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Daycare and child care in Melrose, MA
- Licensed programs
- 22
- 11 centers · 11 home-based
- Take infants
- 6
- centers; family child care homes may take babies too
Melrose has 22 licensed child care programs: 11 centers and 11 home-based programs in Middlesex County.
Room for young children nearby
About average for MA1.8children under 5 for every licensed spot within 10 miles
About 90,000 children under 5 live in MA within 10 miles of Melrose (Census, 2020–2024). Programs there that take them are licensed for 50,623, counting any school-age spots, so it’s a bit tighter than this. MA overall: 1.7. See the 1877 programs nearby
All 22 licensed programs in Melrose
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Preschool
Infant · Toddler · Preschool
Takes financial assistance
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Infant · Toddler · Preschool
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Newly licensed
Infant · Toddler · Preschool
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Preschool
Toddler · Preschool · School age
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Newly licensed
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Infant · Toddler · Preschool
Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
Toddler · Preschool · School age
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Infant · Toddler · Preschool
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Child care near Melrose
1,877 more programs within 10 miles, in Malden, Stoneham, Saugus and 32 other towns. Closest first.
360 more programs within 10 miles are licensed for infants, and 1109 more don’t have their ages listed by the state, mostly family child care homes. Closest first.
461 more programs within 10 miles are licensed for toddlers, and 1109 more don’t have their ages listed by the state, mostly family child care homes. Closest first.
583 more programs within 10 miles are licensed for preschoolers, and 1109 more don’t have their ages listed by the state, mostly family child care homes. Closest first.
328 more programs within 10 miles are licensed for school-age children, and 1109 more don’t have their ages listed by the state, mostly family child care homes. Closest first.
School age
Newly licensed
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Takes financial assistance
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Daycare in Melrose by age
Infant care in Melrose
6 programs take infants, and 12 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).
Toddler care in Melrose
8 programs take toddlers, and 12 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).
Preschool in Melrose
10 programs take preschoolers, and 12 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).
Before- and after-school care in Melrose
3 programs take school-age children, and 12 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).
New and growing in Melrose
- Ramona Ivelisse AcevedoNewly licensed on Aug 25, 2026
- Malgorzata MassziNewly licensed on Apr 17, 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.