Essex County

Daycare and child care in Topsfield, MA

Licensed programs
5
4 centers · 1 home-based
Takes infants
1
centers; family child care homes may take babies too
Typical infant price
$2,390
a month at centers in the state’s Northeast region · prices by region
Takes financial assistance
1
Child Care Financial Assistance · How it works

Topsfield has 5 licensed child care programs: 4 centers and 1 home-based program in Essex County.

Room for young children nearby

More spots than most of MA

1.3children under 5 for every licensed spot within 10 miles

About 13,560 children under 5 live in MA within 10 miles of Topsfield (Census, 2020–2024). Programs there that take them are licensed for 10,182, counting any school-age spots, so it’s a bit tighter than this. MA overall: 1.7. See the 318 programs nearby

All 5 licensed programs in Topsfield

Child care near Topsfield

318 more programs within 10 miles, in Ipswich, Danvers, Boxford and 21 other towns. Closest first.

Elizabeth McKenna

Home-based · Ipswich · about 2.8 mi · 6 children

Ages not listed by the state: ask

Small Wonders

Center · Ipswich · about 2.9 mi · 30 children

Preschool · School age

A Bright Beginning Too

Center · Danvers · about 3.3 mi · 70 children

Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age

Takes financial assistance

See all within 10 miles

Daycare in Topsfield by age

Toddler care in Topsfield

3 programs take toddlers, and 1 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).

Preschool in Topsfield

3 programs take preschoolers, and 1 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).

Before- and after-school care in Topsfield

1 program takes school-age children, and 1 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).

New and growing in Topsfield

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.