School age
Takes financial assistance
Daycare and child care in Dennis, MA
- Licensed programs
- 9
- 6 centers · 3 home-based
- Take infants
- 4
- centers; family child care homes may take babies too
Dennis, including Dennis Port, South Dennis and West Dennis, has 9 licensed child care programs: 6 centers and 3 home-based programs in Barnstable County.
Room for young children nearby
More spots than most of MA0.9children under 5 for every licensed spot within 10 miles
About 1,870 children under 5 live in MA within 10 miles of Dennis (Census, 2020–2024). Programs there that take them are licensed for 2,144, counting any school-age spots, so it’s a bit tighter than this. MA overall: 1.7. See the 111 programs nearby
All 9 licensed programs in Dennis
Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
Takes financial assistance
Toddler · Preschool
Takes financial assistance
Ages not listed by the state: ask
Infant · Toddler · Preschool
Newly licensedTakes financial assistance
Ages not listed by the state: ask
Ages not listed by the state: ask
Takes financial assistance
Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
Takes financial assistance
Infant · Toddler · Preschool
Takes financial assistance
Child care near Dennis
111 more programs within 10 miles, in Brewster, Yarmouth, Harwich and 2 other towns. Closest first.
7 more programs within 10 miles are licensed for infants, and 84 more don’t have their ages listed by the state, mostly family child care homes. Closest first.
11 more programs within 10 miles are licensed for toddlers, and 84 more don’t have their ages listed by the state, mostly family child care homes. Closest first.
21 more programs within 10 miles are licensed for preschoolers, and 84 more don’t have their ages listed by the state, mostly family child care homes. Closest first.
16 more programs within 10 miles are licensed for school-age children, and 84 more don’t have their ages listed by the state, mostly family child care homes. Closest first.
Ages not listed by the state: ask
Takes financial assistance
Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
Ages not listed by the state: ask
Takes financial assistance
School age
Takes financial assistance
School age
Takes financial assistance
Ages not listed by the state: ask
Newly licensed
Ages not listed by the state: ask
Takes financial assistance
Ages not listed by the state: ask
Takes financial assistance
Daycare in Dennis by age
Infant care in Dennis
4 programs take infants, and 3 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).
Toddler care in Dennis
5 programs take toddlers, and 3 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).
Preschool in Dennis
5 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 Dennis
3 programs take school-age children, and 3 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).
New and growing in Dennis
- Little Stars Learning Center South DennisNewly licensed on Jan 5, 2026
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.