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Daycare and child care in Shirley, MA
- Licensed programs
- 6
- 1 center · 5 home-based
- Take infants
- 0
- Look in nearby towns too
Shirley has 6 licensed child care programs: 1 center and 5 home-based programs in Middlesex County.
Room for young children nearby
About average for MA2.1children under 5 for every licensed spot within 10 miles
About 9,420 children under 5 live in MA within 10 miles of Shirley (Census, 2020–2024). Programs there that take them are licensed for 4,480, counting any school-age spots, so it’s a bit tighter than this. MA overall: 1.7. See the 256 programs nearby
All 6 licensed programs in Shirley
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Preschool · School age
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Child care near Shirley
256 more programs within 10 miles, in Lunenburg, Harvard, Ayer and 10 other towns. Closest first.
25 more programs within 10 miles are licensed for infants, and 203 more don’t have their ages listed by the state, mostly family child care homes. Closest first.
31 more programs within 10 miles are licensed for toddlers, and 203 more don’t have their ages listed by the state, mostly family child care homes. Closest first.
43 more programs within 10 miles are licensed for preschoolers, and 203 more don’t have their ages listed by the state, mostly family child care homes. Closest first.
31 more programs within 10 miles are licensed for school-age children, and 203 more don’t have their ages listed by the state, mostly family child care homes. Closest first.
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Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
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Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
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Daycare in Shirley by age
Preschool in Shirley
1 program takes preschoolers, and 5 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).
Before- and after-school care in Shirley
1 program takes school-age children, and 5 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).
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.