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.

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

47licensed daycares

4.4average safety rating

13%with a clean record

41with violations on record

#	Daycare	Rating	Violations (2 yr)	Capacity
1	Arlington Boys & Girls Club After School and ABC Preschool Program60 POND LN	4.8★	None	156
2	Bright Start After School @ Bishop25 COLUMBIA RD	4.7★	None	180
3	Sullivan, Christine19 Pond Lane	4.7★	None	10
4	Rogers-Pierce Children's Center75 PLEASANT ST	4.7★	None	60
5	Great Expectations Preschool493 SUMMER ST	4.6★	None	59
6	Robillard, Heidi17 COURT ST	4.6★	None	10
7	Ready Set Kids Afterschool284 Broadway	4.6★	None	52
8	A Place to Grow at the Stratton School180 MOUNTAIN AVE	4.6★	2 · 4 high-risk	143
9	Brackett After School Program66 EASTERN AVE	4.6★	1 · 3 high-risk	104
10	Arlington Children's Center, Inc.17 IRVING ST	4.6★	4 · 3 high-risk	122
11	Little Kids Academy887 Massachusetts Avenue	4.6★	None	45
12	Yanez, Elizabeth67 NORTH UNION STREET	4.6★	4 · 2 high-risk	10
13	Arlington Infant-Toddler Center819 MASSACHUSETTS AVE	4.6★	3 · 4 high-risk	72
14	Banner, Elizabeth99 North Union Street	4.6★	None	10
15	The Afterschool Connection, Inc.185 FLORENCE AVE	4.6★	6 · 5 high-risk	195
16	Learn to Grow93 Broadway	4.6★	6 · 8 high-risk	250
17	Fidelity House Site 251 MEDFORD ST # 51-R	4.6★	3 · 5 high-risk	33
18	Daly, Nancy849 CONCORD TPKE	4.6★	1 · 8 high-risk	6
19	Arlington Recreation Kid Care17 Irving Street	4.6★	8 · 14 high-risk	108
20	Fidelity House25 MEDFORD ST	4.6★	3 · 10 high-risk	103
21	Love Reigns Children's Center300 Massachusetts Ave	4.5★	None	10
22	Let's Learn Together Childcare at Park Ave50 Paul- Revere Rd	4.5★	None	47
23	Let's Learn Together Child Care11 Water Street, 3rd Fl.	4.5★	None	40
24	Kid Care Preschool-Arlington Recreation17 Irving st	4.5★	2 · 4 high-risk	40
25	Kumari, Poonam84 Park Ave Ext	4.5★	1 · 8 high-risk	10
26	Elizabeth's Daycare Center6 Schouler Ct	4.5★	4 · 11 high-risk	90
27	Paraskar, Manisha206 Florence Avenue	4.5★	4 · 12 high-risk	10
28	Sullivan, Danielle319 Lake St	4.4★	1	6
29	Flores, Cristina89 Alpine Street	4.4★	2 · 2 high-risk	10
30	Brito, Francia88 Fremont Street	4.4★	9 · 6 high-risk	6
31	Bear Cub Mandarin Immersion Preschool Academy1042 Massachusetts Avenue	4.4★	5 · 9 high-risk	65
32	Creative Learning Academy, Inc.60 Lowell St	4.4★	9 · 17 high-risk	56
33	Cristobal, Edwin85 Williams St	4.4★	8 · 19 high-risk	10
34	Ospina Hernandez, Maria109 Robbins Rd	4.3★	None	10
35	Perez Estrella, Yenifer A136 Gardner St	4.3★	None	6
36	Perkell, Esmeralda29 Beacon St	4.3★	None	10
37	Montessori Children’s House of Arlington630 Massachusetts Avenue	4.3★	8 · 4 high-risk	29
38	Casa Esme Bilingual Nursery School152 Mass Ave	4.1★	4 · 17 high-risk	58
39	Sunshine Nursery School19 PRENTISS ROAD	4.0★	2 · 1 high-risk	59
40	Smith, Kristin60 MORNINGSIDE DRIVE	4.0★	1 · 3 high-risk	10
41	Arlington Heights Nursery School10 ACTON ST	4.0★	3 · 2 high-risk	212
42	Little Halos Bilingual Day School4 APPLETON ST	4.0★	4 · 2 high-risk	20
43	Sharma Rijal, Anju184 Scituate St	3.9★	3 · 6 high-risk	10
44	WSCC-Arlington Afterschool Program180 Mountain Ave	3.8★	1 · 1 high-risk	24
45	Noguera, Elizabeth87 Williams Street #1	3.8★	5 · 2 high-risk	10
46	Li, Wing Ha152 Palmer Street	3.4★	15 · 11 high-risk	10
47	Little Sprouts @ Arlington118 Pleasant St.	3.2★	5 · 8 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.

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