Ages not listed by the state: ask
Daycare and child care in Stow, MA
- Licensed programs
- 4
- 2 centers · 2 home-based
- Takes infants
- 1
- centers; family child care homes may take babies too
Stow has 4 licensed child care programs: 2 centers and 2 home-based programs in Middlesex County.
Room for young children nearby
About average for MA1.8children under 5 for every licensed spot within 10 miles
About 17,080 children under 5 live in MA within 10 miles of Stow (Census, 2020–2024). Programs there that take them are licensed for 9,465, counting any school-age spots, so it’s a bit tighter than this. MA overall: 1.7. See the 292 programs nearby
All 4 licensed programs in Stow
Preschool
Ages not listed by the state: ask
Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
Takes financial assistance
Child care near Stow
292 more programs within 10 miles, in Maynard, Hudson, Acton and 17 other towns. Closest first.
65 more programs within 10 miles are licensed for infants, and 162 more don’t have their ages listed by the state, mostly family child care homes. Closest first.
82 more programs within 10 miles are licensed for toddlers, and 162 more don’t have their ages listed by the state, mostly family child care homes. Closest first.
101 more programs within 10 miles are licensed for preschoolers, and 162 more don’t have their ages listed by the state, mostly family child care homes. Closest first.
84 more programs within 10 miles are licensed for school-age children, and 162 more don’t have their ages listed by the state, mostly family child care homes. Closest first.
Ages not listed by the state: ask
Takes financial assistance
Ages not listed by the state: ask
Infant · Toddler · Preschool
Takes financial assistance
Ages not listed by the state: ask
Takes financial assistance
Ages not listed by the state: ask
Ages not listed by the state: ask
Takes financial assistance
School age
Takes financial assistance
Daycare in Stow by age
Infant care in Stow
1 program takes infants, and 2 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).
Toddler care in Stow
1 program takes toddlers, and 2 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).
Preschool in Stow
2 programs take preschoolers, and 2 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).
Before- and after-school care in Stow
1 program takes school-age children, and 2 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).
Nearby towns
- Maynard9 programs · about 2.9 mi
- Hudson28 programs · about 3.3 mi
- Boxborough3 programs · about 3.9 mi
- Acton18 programs · about 5.3 mi
- Sudbury27 programs · about 5.7 mi
- Marlborough68 programs · about 5.8 mi
- Harvard8 programs · about 6.4 mi
- Berlin2 programs · about 6.9 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.