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Daycare and child care in Northampton, MA
- Licensed programs
- 26
- 14 centers · 12 home-based
- Take infants
- 5
- centers; family child care homes may take babies too
Northampton, including Florence, has 26 licensed child care programs: 14 centers and 12 home-based programs in Hampshire County.
Room for young children nearby
About average for MA1.6children under 5 for every licensed spot within 10 miles
About 5,790 children under 5 live in MA within 10 miles of Northampton (Census, 2020–2024). Programs there that take them are licensed for 3,700, counting any school-age spots, so it’s a bit tighter than this. MA overall: 1.7. See the 124 programs nearby
All 26 licensed programs in Northampton
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Toddler · Preschool
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Preschool
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Infant · Toddler · Preschool
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Toddler · Preschool · School age
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Infant · Toddler · Preschool
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Toddler · Preschool · School age
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Infant
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Child care near Northampton
124 more programs within 10 miles, in Easthampton, Hatfield, Southampton and 8 other towns. Closest first.
21 more programs within 10 miles are licensed for infants, and 76 more don’t have their ages listed by the state, mostly family child care homes. Closest first.
27 more programs within 10 miles are licensed for toddlers, and 76 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 preschoolers, and 76 more don’t have their ages listed by the state, mostly family child care homes. Closest first.
27 more programs within 10 miles are licensed for school-age children, and 76 more don’t have their ages listed by the state, mostly family child care homes. Closest first.
Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
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Preschool
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Preschool
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Daycare in Northampton by age
Infant care in Northampton
5 programs take infants, and 12 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).
Toddler care in Northampton
7 programs take toddlers, and 12 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).
Preschool in Northampton
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 Northampton
6 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 Northampton
- Tiana BierwertNewly licensed on Jan 5, 2026
- HRYMCA PreschoolNewly licensed on Dec 24, 2025
- The Nest Nursery. LLCNewly licensed on Dec 8, 2025
Nearby towns
- Easthampton14 programs · about 4.3 mi
- Hatfield2 programs · about 5.2 mi
- Hadley4 programs · about 5.8 mi
- South Hadley17 programs · about 6.9 mi
- Southampton7 programs · about 7.7 mi
- Holyoke60 programs · about 8.1 mi
- Amherst16 programs · about 8.9 mi
- Chesterfield2 programs · about 9.2 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.