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

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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).

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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).

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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).

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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.