Ages not listed by the state: ask
Daycare and child care in Merrimac, MA
- Licensed programs
- 4
- 2 centers · 2 home-based
- Takes infants
- 1
- centers; family child care homes may take babies too
Merrimac has 4 licensed child care programs: 2 centers and 2 home-based programs in Essex County.
Room for young children nearby
About average for MA1.6children under 5 for every licensed spot within 10 miles
About 7,330 children under 5 live in MA within 10 miles of Merrimac (Census, 2020–2024). Programs there that take them are licensed for 4,579, counting any school-age spots, so it’s a bit tighter than this. MA overall: 1.7. See the 228 programs nearby
All 4 licensed programs in Merrimac
Ages not listed by the state: ask
Takes financial assistance
Preschool
Takes financial assistance
Infant · Toddler · Preschool
Child care near Merrimac
228 more programs within 10 miles, in Haverhill, Amesbury, West Newbury and 8 other towns. Closest first.
31 more programs within 10 miles are licensed for infants, and 161 more don’t have their ages listed by the state, mostly family child care homes. Closest first.
37 more programs within 10 miles are licensed for toddlers, and 161 more don’t have their ages listed by the state, mostly family child care homes. Closest first.
52 more programs within 10 miles are licensed for preschoolers, and 161 more don’t have their ages listed by the state, mostly family child care homes. Closest first.
36 more programs within 10 miles are licensed for school-age children, and 161 more don’t have their ages listed by the state, mostly family child care homes. Closest first.
Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
Takes financial assistance
Ages not listed by the state: ask
Preschool
Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
Takes financial assistance
Ages not listed by the state: ask
Ages not listed by the state: ask
School age
Takes financial assistance
Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
Daycare in Merrimac by age
Infant care in Merrimac
1 program takes infants, and 2 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).
Toddler care in Merrimac
1 program takes toddlers, and 2 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).
Preschool in Merrimac
2 programs take preschoolers, and 2 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).
Nearby towns
- Amesbury14 programs · about 3.0 mi
- West Newbury4 programs · about 3.6 mi
- Haverhill151 programs · about 5.4 mi
- Groveland4 programs · about 5.9 mi
- Newburyport12 programs · about 6.6 mi
- Georgetown6 programs · about 7.9 mi
- Newbury4 programs · about 8.5 mi
- Salisbury5 programs · about 8.6 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.