School age
Takes financial assistance
Daycare and child care in Chatham, MA
- Licensed programs
- 3
- All centers
- Take infants
- 0
- Look in nearby towns too
Chatham, including West Chatham, has 3 licensed child care programs: all centers in Barnstable County.
Room for young children nearby
Fewer spots than most of MA2.6children under 5 for every licensed spot within 10 miles
About 850 children under 5 live in MA within 10 miles of Chatham (Census, 2020–2024). Programs there that take them are licensed for 327, counting any school-age spots, so it’s a bit tighter than this. MA overall: 1.7. See the 13 programs nearby
All 3 licensed programs in Chatham
School age
Takes financial assistance
Preschool
Child care near Chatham
13 more programs within 10 miles, in Harwich, Brewster and Dennis. Closest first.
3 more programs within 10 miles are licensed for infants, and 7 more don’t have their ages listed by the state, mostly family child care homes. Closest first.
4 more programs within 10 miles are licensed for toddlers, and 7 more don’t have their ages listed by the state, mostly family child care homes. Closest first.
5 more programs within 10 miles are licensed for preschoolers, and 7 more don’t have their ages listed by the state, mostly family child care homes. Closest first.
3 more programs within 10 miles are licensed for school-age children, and 7 more don’t have their ages listed by the state, mostly family child care homes. Closest first.
Preschool
Takes financial assistance
Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
Takes financial assistance
Infant · Toddler · Preschool
Takes financial assistance
Ages not listed by the state: ask
Takes financial assistance
Ages not listed by the state: ask
Takes financial assistance
Ages not listed by the state: ask
Ages not listed by the state: ask
Ages not listed by the state: ask
Daycare in Chatham by age
Preschool in Chatham
1 program takes preschoolers.
Before- and after-school care in Chatham
2 programs take school-age children.
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.