Ages not listed by the state: ask
Daycare and child care in Sheffield, MA
- Licensed programs
- 5
- 2 centers · 3 home-based
- Take infants
- 2
- centers; family child care homes may take babies too
Sheffield, including Ashley Falls, has 5 licensed child care programs: 2 centers and 3 home-based programs in Berkshire County.
Room for young children nearby
About average for MA1.6children under 5 for every licensed spot within 10 miles
About 410 children under 5 live in MA within 10 miles of Sheffield (Census, 2020–2024). Programs there that take them are licensed for 260, counting any school-age spots, so it’s a bit tighter than this. MA overall: 1.7. See the 4 programs nearby
All 5 licensed programs in Sheffield
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Ages not listed by the state: ask
Takes financial assistance
Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
Infant · Toddler · Preschool
Child care near Sheffield
4 more programs within 10 miles, in Great Barrington. Closest first.
1 more program within 10 miles is licensed for infants, and 1 more don’t have their ages listed by the state, mostly family child care homes. Closest first.
2 more programs within 10 miles are licensed for toddlers, and 1 more don’t have their ages listed by the state, mostly family child care homes. Closest first.
3 more programs within 10 miles are licensed for preschoolers, and 1 more don’t have their ages listed by the state, mostly family child care homes. Closest first.
1 more program within 10 miles is licensed for school-age children, and 1 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
Preschool
Takes financial assistance
Daycare in Sheffield by age
Infant care in Sheffield
2 programs take infants, and 3 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).
Toddler care in Sheffield
2 programs take toddlers, and 3 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).
Preschool in Sheffield
2 programs take preschoolers, and 3 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).
Before- and after-school care in Sheffield
1 program takes school-age children, and 3 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).
Nearby towns
- Great Barrington4 programs · about 8.3 mi
- Stockbridge2 programs · about 14 mi
- Lee5 programs · about 15 mi
- Lenox2 programs · about 19 mi
- Becket1 program · about 19 mi
- Blandford2 programs · about 22 mi
- Pittsfield58 programs · about 25 mi
- Chester1 program · about 25 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.