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Daycare and child care in Saugus, MA
- Licensed programs
- 31
- 7 centers · 24 home-based
- Take infants
- 5
- centers; family child care homes may take babies too
Saugus has 31 licensed child care programs: 7 centers and 24 home-based programs in Essex County.
Room for young children nearby
About average for MA2.1children under 5 for every licensed spot within 10 miles
About 86,810 children under 5 live in MA within 10 miles of Saugus (Census, 2020–2024). Programs there that take them are licensed for 40,884, counting any school-age spots, so it’s a bit tighter than this. MA overall: 1.7. See the 1592 programs nearby
All 31 licensed programs in Saugus
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Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
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Child care near Saugus
1,592 more programs within 10 miles, in Lynn, Melrose, Malden and 30 other towns. Closest first.
288 more programs within 10 miles are licensed for infants, and 965 more don’t have their ages listed by the state, mostly family child care homes. Closest first.
366 more programs within 10 miles are licensed for toddlers, and 965 more don’t have their ages listed by the state, mostly family child care homes. Closest first.
465 more programs within 10 miles are licensed for preschoolers, and 965 more don’t have their ages listed by the state, mostly family child care homes. Closest first.
281 more programs within 10 miles are licensed for school-age children, and 965 more don’t have their ages listed by the state, mostly family child care homes. Closest first.
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Daycare in Saugus by age
Infant care in Saugus
5 programs take infants, and 24 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).
Toddler care in Saugus
5 programs take toddlers, and 24 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).
Preschool in Saugus
7 programs take preschoolers, and 24 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).
Before- and after-school care in Saugus
4 programs take school-age children, and 24 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).
New and growing in Saugus
- Happy Feet Children’s Center 2, LLCNewly licensed on Jul 9, 2026
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.