School age
Takes financial assistance
Daycare and child care in Fairhaven, MA
- Licensed programs
- 11
- 9 centers · 2 home-based
- Take infants
- 4
- centers; family child care homes may take babies too
Fairhaven has 11 licensed child care programs: 9 centers and 2 home-based programs in Bristol County.
Room for young children nearby
About average for MA1.8children under 5 for every licensed spot within 10 miles
About 9,500 children under 5 live in MA within 10 miles of Fairhaven (Census, 2020–2024). Programs there that take them are licensed for 5,379, counting any school-age spots, so it’s a bit tighter than this. MA overall: 1.7. See the 108 programs nearby
All 11 licensed programs in Fairhaven
Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
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
School age
Takes financial assistance
School age
Takes financial assistance
Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
Takes financial assistance
Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
Takes financial assistance
Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
Takes financial assistance
School age
Takes financial assistance
Child care near Fairhaven
108 more programs within 10 miles, in New Bedford, Mattapoisett, Dartmouth and 5 other towns. Closest first.
45 more programs within 10 miles are licensed for infants, and 37 more don’t have their ages listed by the state, mostly family child care homes. Closest first.
46 more programs within 10 miles are licensed for toddlers, and 37 more don’t have their ages listed by the state, mostly family child care homes. Closest first.
58 more programs within 10 miles are licensed for preschoolers, and 37 more don’t have their ages listed by the state, mostly family child care homes. Closest first.
58 more programs within 10 miles are licensed for school-age children, and 37 more don’t have their ages listed by the state, mostly family child care homes. Closest first.
Preschool · School age
Takes financial assistance
Ages not listed by the state: ask
Newly licensedTakes financial assistance
Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
Takes financial assistance
Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
Takes financial assistance
Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
Takes financial assistance
Preschool · School age
Takes financial assistance
Infant · Toddler · Preschool
Takes financial assistance
Infant · Toddler · Preschool
Takes financial assistance
Daycare in Fairhaven by age
Infant care in Fairhaven
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 Fairhaven
4 programs take toddlers, and 3 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).
Preschool in Fairhaven
4 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 Fairhaven
8 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
- Mattapoisett5 programs · about 3.6 mi
- New Bedford61 programs · about 3.9 mi
- Acushnet7 programs · about 6.0 mi
- Dartmouth22 programs · about 6.5 mi
- Marion5 programs · about 8.0 mi
- Rochester6 programs · about 8.9 mi
- Westport5 programs · about 11 mi
- Wareham9 programs · about 12 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.