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Daycare and child care in Ludlow, MA
- Licensed programs
- 17
- 4 centers · 13 home-based
- Takes infants
- 1
- centers; family child care homes may take babies too
Ludlow has 17 licensed child care programs: 4 centers and 13 home-based programs in Hampden County.
Room for young children nearby
About average for MA1.7children under 5 for every licensed spot within 10 miles
About 20,180 children under 5 live in MA within 10 miles of Ludlow (Census, 2020–2024). Programs there that take them are licensed for 12,183, counting any school-age spots, so it’s a bit tighter than this. MA overall: 1.7. See the 722 programs nearby
All 17 licensed programs in Ludlow
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Preschool · School age
Takes financial assistance
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Preschool
Takes financial assistance
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Newly licensed
Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
School age
Child care near Ludlow
722 more programs within 10 miles, in Springfield, Wilbraham, Chicopee and 11 other towns. Closest first.
56 more programs within 10 miles are licensed for infants, and 561 more don’t have their ages listed by the state, mostly family child care homes. Closest first.
73 more programs within 10 miles are licensed for toddlers, and 561 more don’t have their ages listed by the state, mostly family child care homes. Closest first.
103 more programs within 10 miles are licensed for preschoolers, and 561 more don’t have their ages listed by the state, mostly family child care homes. Closest first.
103 more programs within 10 miles are licensed for school-age children, and 561 more don’t have their ages listed by the state, mostly family child care homes. Closest first.
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Takes financial assistance
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Takes financial assistance
Infant · Toddler · Preschool
Takes financial assistance
Infant · Toddler · Preschool
Takes financial assistance
School age
Takes financial assistance
Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
Takes financial assistance
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Takes financial assistance
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Takes financial assistance
Daycare in Ludlow by age
Infant care in Ludlow
1 program takes infants, and 13 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).
Toddler care in Ludlow
1 program takes toddlers, and 13 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).
Preschool in Ludlow
3 programs take preschoolers, and 13 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).
Before- and after-school care in Ludlow
3 programs take school-age children, and 13 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).
New and growing in Ludlow
- Thea RayNewly licensed on Jan 26, 2026
Nearby towns
- Wilbraham14 programs · about 4.2 mi
- Granby6 programs · about 4.8 mi
- Chicopee90 programs · about 5.8 mi
- Springfield475 programs · about 6.3 mi
- Belchertown17 programs · about 7.2 mi
- Palmer9 programs · about 7.8 mi
- Hampden6 programs · about 8.0 mi
- South Hadley17 programs · about 8.0 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.