Ages not listed by the state: ask
Daycare and child care in Ipswich, MA
- Licensed programs
- 11
- 6 centers · 5 home-based
- Take infants
- 3
- centers; family child care homes may take babies too
Ipswich has 11 licensed child care programs: 6 centers and 5 home-based programs in Essex County.
Room for young children nearby
About average for MA1.7children under 5 for every licensed spot within 10 miles
About 8,140 children under 5 live in MA within 10 miles of Ipswich (Census, 2020–2024). Programs there that take them are licensed for 4,919, counting any school-age spots, so it’s a bit tighter than this. MA overall: 1.7. See the 107 programs nearby
All 11 licensed programs in Ipswich
Preschool
Infant · Toddler · Preschool
Takes financial assistance
Preschool
Takes financial assistance
Ages not listed by the state: ask
Infant · Toddler · Preschool
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
Preschool · School age
Infant · Toddler · Preschool
Child care near Ipswich
107 more programs within 10 miles, in Rowley, Essex, Hamilton and 13 other towns. Closest first.
34 more programs within 10 miles are licensed for infants, and 31 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 31 more don’t have their ages listed by the state, mostly family child care homes. Closest first.
56 more programs within 10 miles are licensed for preschoolers, and 31 more don’t have their ages listed by the state, mostly family child care homes. Closest first.
37 more programs within 10 miles are licensed for school-age children, and 31 more don’t have their ages listed by the state, mostly family child care homes. Closest first.
Toddler · Preschool
Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
Takes financial assistance
Ages not listed by the state: ask
Takes financial assistance
Infant · Toddler · Preschool
Infant · Toddler · Preschool
Takes financial assistance
Ages not listed by the state: ask
Ages not listed by the state: ask
School age
Takes financial assistance
Ages not listed by the state: ask
Daycare in Ipswich by age
Infant care in Ipswich
3 programs take infants, and 5 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).
Toddler care in Ipswich
3 programs take toddlers, and 5 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).
Preschool in Ipswich
6 programs take preschoolers, and 5 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).
Before- and after-school care in Ipswich
1 program takes school-age children, and 5 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).
Nearby towns
- Rowley7 programs · about 3.1 mi
- Hamilton6 programs · about 4.9 mi
- Essex2 programs · about 5.0 mi
- Newbury4 programs · about 5.5 mi
- Topsfield5 programs · about 6.6 mi
- Wenham1 program · about 7.0 mi
- Georgetown6 programs · about 7.8 mi
- Newburyport12 programs · about 8.4 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.