Toddler · Preschool
Takes financial assistance
Daycare and child care in Wakefield, MA
- Licensed programs
- 22
- 11 centers · 11 home-based
- Take infants
- 6
- centers; family child care homes may take babies too
Wakefield has 22 licensed child care programs: 11 centers and 11 home-based programs in Middlesex County.
Room for young children nearby
More spots than most of MA1.5children under 5 for every licensed spot within 10 miles
About 56,860 children under 5 live in MA within 10 miles of Wakefield (Census, 2020–2024). Programs there that take them are licensed for 37,498, counting any school-age spots, so it’s a bit tighter than this. MA overall: 1.7. See the 1536 programs nearby
All 22 licensed programs in Wakefield
Infant · Toddler
Newly licensed
Ages not listed by the state: ask
Takes financial assistance
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Preschool
Takes financial assistance
Infant · Toddler · Preschool
Takes financial assistance
Ages not listed by the state: ask
Ages not listed by the state: ask
Preschool
Infant · Toddler · Preschool
Takes financial assistance
Ages not listed by the state: ask
Infant · Toddler · Preschool
Takes financial assistance
Ages not listed by the state: ask
Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
Takes financial assistance
Toddler · Preschool · School age
Takes financial assistance
Ages not listed by the state: ask
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
Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
Takes financial assistance
Ages not listed by the state: ask
Toddler · Preschool
Child care near Wakefield
1,536 more programs within 10 miles, in Reading, Stoneham, Saugus and 33 other towns. Closest first.
249 more programs within 10 miles are licensed for infants, and 976 more don’t have their ages listed by the state, mostly family child care homes. Closest first.
312 more programs within 10 miles are licensed for toddlers, and 976 more don’t have their ages listed by the state, mostly family child care homes. Closest first.
405 more programs within 10 miles are licensed for preschoolers, and 976 more don’t have their ages listed by the state, mostly family child care homes. Closest first.
266 more programs within 10 miles are licensed for school-age children, and 976 more don’t have their ages listed by the state, mostly family child care homes. Closest first.
Infant · Toddler · Preschool
Takes financial assistance
Ages not listed by the state: ask
Ages not listed by the state: ask
Takes financial assistance
Ages not listed by the state: ask
Ages not listed by the state: ask
Ages not listed by the state: ask
Ages not listed by the state: ask
Daycare in Wakefield by age
Infant care in Wakefield
6 programs take infants, and 11 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).
Toddler care in Wakefield
9 programs take toddlers, and 11 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).
Preschool in Wakefield
10 programs take preschoolers, and 11 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).
Before- and after-school care in Wakefield
3 programs take school-age children, and 11 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).
New and growing in Wakefield
- 7 Little Continents MontessoriNewly licensed on Feb 26, 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.