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Daycare and child care in Lexington, MA
- Licensed programs
- 35
- 25 centers · 10 home-based
- Take infants
- 12
- centers; family child care homes may take babies too
Lexington has 35 licensed child care programs: 25 centers and 10 home-based programs in Middlesex County.
Room for young children nearby
More spots than most of MA1.4children under 5 for every licensed spot within 10 miles
About 51,070 children under 5 live in MA within 10 miles of Lexington (Census, 2020–2024). Programs there that take them are licensed for 35,877, counting any school-age spots, so it’s a bit tighter than this. MA overall: 1.7. See the 1104 programs nearby
All 35 licensed programs in Lexington
Infant · Toddler · Preschool
Takes financial assistance
Infant · Toddler · Preschool
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Preschool
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Infant · Toddler · Preschool
Takes financial assistance
Preschool
Infant · Toddler
Toddler · Preschool
Preschool · School age
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School age
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School age
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School age
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School age
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School age
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School age
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Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
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Infant · Toddler · Preschool
Toddler · Preschool
Toddler · Preschool
Infant · Toddler · Preschool
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Ages not listed by the state: ask
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Newly licensed
Infant · Toddler · Preschool
Takes financial assistance
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Infant · Toddler · Preschool
Infant · Toddler · Preschool
Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
Takes financial assistance
Toddler · Preschool
Takes financial assistance
Infant · Toddler · Preschool
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Ages not listed by the state: ask
Newly licensed
Child care near Lexington
1,104 more programs within 10 miles, in Burlington, Woburn, Lincoln and 30 other towns. Closest first.
252 more programs within 10 miles are licensed for infants, and 509 more don’t have their ages listed by the state, mostly family child care homes. Closest first.
350 more programs within 10 miles are licensed for toddlers, and 509 more don’t have their ages listed by the state, mostly family child care homes. Closest first.
452 more programs within 10 miles are licensed for preschoolers, and 509 more don’t have their ages listed by the state, mostly family child care homes. Closest first.
246 more programs within 10 miles are licensed for school-age children, and 509 more don’t have their ages listed by the state, mostly family child care homes. Closest first.
Infant · Toddler · Preschool
Ages not listed by the state: ask
Preschool
Ages not listed by the state: ask
Ages not listed by the state: ask
School age
Takes financial assistance
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Ages not listed by the state: ask
Takes financial assistance
Daycare in Lexington by age
Infant care in Lexington
12 programs take infants, and 10 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).
Toddler care in Lexington
16 programs take toddlers, and 10 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).
Preschool in Lexington
18 programs take preschoolers, and 10 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).
Before- and after-school care in Lexington
9 programs take school-age children, and 10 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).
New and growing in Lexington
- Qinyue ZhengNewly licensed on Aug 26, 2026
- Yan QinNewly licensed on Jun 12, 2026
Nearby towns
- Arlington46 programs · about 3.8 mi
- Waltham42 programs · about 3.9 mi
- Burlington28 programs · about 4.3 mi
- Belmont37 programs · about 4.3 mi
- Lincoln10 programs · about 4.3 mi
- Winchester22 programs · about 4.4 mi
- Bedford11 programs · about 4.6 mi
- Woburn62 programs · about 4.9 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.