Essex County

Daycare and child care in Lawrence, MA

Licensed programs
502
32 centers · 470 home-based
Take infants
12
centers; family child care homes may take babies too
Typical infant price
$2,390
a month at centers in the state’s Northeast region · prices by region
Take financial assistance
481
Child Care Financial Assistance · How it works

Lawrence, including South Lawrence, has 502 licensed child care programs: 32 centers and 470 home-based programs in Essex County.

Room for young children nearby

About average for MA

1.6children under 5 for every licensed spot within 10 miles

About 30,400 children under 5 live in MA within 10 miles of Lawrence (Census, 2020–2024). Programs there that take them are licensed for 19,125, counting any school-age spots, so it’s a bit tighter than this. MA overall: 1.7. See the 727 programs nearby

All 502 licensed programs in Lawrence

With 502 programs, each one gets a line here. The search has a map and more filters.

Search near a neighborhood: South Lawrence (23)

Child care near Lawrence

727 more programs within 10 miles, in Methuen, North Andover, Andover and 10 other towns. Closest first.

Joannelis Cancel De Jesus

Home-based · Methuen · about 1.4 mi · 10 children

Ages not listed by the state: ask

Takes financial assistance

Johanny Rodriguez

Home-based · Methuen · about 1.4 mi · 6 children

Ages not listed by the state: ask

Marta Diaz de Gonzalez

Home-based · Methuen · about 1.4 mi · 6 children

Ages not listed by the state: ask

Takes financial assistance

Sara Dumont

Home-based · Methuen · about 1.4 mi · 8 children

Ages not listed by the state: ask

Newly licensedTakes financial assistance

Alba Ceballos Pena

Home-based · Methuen · about 1.4 mi · 10 children

Ages not listed by the state: ask

Takes financial assistance

Ernestina Luna

Home-based · Methuen · about 1.4 mi · 10 children

Ages not listed by the state: ask

Takes financial assistance

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Daycare in Lawrence by age

Toddler care in Lawrence

20 programs take toddlers, and 470 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).

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Preschool in Lawrence

22 programs take preschoolers, and 470 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).

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Before- and after-school care in Lawrence

21 programs take school-age children, and 470 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).

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New and growing in Lawrence

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.