Toddler · Preschool
Daycare and child care in Reading, MA
- Licensed programs
- 20
- 9 centers · 11 home-based
- Take infants
- 2
- centers; family child care homes may take babies too
Reading has 20 licensed child care programs: 9 centers and 11 home-based programs in Middlesex County.
Room for young children nearby
About average for MA1.7children under 5 for every licensed spot within 10 miles
About 49,520 children under 5 live in MA within 10 miles of Reading (Census, 2020–2024). Programs there that take them are licensed for 29,116, counting any school-age spots, so it’s a bit tighter than this. MA overall: 1.7. See the 1219 programs nearby
All 20 licensed programs in Reading
Ages not listed by the state: ask
Ages not listed by the state: ask
Toddler · Preschool
Preschool
Ages not listed by the state: ask
Takes financial assistance
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Ages not listed by the state: ask
Preschool · School age
Takes financial assistance
Ages not listed by the state: ask
Ages not listed by the state: ask
Preschool
Preschool · School age
Takes financial assistance
Toddler · Preschool
Infant · Toddler · Preschool
Takes financial assistance
Ages not listed by the state: ask
Ages not listed by the state: ask
Newly licensedTakes financial assistance
Infant · Toddler · Preschool
Takes financial assistance
Ages not listed by the state: ask
Ages not listed by the state: ask
Takes financial assistance
Child care near Reading
1,219 more programs within 10 miles, in Wakefield, North Reading, Woburn and 30 other towns. Closest first.
181 more programs within 10 miles are licensed for infants, and 810 more don’t have their ages listed by the state, mostly family child care homes. Closest first.
217 more programs within 10 miles are licensed for toddlers, and 810 more don’t have their ages listed by the state, mostly family child care homes. Closest first.
296 more programs within 10 miles are licensed for preschoolers, and 810 more don’t have their ages listed by the state, mostly family child care homes. Closest first.
210 more programs within 10 miles are licensed for school-age children, and 810 more don’t have their ages listed by the state, mostly family child care homes. Closest first.
Infant · Toddler · Preschool
Takes financial assistance
Toddler · Preschool · School age
Takes financial assistance
Ages not listed by the state: ask
Infant · Toddler · Preschool
Takes financial assistance
Ages not listed by the state: ask
Takes financial assistance
Preschool
School age
Takes financial assistance
Ages not listed by the state: ask
Takes financial assistance
Infant · Toddler · Preschool
Takes financial assistance
Ages not listed by the state: ask
Daycare in Reading by age
Infant care in Reading
2 programs take infants, and 11 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).
Toddler care in Reading
5 programs take toddlers, and 11 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).
Preschool in Reading
9 programs take preschoolers, and 11 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).
Before- and after-school care in Reading
2 programs take school-age children, and 11 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).
New and growing in Reading
- Thalita Dantas Almeida OliveiraNewly licensed on Oct 28, 2025
Nearby towns
- Wakefield22 programs · about 3.0 mi
- North Reading17 programs · about 3.2 mi
- Lynnfield6 programs · about 3.4 mi
- Wilmington13 programs · about 3.6 mi
- Woburn62 programs · about 4.1 mi
- Stoneham19 programs · about 4.2 mi
- Burlington28 programs · about 5.4 mi
- Melrose22 programs · about 6.0 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.