Daycares in Amherst, MA

All 16 licensed child care facilities in Amherst, ranked by their real state inspection record — not ads. Every rating below comes from official licensing and violation data.

Typical cost in Massachusetts: about $1,933/month for infant care at a center (federal median) — see daycare costs in Massachusetts →

16licensed daycares

4.4average safety rating

13%with a clean record

14with violations on record

#	Daycare	Rating	Violations (2 yr)	Capacity
1	Warbelton-Gottschall, Sandra956 N PLEASANT ST	4.8★	None	8
2	Suarez, Dania123 LOGTOWN RD	4.6★	None	10
3	Renaissance School Inc.867 N PLEASANT ST	4.6★	2 · 1 high-risk	20
4	Riahi, Celia135 COTTAGE ST	4.6★	2	10
5	Center for Early Education and Care - UMass/Amherst21 CLUBHOUSE DR	4.6★	1 · 1 high-risk	87
6	All About Learning7 Pomeroy Lane - Unit 4	4.6★	None	76
7	Cushman Scott Children's Center71 HENRY ST	4.6★	6 · 3 high-risk	45
8	Amherst Montessori School27 POMEROY LN	4.6★	5 · 1 high-risk	83
9	Prime Time at Crocker Farm Elementary School280 WEST ST	4.6★	1 · 4 high-risk	99
10	Woodside Children's Center155 WOODSIDE AVE	4.6★	6 · 5 high-risk	41
11	Lugo, Amanda52 Jeffrey Lane	4.5★	1 · 2 high-risk	10
12	Capacidad - Fort River School70 SOUTH EAST ST.	4.5★	9 · 17 high-risk	120
13	Wu, Huey77 Eames Ave.	4.3★	None	6
14	Mark's Meadow After School Day Care71 Strong St.	4.0★	8 · 17 high-risk	99
15	Spring Street Preschool64 SPRING ST	3.9★	7 · 11 high-risk	16
16	Community Action @ Amherst Community Child Care61 STRONG STREET	3.4★	6 · 1 high-risk	64

Ranked by DaycareAlert's violations-based safety rating (recency-weighted state inspection findings), then by fewest recent violations. "Violations (2 yr)" counts citations in the last two years so cities and facilities are comparable regardless of how far back a state's records go. Data comes directly from state licensing agencies — always open a facility's full record before deciding.

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