Ages not listed by the state: ask
Takes financial assistance
Daycare and child care in Harwich, MA
- Licensed programs
- 7
- 3 centers · 4 home-based
- Take infants
- 2
- centers; family child care homes may take babies too
Harwich, including Harwich Port and West Harwich, has 7 licensed child care programs: 3 centers and 4 home-based programs in Barnstable County.
Room for young children nearby
About average for MA1.7children under 5 for every licensed spot within 10 miles
About 2,120 children under 5 live in MA within 10 miles of Harwich (Census, 2020–2024). Programs there that take them are licensed for 1,218, counting any school-age spots, so it’s a bit tighter than this. MA overall: 1.7. See the 51 programs nearby
All 7 licensed programs in Harwich
Ages not listed by the state: ask
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Takes financial assistance
Preschool
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Infant · Toddler · Preschool
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Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
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Child care near Harwich
51 more programs within 10 miles, in Brewster, Chatham, Dennis and 2 other towns. Closest first.
6 more programs within 10 miles are licensed for infants, and 27 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 toddlers, and 27 more don’t have their ages listed by the state, mostly family child care homes. Closest first.
15 more programs within 10 miles are licensed for preschoolers, and 27 more don’t have their ages listed by the state, mostly family child care homes. Closest first.
15 more programs within 10 miles are licensed for school-age children, and 27 more don’t have their ages listed by the state, mostly family child care homes. Closest first.
Toddler · Preschool
Takes financial assistance
Ages not listed by the state: ask
Ages not listed by the state: ask
Takes financial assistance
School age
Takes financial assistance
Preschool
Ages not listed by the state: ask
Ages not listed by the state: ask
Takes financial assistance
School age
Takes financial assistance
Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
Takes financial assistance
Infant · Toddler · Preschool
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Daycare in Harwich by age
Infant care in Harwich
2 programs take infants, and 4 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).
Toddler care in Harwich
2 programs take toddlers, and 4 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).
Preschool in Harwich
3 programs take preschoolers, and 4 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).
Before- and after-school care in Harwich
1 program takes school-age children, and 4 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).
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.