Preschool · School age
Takes financial assistance
Daycare and child care in Paxton, MA
- Licensed programs
- 8
- 4 centers · 4 home-based
- Take infants
- 2
- centers; family child care homes may take babies too
Paxton has 8 licensed child care programs: 4 centers and 4 home-based programs in Worcester County.
Room for young children nearby
About average for MA2.1children under 5 for every licensed spot within 10 miles
About 16,140 children under 5 live in MA within 10 miles of Paxton (Census, 2020–2024). Programs there that take them are licensed for 7,723, counting any school-age spots, so it’s a bit tighter than this. MA overall: 1.7. See the 499 programs nearby
All 8 licensed programs in Paxton
Ages not listed by the state: ask
Takes financial assistance
Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
Takes financial assistance
Ages not listed by the state: ask
Ages not listed by the state: ask
Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
Takes financial assistance
School age
Takes financial assistance
Ages not listed by the state: ask
Child care near Paxton
499 more programs within 10 miles, in Rutland, Spencer, Holden and 13 other towns. Closest first.
40 more programs within 10 miles are licensed for infants, and 406 more don’t have their ages listed by the state, mostly family child care homes. Closest first.
45 more programs within 10 miles are licensed for toddlers, and 406 more don’t have their ages listed by the state, mostly family child care homes. Closest first.
63 more programs within 10 miles are licensed for preschoolers, and 406 more don’t have their ages listed by the state, mostly family child care homes. Closest first.
71 more programs within 10 miles are licensed for school-age children, and 406 more don’t have their ages listed by the state, mostly family child care homes. Closest first.
Ages not listed by the state: ask
School age
Takes financial assistance
Toddler · Preschool
Takes financial assistance
Ages not listed by the state: ask
Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
Takes financial assistance
Ages not listed by the state: ask
Ages not listed by the state: ask
Takes financial assistance
Ages not listed by the state: ask
Daycare in Paxton by age
Infant care in Paxton
2 programs take infants, and 4 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).
Toddler care in Paxton
2 programs take toddlers, and 4 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).
Preschool in Paxton
3 programs take preschoolers, and 4 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).
Before- and after-school care in Paxton
4 programs take school-age children, and 4 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).
Nearby towns
- Holden19 programs · about 5.0 mi
- Spencer10 programs · about 5.2 mi
- Leicester10 programs · about 5.3 mi
- Rutland11 programs · about 5.5 mi
- Oakham3 programs · about 6.0 mi
- North Brookfield2 programs · about 7.2 mi
- Worcester408 programs · about 7.4 mi
- East Brookfield3 programs · about 8.7 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.