Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
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Daycare and child care in Marblehead, MA
- Licensed programs
- 20
- 15 centers · 5 home-based
- Take infants
- 6
- centers; family child care homes may take babies too
Marblehead has 20 licensed child care programs: 15 centers and 5 home-based programs in Essex County.
Room for young children nearby
About average for MA1.7children under 5 for every licensed spot within 10 miles
About 21,810 children under 5 live in MA within 10 miles of Marblehead (Census, 2020–2024). Programs there that take them are licensed for 12,568, counting any school-age spots, so it’s a bit tighter than this. MA overall: 1.7. See the 547 programs nearby
All 20 licensed programs in Marblehead
Preschool
Toddler · Preschool
Ages not listed by the state: ask
Infant · Toddler
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Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
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Ages not listed by the state: ask
Ages not listed by the state: ask
Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
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Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
Toddler · Preschool
School age
Takes financial assistance
School age
Takes financial assistance
School age
Takes financial assistance
Infant · Toddler · Preschool
Toddler · Preschool
Preschool · School age
School age
Takes financial assistance
Child care near Marblehead
547 more programs within 10 miles, in Salem, Swampscott, Beverly and 12 other towns. Closest first.
73 more programs within 10 miles are licensed for infants, and 379 more don’t have their ages listed by the state, mostly family child care homes. Closest first.
92 more programs within 10 miles are licensed for toddlers, and 379 more don’t have their ages listed by the state, mostly family child care homes. Closest first.
116 more programs within 10 miles are licensed for preschoolers, and 379 more don’t have their ages listed by the state, mostly family child care homes. Closest first.
99 more programs within 10 miles are licensed for school-age children, and 379 more don’t have their ages listed by the state, mostly family child care homes. Closest first.
Ages not listed by the state: ask
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Ages not listed by the state: ask
Takes financial assistance
Ages not listed by the state: ask
Takes financial assistance
Ages not listed by the state: ask
Takes financial assistance
Ages not listed by the state: ask
Ages not listed by the state: ask
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Daycare in Marblehead by age
Infant care in Marblehead
6 programs take infants, and 5 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).
Toddler care in Marblehead
9 programs take toddlers, and 5 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).
Preschool in Marblehead
10 programs take preschoolers, and 5 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).
Before- and after-school care in Marblehead
9 programs take school-age children, and 5 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).
Nearby towns
- Salem57 programs · about 3.2 mi
- Swampscott16 programs · about 3.4 mi
- Beverly39 programs · about 4.2 mi
- Manchester-by-the-Sea4 programs · about 6.0 mi
- Lynn257 programs · about 6.6 mi
- Nahant2 programs · about 7.3 mi
- Peabody90 programs · about 7.3 mi
- Wenham1 program · about 7.6 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.