Ages not listed by the state: ask
Daycare and child care in Norwell, MA
- Licensed programs
- 14
- 12 centers · 2 home-based
- Take infants
- 6
- centers; family child care homes may take babies too
Norwell has 14 licensed child care programs: 12 centers and 2 home-based programs in Plymouth County.
Room for young children nearby
About average for MA2.1children under 5 for every licensed spot within 10 miles
About 16,340 children under 5 live in MA within 10 miles of Norwell (Census, 2020–2024). Programs there that take them are licensed for 7,848, counting any school-age spots, so it’s a bit tighter than this. MA overall: 1.7. See the 240 programs nearby
All 14 licensed programs in Norwell
Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
Takes financial assistance
Infant · Toddler · Preschool
Takes financial assistance
School age
Takes financial assistance
Toddler · Preschool
Infant · Toddler · Preschool
Takes financial assistance
Ages not listed by the state: ask
Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
Takes financial assistance
Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
Preschool
Takes financial assistance
Toddler · Preschool
Preschool
School age
Takes financial assistance
Infant · Toddler · Preschool
Takes financial assistance
Child care near Norwell
240 more programs within 10 miles, in Hanover, Scituate, Hingham and 15 other towns. Closest first.
41 more programs within 10 miles are licensed for infants, and 127 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 toddlers, and 127 more don’t have their ages listed by the state, mostly family child care homes. Closest first.
77 more programs within 10 miles are licensed for preschoolers, and 127 more don’t have their ages listed by the state, mostly family child care homes. Closest first.
64 more programs within 10 miles are licensed for school-age children, and 127 more don’t have their ages listed by the state, mostly family child care homes. Closest first.
School age
Takes financial assistance
Ages not listed by the state: ask
Infant · Toddler · Preschool
Takes financial assistance
Infant · Toddler · Preschool
Ages not listed by the state: ask
Takes financial assistance
Ages not listed by the state: ask
Newly licensed
Infant · Toddler · Preschool
Takes financial assistance
Ages not listed by the state: ask
Ages not listed by the state: ask
Daycare in Norwell by age
Infant care in Norwell
6 programs take infants, and 2 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).
Toddler care in Norwell
8 programs take toddlers, and 2 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).
Preschool in Norwell
10 programs take preschoolers, and 2 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).
Before- and after-school care in Norwell
5 programs take school-age children, and 2 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).
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.