Bristol County

Daycare and child care in New Bedford, MA

Licensed programs
61
34 centers · 27 home-based
Take infants
22
centers; family child care homes may take babies too
Typical infant price
$1,974
a month at centers in the state’s Southeast region · prices by region
Take financial assistance
60
Child Care Financial Assistance · How it works

New Bedford has 61 licensed child care programs: 34 centers and 27 home-based programs in Bristol County.

Room for young children nearby

Fewer spots than most of MA

2.6children under 5 for every licensed spot within 10 miles

About 14,740 children under 5 live in MA within 10 miles of New Bedford (Census, 2020–2024). Programs there that take them are licensed for 5,737, counting any school-age spots, so it’s a bit tighter than this. MA overall: 1.7. See the 73 programs nearby

All 61 licensed programs in New Bedford

Adriana Romero Vera

Home-based · 6 children

Ages not listed by the state: ask

Newly licensedTakes financial assistance

Ana Valentin Burgos

Home-based · 10 children

Ages not listed by the state: ask

Takes financial assistance

Blessed Angels Academy

Center · 54 children

Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age

Takes financial assistance

Carmen Costa

Home-based · 10 children

Ages not listed by the state: ask

Takes financial assistance

Carmen Jimenez

Home-based · 8 children

Ages not listed by the state: ask

Takes financial assistance

Celina Gomes

Home-based · 6 children

Ages not listed by the state: ask

Newly licensedTakes financial assistance

Christina Pennington

Home-based · 8 children

Ages not listed by the state: ask

Takes financial assistance

Constance Raposo

Home-based · 8 children

Ages not listed by the state: ask

Takes financial assistance

Crayon Campus - Howland

Center · 241 children

Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age

Takes financial assistance

Crayon Campus - Nash

Center · 40 children

Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age

Takes financial assistance

Days of Discovery

Center · 44 children

Infant · Toddler · Preschool

Takes financial assistance

Delia Brager

Home-based · 8 children

Ages not listed by the state: ask

Takes financial assistance

Early Learning Academy

Center · 20 children

Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age

Takes financial assistance

Faurizania Andrade

Home-based · 8 children

Ages not listed by the state: ask

Newly licensedTakes financial assistance

Heather Ambrose

Home-based · 8 children

Ages not listed by the state: ask

Takes financial assistance

Joselyn Tejeda

Home-based · 6 children

Ages not listed by the state: ask

Takes financial assistance

Juan Valentin-Burgos

Home-based · 6 children

Ages not listed by the state: ask

Newly licensedTakes financial assistance

Little Explorers LLC

Center · 24 children

Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age

Takes financial assistance

Maria Adamides

Home-based · 6 children

Ages not listed by the state: ask

Takes financial assistance

Maria Canelon

Home-based · 8 children

Ages not listed by the state: ask

Takes financial assistance

Nicholas Smola

Home-based · 10 children

Ages not listed by the state: ask

Takes financial assistance

P.A.C.E. Head Start

Center · 131 children

Infant · Toddler · Preschool

Takes financial assistance

P.A.C.E. Head Start

Center · 113 children

Infant · Toddler · Preschool

Takes financial assistance

Paola Moreno Lara

Home-based · 6 children

Ages not listed by the state: ask

Newly licensedTakes financial assistance

Ready Set Learn

Center · 10 children

Ages not listed by the state: ask

Takes financial assistance

Sandra Stolmeier

Home-based · 6 children

Ages not listed by the state: ask

Takes financial assistance

Viry Hernandez

Home-based · 10 children

Ages not listed by the state: ask

Takes financial assistance

Wren Charbonneau

Home-based · 10 children

Ages not listed by the state: ask

Takes financial assistance

Yudelka Castillo

Home-based · 10 children

Ages not listed by the state: ask

Takes financial assistance

Child care near New Bedford

73 more programs within 10 miles, in Fairhaven, Acushnet, Dartmouth and 7 other towns. Closest first.

Learning House Preschool

Center · Fairhaven · about 1.7 mi · 64 children

Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age

Takes financial assistance

Jennifer Burt

Home-based · Fairhaven · about 2.0 mi · 8 children

Ages not listed by the state: ask

Takes financial assistance

Coastal Kids

Center · Acushnet · about 2.1 mi · 29 children

Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age

Takes financial assistance

See all within 10 miles

Daycare in New Bedford by age

Toddler care in New Bedford

22 programs take toddlers, and 28 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).

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Preschool in New Bedford

28 programs take preschoolers, and 28 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).

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Before- and after-school care in New Bedford

29 programs take school-age children, and 28 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).

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New and growing in New Bedford

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.