Middlesex County

Daycare and child care in Cambridge, MA

Licensed programs
100
89 centers · 11 home-based
Take infants
43
centers; family child care homes may take babies too
Typical infant price
$2,849
a month at centers in the state’s Metro region · prices by region
Take financial assistance
57
Child Care Financial Assistance · How it works

Cambridge has 100 licensed child care programs: 89 centers and 11 home-based programs in Middlesex County.

Room for young children nearby

About average for MA

1.6children under 5 for every licensed spot within 10 miles

About 91,580 children under 5 live in MA within 10 miles of Cambridge (Census, 2020–2024). Programs there that take them are licensed for 57,719, counting any school-age spots, so it’s a bit tighter than this. MA overall: 1.7. See the 2264 programs nearby

All 100 licensed programs in Cambridge

Cambridge Our Place

Center · 44 children

Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age

Takes financial assistance

Children's Village

Center · 77 children

Infant · Toddler · Preschool

Takes financial assistance

Cristina Cruz

Home-based · 6 children

Ages not listed by the state: ask

Dian Holder

Home-based · 6 children

Ages not listed by the state: ask

Takes financial assistance

East End House, Inc.

Center · 106 children

Toddler · Preschool · School age

Takes financial assistance

Emily Winston

Home-based · 8 children

Ages not listed by the state: ask

Hidekel Cuevas

Home-based · 8 children

Ages not listed by the state: ask

Takes financial assistance

JAMI Central Square

Center · 44 children

Infant · Toddler · Preschool

Takes financial assistance

JAMI Inman Square

Center · 45 children

Infant · Toddler · Preschool

Takes financial assistance

JAMI Lechmere

Center · 20 children

Preschool

Takes financial assistance

JAMI Northpoint

Center · 45 children

Infant · Toddler · Preschool

Takes financial assistance

JAMI Porter Square

Center · 52 children

Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age

Takes financial assistance

Kaniz Fatima

Home-based · 6 children

Ages not listed by the state: ask

Laura Clarke

Home-based · 6 children

Ages not listed by the state: ask

Mariela Lugo

Home-based · 10 children

Ages not listed by the state: ask

Takes financial assistance

Melissa Lee

Home-based · 6 children

Ages not listed by the state: ask

Takes financial assistance

Tsering Yudon

Home-based · 10 children

Ages not listed by the state: ask

Two Little Owls

Center · 60 children

Infant · Toddler · Preschool

Takes financial assistance

Winsome Barnes

Home-based · 6 children

Ages not listed by the state: ask

Child care near Cambridge

2,264 more programs within 10 miles, in Somerville, Boston, Watertown and 29 other towns. Closest first.

Emily Buswell

Home-based · Somerville · about 0.5 mi · 10 children

Ages not listed by the state: ask

Agassiz Preschool, Inc.

Center · Somerville · about 0.9 mi · 47 children

Toddler · Preschool

Takes financial assistance

See all within 10 miles

Daycare in Cambridge by age

Toddler care in Cambridge

53 programs take toddlers, and 12 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).

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Preschool in Cambridge

71 programs take preschoolers, and 12 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).

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Before- and after-school care in Cambridge

30 programs take school-age children, and 12 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).

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New and growing in Cambridge

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.