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Daycare and child care in Leicester, MA
- Licensed programs
- 10
- 6 centers · 4 home-based
- Take infants
- 2
- centers; family child care homes may take babies too
Leicester, including Cherry Valley and Rochdale, has 10 licensed child care programs: 6 centers and 4 home-based programs in Worcester County.
Room for young children nearby
About average for MA2.0children under 5 for every licensed spot within 10 miles
About 17,390 children under 5 live in MA within 10 miles of Leicester (Census, 2020–2024). Programs there that take them are licensed for 8,839, counting any school-age spots, so it’s a bit tighter than this. MA overall: 1.7. See the 548 programs nearby
All 10 licensed programs in Leicester
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Infant · Toddler · Preschool
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Toddler · Preschool
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Preschool · School age
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School age
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Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
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Toddler · Preschool
Newly licensed
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Child care near Leicester
548 more programs within 10 miles, in Worcester, Spencer, Auburn and 14 other towns. Closest first.
46 more programs within 10 miles are licensed for infants, and 447 more don’t have their ages listed by the state, mostly family child care homes. Closest first.
51 more programs within 10 miles are licensed for toddlers, and 447 more don’t have their ages listed by the state, mostly family child care homes. Closest first.
71 more programs within 10 miles are licensed for preschoolers, and 447 more don’t have their ages listed by the state, mostly family child care homes. Closest first.
77 more programs within 10 miles are licensed for school-age children, and 447 more don’t have their ages listed by the state, mostly family child care homes. Closest first.
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Daycare in Leicester by age
Infant care in Leicester
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 Leicester
4 programs take toddlers, and 4 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).
Preschool in Leicester
5 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 Leicester
3 programs take school-age children, and 4 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).
New and growing in Leicester
- Rooted Beginnings Learning CenterNewly licensed on Aug 24, 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.