Worcester County

Daycare and child care in Holden, MA

Licensed programs
19
11 centers · 8 home-based
Take infants
5
centers; family child care homes may take babies too
Typical infant price
$1,884
a month at centers in the state’s Central region · prices by region
Take financial assistance
10
Child Care Financial Assistance · How it works

Holden, including Jefferson, has 19 licensed child care programs: 11 centers and 8 home-based programs in Worcester County.

Room for young children nearby

About average for MA

2.2children under 5 for every licensed spot within 10 miles

About 18,820 children under 5 live in MA within 10 miles of Holden (Census, 2020–2024). Programs there that take them are licensed for 8,569, counting any school-age spots, so it’s a bit tighter than this. MA overall: 1.7. See the 520 programs nearby

All 19 licensed programs in Holden

Ami Patel

Home-based · 10 children

Ages not listed by the state: ask

Elizabeth White

Home-based · Jefferson · 8 children

Ages not listed by the state: ask

Takes financial assistance

Heather Bishop

Home-based · 8 children

Ages not listed by the state: ask

Ivanesca Olea Checo

Home-based · 6 children

Ages not listed by the state: ask

Newly licensedTakes financial assistance

Precious Ones Holden

Center · 29 children

Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age

Takes financial assistance

Ruby Tagoe

Home-based · 10 children

Ages not listed by the state: ask

Takes financial assistance

Sarah Reidy

Home-based · 8 children

Ages not listed by the state: ask

Zarmeena Ahmad

Home-based · 10 children

Ages not listed by the state: ask

Takes financial assistance

Child care near Holden

520 more programs within 10 miles, in West Boylston, Worcester, Rutland and 11 other towns. Closest first.

Kidoodles Learning Center, Inc.

Center · West Boylston · about 3.2 mi · 77 children

Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age

Takes financial assistance

Tilly Amagyei

Home-based · Worcester · about 3.3 mi · 8 children

Ages not listed by the state: ask

Takes financial assistance

Keila Nascimento

Home-based · Worcester · about 3.4 mi · 10 children

Ages not listed by the state: ask

Takes financial assistance

Deborah Ahern

Home-based · West Boylston · about 3.4 mi · 8 children

Ages not listed by the state: ask

Linette Renee Roche

Home-based · West Boylston · about 3.4 mi · 6 children

Ages not listed by the state: ask

Cheryl L Schofield

Home-based · Worcester · about 3.6 mi · 8 children

Ages not listed by the state: ask

Takes financial assistance

See all within 10 miles

Daycare in Holden by age

Toddler care in Holden

5 programs take toddlers, and 8 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).

Preschool in Holden

8 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 Holden

7 programs take school-age children, and 8 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).

New and growing in Holden

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.