Worcester County

Daycare and child care in Oxford, MA

Licensed programs
18
3 centers · 15 home-based
Takes infants
1
centers; family child care homes may take babies too
Typical infant price
$1,884
a month at centers in the state’s Central region · prices by region
Take financial assistance
13
Child Care Financial Assistance · How it works

Oxford, including North Oxford, has 18 licensed child care programs: 3 centers and 15 home-based programs in Worcester County.

Room for young children nearby

More spots than most of MA

1.1children under 5 for every licensed spot within 10 miles

About 6,500 children under 5 live in MA within 10 miles of Oxford (Census, 2020–2024). Programs there that take them are licensed for 5,862, counting any school-age spots, so it’s a bit tighter than this. MA overall: 1.7. See the 375 programs nearby

All 18 licensed programs in Oxford

Dorothy Charbonneau

Home-based · 8 children

Ages not listed by the state: ask

Takes financial assistance

Dorothy Smith

Home-based · 8 children

Ages not listed by the state: ask

Takes financial assistance

Jennifer Palin

Home-based · 8 children

Ages not listed by the state: ask

Takes financial assistance

Kimberly Chisholm

Home-based · 8 children

Ages not listed by the state: ask

Takes financial assistance

Lindsey Kinhan

Home-based · 6 children

Ages not listed by the state: ask

Marcella Zografos

Home-based · 10 children

Ages not listed by the state: ask

Takes financial assistance

Mary Fasulo O'Toole

Home-based · 10 children

Ages not listed by the state: ask

Takes financial assistance

Melanie Walsh

Home-based · 8 children

Ages not listed by the state: ask

Paula Marie Barkley

Home-based · 8 children

Ages not listed by the state: ask

Takes financial assistance

Perla Feliz Matos

Home-based · 6 children

Ages not listed by the state: ask

Newly licensed

Renee Gendron

Home-based · 8 children

Ages not listed by the state: ask

Robin Lemire

Home-based · North Oxford · 8 children

Ages not listed by the state: ask

Takes financial assistance

Rosana Costa

Home-based · 6 children

Ages not listed by the state: ask

Takes financial assistance

Child care near Oxford

375 more programs within 10 miles, in Charlton, Dudley, Sutton and 11 other towns. Closest first.

Rachel Creelman

Home-based · Charlton · about 1.8 mi · 8 children

Ages not listed by the state: ask

Susan Gelb

Home-based · Charlton · about 2.3 mi · 10 children

Ages not listed by the state: ask

Takes financial assistance

Lisa Dupuis

Home-based · Charlton · about 3.0 mi · 10 children

Ages not listed by the state: ask

Takes financial assistance

Doreen Lowell

Home-based · Dudley · about 3.1 mi · 8 children

Ages not listed by the state: ask

Kelly Szela

Home-based · Charlton · about 3.3 mi · 8 children

Ages not listed by the state: ask

Julianna Roy

Home-based · Charlton · about 3.6 mi · 10 children

Ages not listed by the state: ask

See all within 10 miles

Daycare in Oxford by age

Toddler care in Oxford

1 program takes toddlers, and 15 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).

Preschool in Oxford

3 programs take preschoolers, and 15 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).

Before- and after-school care in Oxford

1 program takes school-age children, and 15 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).

New and growing in Oxford

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.