Daycares in Arlington, MA
All 47 licensed child care facilities in Arlington, ranked by their real state inspection record — not ads. Every rating below comes from official licensing and violation data.
47licensed daycares
3.5average safety rating
13%with a clean record
41with violations on record
| # | Daycare | Rating | Violations (2 yr) | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Expectations Preschool493 SUMMER ST | 4.6★ | None | 59 |
| 2 | Robillard, Heidi17 COURT ST | 4.6★ | None | 10 |
| 3 | Love Reigns Children's Center300 Massachusetts Ave | 4.5★ | None | 10 |
| 4 | Arlington Boys & Girls Club After School and ABC Preschool Program60 POND LN | 4.5★ | None | 156 |
| 5 | Ospina Hernandez, Maria109 Robbins Rd | 4.3★ | None | 10 |
| 6 | Perez Estrella, Yenifer A136 Gardner St | 4.3★ | None | 6 |
| 7 | Perkell, Esmeralda29 Beacon St | 4.3★ | None | 10 |
| 8 | Sullivan, Danielle319 Lake St | 4.2★ | 1 | 6 |
| 9 | Bright Start After School @ Bishop25 COLUMBIA RD | 4.2★ | None | 180 |
| 10 | Let's Learn Together Childcare at Park Ave50 Paul- Revere Rd | 4.1★ | None | 47 |
| 11 | Ready Set Kids Afterschool284 Broadway | 4.1★ | None | 52 |
| 12 | Sullivan, Christine19 Pond Lane | 4.1★ | None | 10 |
| 13 | Let's Learn Together Child Care11 Water Street, 3rd Fl. | 4.0★ | None | 40 |
| 14 | Brackett After School Program66 EASTERN AVE | 4.0★ | 1 · 3 high-risk | 104 |
| 15 | Little Kids Academy887 Massachusetts Avenue | 4.0★ | None | 45 |
| 16 | WSCC-Arlington Afterschool Program180 Mountain Ave | 3.9★ | 1 · 1 high-risk | 24 |
| 17 | Sunshine Nursery School19 PRENTISS ROAD | 3.9★ | 2 · 1 high-risk | 59 |
| 18 | Smith, Kristin60 MORNINGSIDE DRIVE | 3.9★ | 1 · 3 high-risk | 10 |
| 19 | Rogers-Pierce Children's Center75 PLEASANT ST | 3.9★ | None | 60 |
| 20 | Kid Care Preschool-Arlington Recreation17 Irving st | 3.8★ | 2 · 4 high-risk | 40 |
| 21 | Yanez, Elizabeth67 NORTH UNION STREET | 3.8★ | 4 · 2 high-risk | 10 |
| 22 | Banner, Elizabeth99 North Union Street | 3.8★ | None | 10 |
| 23 | Little Halos Bilingual Day School4 APPLETON ST | 3.7★ | 4 · 2 high-risk | 20 |
| 24 | Arlington Infant-Toddler Center819 MASSACHUSETTS AVE | 3.7★ | 3 · 4 high-risk | 72 |
| 25 | Fidelity House Site 251 MEDFORD ST # 51-R | 3.7★ | 3 · 5 high-risk | 33 |
| 26 | Daly, Nancy849 CONCORD TPKE | 3.6★ | 1 · 8 high-risk | 6 |
| 27 | Noguera, Elizabeth87 Williams Street #1 | 3.4★ | 5 · 2 high-risk | 10 |
| 28 | Kumari, Poonam84 Park Ave Ext | 3.4★ | 1 · 8 high-risk | 10 |
| 29 | Flores, Cristina89 Alpine Street | 3.3★ | 2 · 2 high-risk | 10 |
| 30 | A Place to Grow at the Stratton School180 MOUNTAIN AVE | 3.3★ | 2 · 4 high-risk | 143 |
| 31 | Paraskar, Manisha206 Florence Avenue | 3.3★ | 4 · 12 high-risk | 10 |
| 32 | Elizabeth's Daycare Center6 Schouler Ct | 3.2★ | 4 · 11 high-risk | 90 |
| 33 | Casa Esme Bilingual Nursery School152 Mass Ave | 3.2★ | 4 · 17 high-risk | 58 |
| 34 | Arlington Heights Nursery School10 ACTON ST | 3.1★ | 3 · 2 high-risk | 212 |
| 35 | Arlington Children's Center, Inc.17 IRVING ST | 3.1★ | 4 · 3 high-risk | 122 |
| 36 | The Afterschool Connection, Inc.185 FLORENCE AVE | 3.0★ | 6 · 5 high-risk | 195 |
| 37 | Cristobal, Edwin85 Williams St | 3.0★ | 8 · 19 high-risk | 10 |
| 38 | Sharma Rijal, Anju184 Scituate St | 2.8★ | 3 · 6 high-risk | 10 |
| 39 | Little Sprouts @ Arlington118 Pleasant St. | 2.8★ | 5 · 8 high-risk | 56 |
| 40 | Fidelity House25 MEDFORD ST | 2.8★ | 3 · 10 high-risk | 103 |
| 41 | Learn to Grow93 Broadway | 2.7★ | 6 · 8 high-risk | 250 |
| 42 | Bear Cub Mandarin Immersion Preschool Academy1042 Massachusetts Avenue | 2.6★ | 5 · 9 high-risk | 65 |
| 43 | Montessori Children’s House of Arlington630 Massachusetts Avenue | 2.2★ | 8 · 4 high-risk | 29 |
| 44 | Brito, Francia88 Fremont Street | 2.1★ | 9 · 6 high-risk | 6 |
| 45 | Arlington Recreation Kid Care17 Irving Street | 2.0★ | 8 · 14 high-risk | 108 |
| 46 | Li, Wing Ha152 Palmer Street | 1.6★ | 15 · 11 high-risk | 10 |
| 47 | Creative Learning Academy, Inc.60 Lowell St | 1.6★ | 9 · 17 high-risk | 56 |
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.