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Daycare and child care in Charlton, MA
- Licensed programs
- 16
- 5 centers · 11 home-based
- Take infants
- 2
- centers; family child care homes may take babies too
Charlton has 16 licensed child care programs: 5 centers and 11 home-based programs in Worcester County.
Room for young children nearby
About average for MA2.0children under 5 for every licensed spot within 10 miles
About 6,080 children under 5 live in MA within 10 miles of Charlton (Census, 2020–2024). Programs there that take them are licensed for 3,068, counting any school-age spots, so it’s a bit tighter than this. MA overall: 1.7. See the 163 programs nearby
All 16 licensed programs in Charlton
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Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
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School age
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Child care near Charlton
163 more programs within 10 miles, in Southbridge, Oxford, Sturbridge and 10 other towns. Closest first.
14 more programs within 10 miles are licensed for infants, and 125 more don’t have their ages listed by the state, mostly family child care homes. Closest first.
18 more programs within 10 miles are licensed for toddlers, and 125 more don’t have their ages listed by the state, mostly family child care homes. Closest first.
30 more programs within 10 miles are licensed for preschoolers, and 125 more don’t have their ages listed by the state, mostly family child care homes. Closest first.
24 more programs within 10 miles are licensed for school-age children, and 125 more don’t have their ages listed by the state, mostly family child care homes. Closest first.
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Daycare in Charlton by age
Infant care in Charlton
2 programs take infants, and 11 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).
Toddler care in Charlton
3 programs take toddlers, and 11 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).
Preschool in Charlton
3 programs take preschoolers, and 11 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).
Before- and after-school care in Charlton
4 programs take school-age children, and 11 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).
Nearby towns
- Oxford18 programs · about 5.2 mi
- Dudley20 programs · about 5.8 mi
- Southbridge26 programs · about 6.1 mi
- East Brookfield3 programs · about 6.4 mi
- Sturbridge13 programs · about 6.5 mi
- Auburn23 programs · about 7.7 mi
- Leicester10 programs · about 7.8 mi
- Brookfield1 program · about 7.9 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.