Hampden County

Daycare and child care in Springfield, MA

Licensed programs
475
72 centers · 403 home-based
Take infants
29
centers; family child care homes may take babies too
Typical infant price
$1,797
a month at centers in the state’s Western region · prices by region
Take financial assistance
440
Child Care Financial Assistance · How it works

Springfield, including Indian Orchard and Sixteen Acres, has 475 licensed child care programs: 72 centers and 403 home-based programs in Hampden County.

Room for young children nearby

About average for MA

1.7children under 5 for every licensed spot within 10 miles

About 22,110 children under 5 live in MA within 10 miles of Springfield (Census, 2020–2024). Programs there that take them are licensed for 12,934, counting any school-age spots, so it’s a bit tighter than this. MA overall: 1.7. See the 315 programs nearby

All 475 licensed programs in Springfield

With 475 programs, each one gets a line here. The search has a map and more filters.

Search near a neighborhood: Indian Orchard (14) · Sixteen Acres (1)

Child care near Springfield

315 more programs within 10 miles, in Chicopee, East Longmeadow, West Springfield and 11 other towns. Closest first.

Vanessa Gonzalez

Home-based · Chicopee · about 2.6 mi · 8 children

Ages not listed by the state: ask

Takes financial assistance

Adriana Mejia

Home-based · Chicopee · about 2.7 mi · 10 children

Ages not listed by the state: ask

Takes financial assistance

Stephanie Fuentes Vazquez

Home-based · Chicopee · about 2.7 mi · 10 children

Ages not listed by the state: ask

Takes financial assistance

Louis Nunez

Home-based · Chicopee · about 2.8 mi · 10 children

Ages not listed by the state: ask

Takes financial assistance

Yesenia Roman Martinez

Home-based · Chicopee · about 2.8 mi · 10 children

Ages not listed by the state: ask

Takes financial assistance

See all within 10 miles

Daycare in Springfield by age

Toddler care in Springfield

35 programs take toddlers, and 404 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).

Preschool in Springfield

42 programs take preschoolers, and 404 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).

Before- and after-school care in Springfield

47 programs take school-age children, and 404 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).

New and growing in Springfield

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.