Infant · Toddler · Preschool
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Daycare and child care in Essex, MA
- Licensed programs
- 2
- All centers
- Takes infants
- 1
- 1 center · 0 home-based
Essex has 2 licensed child care programs: all centers in Essex County.
Room for young children nearby
More spots than most of MA1.5children under 5 for every licensed spot within 10 miles
About 6,260 children under 5 live in MA within 10 miles of Essex (Census, 2020–2024). Programs there that take them are licensed for 4,285, counting any school-age spots, so it’s a bit tighter than this. MA overall: 1.7. See the 113 programs nearby
All 2 licensed programs in Essex
School age
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Child care near Essex
113 more programs within 10 miles, in Hamilton, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Gloucester and 9 other towns. Closest first.
32 more programs within 10 miles are licensed for infants, and 35 more don’t have their ages listed by the state, mostly family child care homes. Closest first.
44 more programs within 10 miles are licensed for toddlers, and 35 more don’t have their ages listed by the state, mostly family child care homes. Closest first.
55 more programs within 10 miles are licensed for preschoolers, and 35 more don’t have their ages listed by the state, mostly family child care homes. Closest first.
42 more programs within 10 miles are licensed for school-age children, and 35 more don’t have their ages listed by the state, mostly family child care homes. Closest first.
Ages not listed by the state: ask
Toddler · Preschool
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School age
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Infant · Toddler · Preschool
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Infant · Toddler · Preschool
Infant · Toddler · Preschool
Takes financial assistance
School age
Ages not listed by the state: ask
Takes financial assistance
Ages not listed by the state: ask
Takes financial assistance
Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
Takes financial assistance
Daycare in Essex by age
Infant care in Essex
1 program takes infants.
Toddler care in Essex
1 program takes toddlers.
Preschool in Essex
1 program takes preschoolers.
Before- and after-school care in Essex
1 program takes school-age children.
Nearby towns
- Gloucester23 programs · about 4.4 mi
- Hamilton6 programs · about 4.5 mi
- Ipswich11 programs · about 5.0 mi
- Manchester-by-the-Sea4 programs · about 5.4 mi
- Wenham1 program · about 6.3 mi
- Beverly39 programs · about 6.9 mi
- Rowley7 programs · about 8.1 mi
- Rockport1 program · about 8.5 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.