Ages not listed by the state: ask
Takes financial assistance
Daycare and child care in Wellesley, MA
- Licensed programs
- 26
- 21 centers · 5 home-based
- Take infants
- 6
- centers; family child care homes may take babies too
Wellesley, including Wellesley Hills, has 26 licensed child care programs: 21 centers and 5 home-based programs in Norfolk County.
Room for young children nearby
More spots than most of MA1.1children under 5 for every licensed spot within 10 miles
About 39,560 children under 5 live in MA within 10 miles of Wellesley (Census, 2020–2024). Programs there that take them are licensed for 36,166, counting any school-age spots, so it’s a bit tighter than this. MA overall: 1.7. See the 1184 programs nearby
All 26 licensed programs in Wellesley
Infant · Toddler · Preschool
Takes financial assistance
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Toddler · Preschool
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Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
Takes financial assistance
Preschool · School age
Preschool
Preschool
Infant · Toddler · Preschool
Preschool
Infant · Toddler · Preschool
Takes financial assistance
Preschool
Ages not listed by the state: ask
School age
Takes financial assistance
School age
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School age
Takes financial assistance
Toddler · Preschool
Infant · Toddler · Preschool
School age
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School age
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School age
Takes financial assistance
Preschool
Infant · Toddler · Preschool
Toddler · Preschool
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Child care near Wellesley
1,184 more programs within 10 miles, in Needham, Newton, Natick and 25 other towns. Closest first.
233 more programs within 10 miles are licensed for infants, and 629 more don’t have their ages listed by the state, mostly family child care homes. Closest first.
333 more programs within 10 miles are licensed for toddlers, and 629 more don’t have their ages listed by the state, mostly family child care homes. Closest first.
425 more programs within 10 miles are licensed for preschoolers, and 629 more don’t have their ages listed by the state, mostly family child care homes. Closest first.
242 more programs within 10 miles are licensed for school-age children, and 629 more don’t have their ages listed by the state, mostly family child care homes. Closest first.
Ages not listed by the state: ask
Preschool
Preschool
School age
Takes financial assistance
Infant · Toddler · Preschool
Preschool
School age
School age
School age
Takes financial assistance
School age
Takes financial assistance
Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
Takes financial assistance
Infant · Toddler · Preschool
Ages not listed by the state: ask
Ages not listed by the state: ask
Daycare in Wellesley by age
Infant care in Wellesley
6 programs take infants, and 5 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).
Toddler care in Wellesley
9 programs take toddlers, and 5 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).
Preschool in Wellesley
15 programs take preschoolers, and 5 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).
Before- and after-school care in Wellesley
8 programs take school-age children, and 5 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).
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.