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Daycare and child care in Dartmouth, MA
- Licensed programs
- 22
- 19 centers · 3 home-based
- Take infants
- 12
- centers; family child care homes may take babies too
Dartmouth, including North Dartmouth and South Dartmouth, has 22 licensed child care programs: 19 centers and 3 home-based programs in Bristol County.
Room for young children nearby
About average for MA1.9children under 5 for every licensed spot within 10 miles
About 9,060 children under 5 live in MA within 10 miles of Dartmouth (Census, 2020–2024). Programs there that take them are licensed for 4,649, counting any school-age spots, so it’s a bit tighter than this. MA overall: 1.7. See the 78 programs nearby
All 22 licensed programs in Dartmouth
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Child care near Dartmouth
78 more programs within 10 miles, in New Bedford, Fairhaven, Westport and 2 other towns. Closest first.
28 more programs within 10 miles are licensed for infants, and 32 more don’t have their ages listed by the state, mostly family child care homes. Closest first.
29 more programs within 10 miles are licensed for toddlers, and 32 more don’t have their ages listed by the state, mostly family child care homes. Closest first.
36 more programs within 10 miles are licensed for preschoolers, and 32 more don’t have their ages listed by the state, mostly family child care homes. Closest first.
41 more programs within 10 miles are licensed for school-age children, and 32 more don’t have their ages listed by the state, mostly family child care homes. Closest first.
Ages not listed by the state: ask
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Daycare in Dartmouth by age
Infant care in Dartmouth
12 programs take infants, and 3 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).
Toddler care in Dartmouth
12 programs take toddlers, and 3 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).
Preschool in Dartmouth
15 programs take preschoolers, and 3 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).
Before- and after-school care in Dartmouth
13 programs take school-age children, and 3 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).
Nearby towns
- Westport5 programs · about 6.5 mi
- Fairhaven11 programs · about 6.5 mi
- New Bedford61 programs · about 6.6 mi
- Mattapoisett5 programs · about 10.0 mi
- Acushnet7 programs · about 11 mi
- Fall River99 programs · about 13 mi
- Marion5 programs · about 14 mi
- Rochester6 programs · about 15 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.