Worcester County

Daycare and child care in Worcester, MA

Licensed programs
408
55 centers · 353 home-based
Take infants
23
centers; family child care homes may take babies too
Typical infant price
$1,884
a month at centers in the state’s Central region · prices by region
Take financial assistance
377
Child Care Financial Assistance · How it works

Worcester has 408 licensed child care programs: 55 centers and 353 home-based programs in Worcester County.

Room for young children nearby

About average for MA

2.2children under 5 for every licensed spot within 10 miles

About 21,900 children under 5 live in MA within 10 miles of Worcester (Census, 2020–2024). Programs there that take them are licensed for 10,002, counting any school-age spots, so it’s a bit tighter than this. MA overall: 1.7. See the 168 programs nearby

All 408 licensed programs in Worcester

With 408 programs, each one gets a line here. The search has a map and more filters.

Child care near Worcester

168 more programs within 10 miles, in Auburn, Shrewsbury, Leicester and 14 other towns. Closest first.

Maria Londono

Home-based · Auburn · about 2.7 mi · 10 children

Ages not listed by the state: ask

Takes financial assistance

Angelica Centeno Cordova

Home-based · Shrewsbury · about 3.0 mi · 6 children

Ages not listed by the state: ask

Takes financial assistance

Fernanda Almeida Arantes

Home-based · Shrewsbury · about 3.0 mi · 10 children

Ages not listed by the state: ask

Takes financial assistance

Clara Solis Virtue

Home-based · Auburn · about 3.4 mi · 6 children

Ages not listed by the state: ask

Newly licensedTakes financial assistance

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Daycare in Worcester by age

Toddler care in Worcester

24 programs take toddlers, and 355 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).

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Preschool in Worcester

33 programs take preschoolers, and 355 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).

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Before- and after-school care in Worcester

42 programs take school-age children, and 355 more may too (the state doesn’t list their ages; most are family child care homes).

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New and growing in Worcester

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.