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Daycare and child care in Salem, MA
- Licensed programs
- 57
- 21 centers · 36 home-based
- Take infants
- 7
- centers; family child care homes may take babies too
Salem has 57 licensed child care programs: 21 centers and 36 home-based programs in Essex County.
Room for young children nearby
About average for MA1.8children under 5 for every licensed spot within 10 miles
About 34,000 children under 5 live in MA within 10 miles of Salem (Census, 2020–2024). Programs there that take them are licensed for 19,092, counting any school-age spots, so it’s a bit tighter than this. MA overall: 1.7. See the 884 programs nearby
All 57 licensed programs in Salem
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Child care near Salem
884 more programs within 10 miles, in Marblehead, Swampscott, Peabody and 22 other towns. Closest first.
105 more programs within 10 miles are licensed for infants, and 645 more don’t have their ages listed by the state, mostly family child care homes. Closest first.
132 more programs within 10 miles are licensed for toddlers, and 645 more don’t have their ages listed by the state, mostly family child care homes. Closest first.
169 more programs within 10 miles are licensed for preschoolers, and 645 more don’t have their ages listed by the state, mostly family child care homes. Closest first.
126 more programs within 10 miles are licensed for school-age children, and 645 more don’t have their ages listed by the state, mostly family child care homes. Closest first.
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Daycare in Salem by age
Infant care in Salem
7 programs take infants, and 36 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).
Toddler care in Salem
9 programs take toddlers, and 36 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).
Preschool in Salem
12 programs take preschoolers, and 36 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).
Before- and after-school care in Salem
15 programs take school-age children, and 36 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).
New and growing in Salem
- Cleidiane Alves GarciaNewly licensed on Jul 16, 2026
- Cleidimar Jose DutraNewly licensed on Jun 22, 2026
- S USTC Learning CenterNewly licensed on Mar 3, 2026
- Oneida PerdomoNewly licensed on Dec 16, 2025
- Anyi Brito MarcelNewly licensed on Nov 3, 2025
Nearby towns
- Swampscott16 programs · about 2.2 mi
- Marblehead20 programs · about 3.2 mi
- Lynn257 programs · about 3.7 mi
- Peabody90 programs · about 4.4 mi
- Beverly39 programs · about 4.8 mi
- Danvers27 programs · about 5.8 mi
- Nahant2 programs · about 5.9 mi
- Saugus31 programs · about 6.3 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.