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Daycare and child care in Nantucket, MA
- Licensed programs
- 16
- 4 centers · 12 home-based
- Takes infants
- 1
- centers; family child care homes may take babies too
Nantucket has 16 licensed child care programs: 4 centers and 12 home-based programs in Nantucket County.
Room for young children nearby
Fewer spots than most of MA2.6children under 5 for every licensed spot within 10 miles
About 680 children under 5 live in MA within 10 miles of Nantucket (Census, 2020–2024). Programs there that take them are licensed for 262, counting any school-age spots, so it’s a bit tighter than this. MA overall: 1.7.
All 16 licensed programs in Nantucket
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Preschool · School age
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Preschool · School age
Takes financial assistance
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Toddler · Preschool
Takes financial assistance
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Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
Takes financial assistance
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Takes financial assistance
Daycare in Nantucket by age
Infant care in Nantucket
1 program takes infants, and 12 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).
Toddler care in Nantucket
2 programs take toddlers, and 12 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).
Preschool in Nantucket
4 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 Nantucket
3 programs take school-age children, and 12 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).
Nearby towns
- Edgartown4 programs · about 20 mi
- Chatham3 programs · about 24 mi
- Oak Bluffs2 programs · about 26 mi
- Yarmouth33 programs · about 27 mi
- Harwich7 programs · about 28 mi
- Barnstable89 programs · about 29 mi
- Dennis9 programs · about 29 mi
- Tisbury8 programs · about 29 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.