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Daycare and child care in Townsend, MA
- Licensed programs
- 10
- 2 centers · 8 home-based
- Take infants
- 2
- centers; family child care homes may take babies too
Townsend, including West Townsend, has 10 licensed child care programs: 2 centers and 8 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 5,530 children under 5 live in MA within 10 miles of Townsend (Census, 2020–2024). Programs there that take them are licensed for 3,100, counting any school-age spots, so it’s a bit tighter than this. MA overall: 1.7. See the 190 programs nearby
All 10 licensed programs in Townsend
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Child care near Townsend
190 more programs within 10 miles, in Pepperell, Ashby, Lunenburg and 7 other towns. Closest first.
15 more programs within 10 miles are licensed for infants, and 161 more don’t have their ages listed by the state, mostly family child care homes. Closest first.
17 more programs within 10 miles are licensed for toddlers, and 161 more don’t have their ages listed by the state, mostly family child care homes. Closest first.
26 more programs within 10 miles are licensed for preschoolers, and 161 more don’t have their ages listed by the state, mostly family child care homes. Closest first.
17 more programs within 10 miles are licensed for school-age children, and 161 more don’t have their ages listed by the state, mostly family child care homes. Closest first.
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Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
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Daycare in Townsend by age
Infant care in Townsend
2 programs take infants, and 8 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).
Toddler care in Townsend
2 programs take toddlers, and 8 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).
Preschool in Townsend
2 programs take preschoolers, and 8 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).
Before- and after-school care in Townsend
1 program takes school-age children, and 8 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).
New and growing in Townsend
- Ana Carla Thomes QueirozNewly licensed on Apr 17, 2026
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.