Essex County

Daycare and child care in Danvers, MA

Licensed programs
27
22 centers · 5 home-based
Take infants
10
centers; family child care homes may take babies too
Typical infant price
$2,390
a month at centers in the state’s Northeast region · prices by region
Take financial assistance
16
Child Care Financial Assistance · How it works

Danvers has 27 licensed child care programs: 22 centers and 5 home-based programs in Essex County.

Room for young children nearby

About average for MA

1.6children under 5 for every licensed spot within 10 miles

About 27,870 children under 5 live in MA within 10 miles of Danvers (Census, 2020–2024). Programs there that take them are licensed for 17,185, counting any school-age spots, so it’s a bit tighter than this. MA overall: 1.7. See the 653 programs nearby

All 27 licensed programs in Danvers

A Bright Beginning Too

Center · 70 children

Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age

Takes financial assistance

Alicia Rizzo

Home-based · 6 children

Ages not listed by the state: ask

Fox Hill School

Center · 34 children

Preschool · School age

Takes financial assistance

Ideal Baby Steps

Center · 16 children

Infant · Toddler · Preschool

Takes financial assistance

Joanne Davis

Home-based · 6 children

Ages not listed by the state: ask

Kayla Cotter

Home-based · 6 children

Ages not listed by the state: ask

Child care near Danvers

653 more programs within 10 miles, in Peabody, Middleton, Beverly and 23 other towns. Closest first.

Diana Stanziani

Home-based · Peabody · about 2.2 mi · 10 children

Ages not listed by the state: ask

Thais Nicolini

Home-based · Peabody · about 2.4 mi · 6 children

Ages not listed by the state: ask

Takes financial assistance

Amanda Ireland

Home-based · Peabody · about 2.4 mi · 8 children

Ages not listed by the state: ask

Norma Cruz

Home-based · Peabody · about 2.4 mi · 8 children

Ages not listed by the state: ask

Takes financial assistance

See all within 10 miles

Daycare in Danvers by age

Toddler care in Danvers

12 programs take toddlers, and 6 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).

Preschool in Danvers

15 programs take preschoolers, and 6 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).

Before- and after-school care in Danvers

13 programs take school-age children, and 6 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).

New and growing in Danvers

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.