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Daycare and child care in Somerville, MA
- Licensed programs
- 53
- 32 centers · 21 home-based
- Take infants
- 15
- centers; family child care homes may take babies too
Somerville has 53 licensed child care programs: 32 centers and 21 home-based programs in Middlesex County.
Room for young children nearby
More spots than most of MA1.5children under 5 for every licensed spot within 10 miles
About 88,160 children under 5 live in MA within 10 miles of Somerville (Census, 2020–2024). Programs there that take them are licensed for 59,067, counting any school-age spots, so it’s a bit tighter than this. MA overall: 1.7. See the 2398 programs nearby
All 53 licensed programs in Somerville
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Child care near Somerville
2,398 more programs within 10 miles, in Medford, Cambridge, Boston and 30 other towns. Closest first.
382 more programs within 10 miles are licensed for infants, and 1528 more don’t have their ages listed by the state, mostly family child care homes. Closest first.
515 more programs within 10 miles are licensed for toddlers, and 1528 more don’t have their ages listed by the state, mostly family child care homes. Closest first.
648 more programs within 10 miles are licensed for preschoolers, and 1528 more don’t have their ages listed by the state, mostly family child care homes. Closest first.
370 more programs within 10 miles are licensed for school-age children, and 1528 more don’t have their ages listed by the state, mostly family child care homes. Closest first.
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Daycare in Somerville by age
Infant care in Somerville
15 programs take infants, and 22 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).
Toddler care in Somerville
18 programs take toddlers, and 22 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).
Preschool in Somerville
26 programs take preschoolers, and 22 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).
Before- and after-school care in Somerville
8 programs take school-age children, and 22 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.