Toddler · Preschool
Takes financial assistance
Daycare and child care in Watertown, MA
- Licensed programs
- 41
- 21 centers · 20 home-based
- Take infants
- 15
- centers; family child care homes may take babies too
Watertown has 41 licensed child care programs: 21 centers and 20 home-based programs in Middlesex County.
Room for young children nearby
More spots than most of MA1.4children under 5 for every licensed spot within 10 miles
About 79,960 children under 5 live in MA within 10 miles of Watertown (Census, 2020–2024). Programs there that take them are licensed for 57,211, counting any school-age spots, so it’s a bit tighter than this. MA overall: 1.7. See the 2198 programs nearby
All 41 licensed programs in Watertown
Infant · Toddler · Preschool
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Infant · Toddler · Preschool
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Infant · Toddler · Preschool
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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
Toddler · Preschool
Takes financial assistance
Ages not listed by the state: ask
Ages not listed by the state: ask
Infant · Toddler · Preschool
Takes financial assistance
Infant · Toddler · Preschool
Infant · Toddler · Preschool
Newly licensedTakes financial assistance
Infant · Toddler · Preschool
Takes financial assistance
Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
Takes financial assistance
Ages not listed by the state: ask
Ages not listed by the state: ask
Newly licensedTakes financial assistance
School age
Takes financial assistance
Ages not listed by the state: ask
Newly licensed
Ages not listed by the state: ask
Ages not listed by the state: ask
Infant · Toddler · Preschool
Takes financial assistance
Infant · Toddler · Preschool
Takes financial assistance
Ages not listed by the state: ask
Ages not listed by the state: ask
Ages not listed by the state: ask
Takes financial assistance
Ages not listed by the state: ask
Newly licensed
Ages not listed by the state: ask
Infant · Toddler · Preschool
Takes financial assistance
Infant · Toddler · Preschool
Takes financial assistance
Infant · Toddler · Preschool
Ages not listed by the state: ask
Preschool
Preschool · School age
Takes financial assistance
Toddler · Preschool
Takes financial assistance
Ages not listed by the state: ask
Ages not listed by the state: ask
Infant · Toddler · Preschool
Takes financial assistance
Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
Takes financial assistance
Ages not listed by the state: ask
Takes financial assistance
Child care near Watertown
2,198 more programs within 10 miles, in Belmont, Newton, Boston and 31 other towns. Closest first.
374 more programs within 10 miles are licensed for infants, and 1325 more don’t have their ages listed by the state, mostly family child care homes. Closest first.
516 more programs within 10 miles are licensed for toddlers, and 1325 more don’t have their ages listed by the state, mostly family child care homes. Closest first.
655 more programs within 10 miles are licensed for preschoolers, and 1325 more don’t have their ages listed by the state, mostly family child care homes. Closest first.
360 more programs within 10 miles are licensed for school-age children, and 1325 more don’t have their ages listed by the state, mostly family child care homes. Closest first.
Preschool
Toddler · Preschool · School age
Takes financial assistance
Infant · Toddler · Preschool
Ages not listed by the state: ask
Ages not listed by the state: ask
Toddler · Preschool
Infant · Toddler · Preschool
Newly licensedTakes financial assistance
Ages not listed by the state: ask
Infant · Toddler · Preschool
Takes financial assistance
Toddler · Preschool · School age
Ages not listed by the state: ask
Daycare in Watertown by age
Infant care in Watertown
15 programs take infants, and 20 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).
Toddler care in Watertown
18 programs take toddlers, and 20 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).
Preschool in Watertown
20 programs take preschoolers, and 20 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).
Before- and after-school care in Watertown
4 programs take school-age children, and 20 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).
New and growing in Watertown
- Lilit SakeyanNewly licensed on Aug 7, 2026
- Kathleen D'AgostinoNewly licensed on May 18, 2026
- Four Seasons of Mt. AuburnNewly licensed on Mar 16, 2026
- Maria Lima LopezNewly licensed on Dec 24, 2025
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.