Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
Daycare and child care in Bedford, MA
- Licensed programs
- 11
- 10 centers · 1 home-based
- Take infants
- 5
- centers; family child care homes may take babies too
Bedford has 11 licensed child care programs: 10 centers and 1 home-based program in Middlesex County.
Room for young children nearby
About average for MA1.6children under 5 for every licensed spot within 10 miles
About 32,330 children under 5 live in MA within 10 miles of Bedford (Census, 2020–2024). Programs there that take them are licensed for 20,455, counting any school-age spots, so it’s a bit tighter than this. MA overall: 1.7. See the 691 programs nearby
All 11 licensed programs in Bedford
Toddler · Preschool
School age
Takes financial assistance
Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
Takes financial assistance
Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
Takes financial assistance
Ages not listed by the state: ask
Infant · Toddler · Preschool
Preschool
School age
Takes financial assistance
Preschool
Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
Takes financial assistance
Child care near Bedford
691 more programs within 10 miles, in Burlington, Lexington, Billerica and 26 other towns. Closest first.
125 more programs within 10 miles are licensed for infants, and 396 more don’t have their ages listed by the state, mostly family child care homes. Closest first.
166 more programs within 10 miles are licensed for toddlers, and 396 more don’t have their ages listed by the state, mostly family child care homes. Closest first.
215 more programs within 10 miles are licensed for preschoolers, and 396 more don’t have their ages listed by the state, mostly family child care homes. Closest first.
150 more programs within 10 miles are licensed for school-age children, and 396 more don’t have their ages listed by the state, mostly family child care homes. Closest first.
Infant · Toddler · Preschool
Takes financial assistance
Preschool
Ages not listed by the state: ask
Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
Takes financial assistance
School age
Takes financial assistance
Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
Takes financial assistance
Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
Takes financial assistance
Ages not listed by the state: ask
Newly licensed
Daycare in Bedford by age
Infant care in Bedford
5 programs take infants, and 1 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).
Toddler care in Bedford
6 programs take toddlers, and 1 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).
Preschool in Bedford
8 programs take preschoolers, and 1 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).
Before- and after-school care in Bedford
6 programs take school-age children, and 1 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).
Nearby towns
- Burlington28 programs · about 4.1 mi
- Billerica43 programs · about 4.3 mi
- Lexington35 programs · about 4.6 mi
- Carlisle3 programs · about 4.8 mi
- Concord13 programs · about 4.9 mi
- Lincoln10 programs · about 5.3 mi
- Woburn62 programs · about 6.5 mi
- Wilmington13 programs · about 7.5 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.