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Newly licensed
Daycare and child care in Lancaster, MA
- Licensed programs
- 4
- 2 centers · 2 home-based
- Takes infants
- 1
- centers; family child care homes may take babies too
Lancaster has 4 licensed child care programs: 2 centers and 2 home-based programs in Worcester County.
Room for young children nearby
About average for MA1.7children under 5 for every licensed spot within 10 miles
About 7,950 children under 5 live in MA within 10 miles of Lancaster (Census, 2020–2024). Programs there that take them are licensed for 4,752, counting any school-age spots, so it’s a bit tighter than this. MA overall: 1.7. See the 283 programs nearby
All 4 licensed programs in Lancaster
Preschool
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Takes financial assistance
Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
Takes financial assistance
Child care near Lancaster
283 more programs within 10 miles, in Leominster, Clinton, Sterling and 13 other towns. Closest first.
23 more programs within 10 miles are licensed for infants, and 228 more don’t have their ages listed by the state, mostly family child care homes. Closest first.
29 more programs within 10 miles are licensed for toddlers, and 228 more don’t have their ages listed by the state, mostly family child care homes. Closest first.
44 more programs within 10 miles are licensed for preschoolers, and 228 more don’t have their ages listed by the state, mostly family child care homes. Closest first.
33 more programs within 10 miles are licensed for school-age children, and 228 more don’t have their ages listed by the state, mostly family child care homes. Closest first.
Toddler · Preschool
Takes financial assistance
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
Takes financial assistance
Ages not listed by the state: ask
Newly licensedTakes financial assistance
Ages not listed by the state: ask
Daycare in Lancaster by age
Infant care in Lancaster
1 program takes infants, and 2 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).
Toddler care in Lancaster
1 program takes toddlers, and 2 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).
Preschool in Lancaster
2 programs take preschoolers, and 2 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).
Before- and after-school care in Lancaster
1 program takes school-age children, and 2 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).
New and growing in Lancaster
- Michelle ReillyNewly licensed on Feb 9, 2026
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.