are licensed for infants, and 252 more don’t have their ages listed by the state, mostly family child care homes. Closest first.
115 more programs within 10 miles are licensed for toddlers, and 252 more don’t have their ages listed by the state, mostly family child care homes. Closest first.
156 more programs within 10 miles are licensed for preschoolers, and 252 more don’t have their ages listed by the state, mostly family child care homes. Closest first.
121 more programs within 10 miles are licensed for school-age children, and 252 more don’t have their ages listed by the state, mostly family child care homes. Closest first.
Preschool
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Daycare in Ashland by age
Infant care in Ashland
5 programs take infants, and 17 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).
Toddler care in Ashland
6 programs take toddlers, and 17 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).
Preschool in Ashland
7 programs take preschoolers, and 17 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).
Before- and after-school care in Ashland
8 programs take school-age children, and 17 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).
New and growing in Ashland
- Pincushion Hill Montessori SchoolNewly licensed on Nov 25, 2025
Nearby towns
- Framingham121 programs · about 4.0 mi
- Southborough5 programs · about 4.0 mi
- Hopkinton18 programs · about 4.1 mi
- Holliston15 programs · about 4.4 mi
- Sherborn4 programs · about 5.4 mi
- Natick44 programs · about 6.6 mi
- Westborough13 programs · about 7.2 mi
- Milford36 programs · about 7.3 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.