Preschool · School age
Daycare and child care in Franklin, MA
- Licensed programs
- 31
- 16 centers · 15 home-based
- Take infants
- 8
- centers; family child care homes may take babies too
Franklin has 31 licensed child care programs: 16 centers and 15 home-based programs in Norfolk County.
Room for young children nearby
About average for MA1.7children under 5 for every licensed spot within 10 miles
About 13,600 children under 5 live in MA within 10 miles of Franklin (Census, 2020–2024). Programs there that take them are licensed for 8,205, counting any school-age spots, so it’s a bit tighter than this. MA overall: 1.7. See the 210 programs nearby
All 31 licensed programs in Franklin
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Infant · Toddler · Preschool
Takes financial assistance
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Preschool
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Preschool
Preschool
Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
Takes financial assistance
Ages not listed by the state: ask
School age
Newly licensedTakes financial assistance
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Takes financial assistance
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Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
Takes financial assistance
Ages not listed by the state: ask
Ages not listed by the state: ask
Ages not listed by the state: ask
Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
Takes financial assistance
Ages not listed by the state: ask
Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
Takes financial assistance
Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
Ages not listed by the state: ask
Preschool
Preschool · School age
Preschool · School age
Takes financial assistance
Infant · Toddler · Preschool
Takes financial assistance
Ages not listed by the state: ask
Takes financial assistance
Child care near Franklin
210 more programs within 10 miles, in Bellingham, Wrentham, Medway and 18 other towns. Closest first.
54 more programs within 10 miles are licensed for infants, and 107 more don’t have their ages listed by the state, mostly family child care homes. Closest first.
62 more programs within 10 miles are licensed for toddlers, and 107 more don’t have their ages listed by the state, mostly family child care homes. Closest first.
83 more programs within 10 miles are licensed for preschoolers, and 107 more don’t have their ages listed by the state, mostly family child care homes. Closest first.
65 more programs within 10 miles are licensed for school-age children, and 107 more don’t have their ages listed by the state, mostly family child care homes. Closest first.
Infant · Toddler · Preschool
Takes financial assistance
Ages not listed by the state: ask
Infant · Toddler · Preschool
Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
Newly licensedTakes financial assistance
School age
Takes financial assistance
Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
Takes financial assistance
School age
Takes financial assistance
Ages not listed by the state: ask
Daycare in Franklin by age
Infant care in Franklin
8 programs take infants, and 15 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).
Toddler care in Franklin
8 programs take toddlers, and 15 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).
Preschool in Franklin
15 programs take preschoolers, and 15 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).
Before- and after-school care in Franklin
10 programs take school-age children, and 15 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).
New and growing in Franklin
- Hockomock Area YMCA @ Franklin CharterNewly licensed on Aug 24, 2026
Nearby towns
- Bellingham20 programs · about 3.3 mi
- Wrentham6 programs · about 3.5 mi
- Norfolk4 programs · about 4.7 mi
- Medway18 programs · about 5.0 mi
- Plainville10 programs · about 6.3 mi
- Millis9 programs · about 6.6 mi
- Hopedale3 programs · about 6.7 mi
- Mendon6 programs · about 6.9 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.