Preschool · School age
Daycare and child care in Gloucester, MA
- Licensed programs
- 23
- 15 centers · 8 home-based
- Take infants
- 7
- centers; family child care homes may take babies too
Gloucester has 23 licensed child care programs: 15 centers and 8 home-based programs in Essex County.
Room for young children nearby
Fewer spots than most of MA2.3children under 5 for every licensed spot within 10 miles
About 5,440 children under 5 live in MA within 10 miles of Gloucester (Census, 2020–2024). Programs there that take them are licensed for 2,355, counting any school-age spots, so it’s a bit tighter than this. MA overall: 1.7. See the 33 programs nearby
All 23 licensed programs in Gloucester
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Toddler · Preschool · School age
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Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
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Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
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Toddler · Preschool · School age
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Child care near Gloucester
33 more programs within 10 miles, in Rockport, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Essex and 4 other towns. Closest first.
11 more programs within 10 miles are licensed for infants, and 5 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 toddlers, and 5 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 5 more don’t have their ages listed by the state, mostly family child care homes. Closest first.
9 more programs within 10 miles are licensed for school-age children, and 5 more don’t have their ages listed by the state, mostly family child care homes. Closest first.
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Toddler · Preschool
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Infant · Toddler · Preschool
Infant · Toddler · Preschool
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Infant · Toddler · Preschool
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Ages not listed by the state: ask
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Daycare in Gloucester by age
Infant care in Gloucester
7 programs take infants, and 8 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).
Toddler care in Gloucester
10 programs take toddlers, and 8 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).
Preschool in Gloucester
10 programs take preschoolers, and 8 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).
Before- and after-school care in Gloucester
11 programs take school-age children, and 8 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).
Nearby towns
- Essex2 programs · about 4.4 mi
- Rockport1 program · about 4.6 mi
- Manchester-by-the-Sea4 programs · about 6.0 mi
- Hamilton6 programs · about 8.7 mi
- Ipswich11 programs · about 8.9 mi
- Beverly39 programs · about 9.5 mi
- Wenham1 program · about 10 mi
- Marblehead20 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.