Daycares in Ashland, MA
All 27 licensed child care facilities in Ashland, ranked by their real state inspection record — not ads. Every rating below comes from official licensing and violation data.
27licensed daycares
3.2average safety rating
4%with a clean record
26with violations on record
| # | Daycare | Rating | Violations (2 yr) | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Little Folk Farm Nursery School125 ELIOT ST | 4.5★ | None | 48 |
| 2 | Crispin, Monica Fabiola171 Prospect St. | 4.3★ | None | 6 |
| 3 | Abreu, Maria9 DEAN RD. | 4.3★ | None | 10 |
| 4 | Araujo, Roberta45 PROSPECT ST. | 4.2★ | 1 · 1 high-risk | 10 |
| 5 | Rodkey, Margaret140 CORDAVILLE RD | 4.1★ | 2 · 1 high-risk | 10 |
| 6 | Erwin, Laura251 WINTER ST | 4.0★ | 1 · 4 high-risk | 10 |
| 7 | Davtyan, Hasmik43 Orchard rd | 4.0★ | 1 · 1 high-risk | 10 |
| 8 | Taddeo, Dawn-Jean9 ROBERT GONFRADE WAY | 3.9★ | 3 · 1 high-risk | 10 |
| 9 | Barbosa, Sandra15 Williams Rd | 3.9★ | 1 · 4 high-risk | 10 |
| 10 | CHAMPIONS After-School of Ashland87 W Union Street | 3.8★ | 2 · 3 high-risk | 52 |
| 11 | Nunes, Lucyneia Marta90 Roberts Rd | 3.7★ | 3 · 3 high-risk | 10 |
| 12 | Fomitcheva, Elena10 Goodnow Ave | 3.4★ | 3 · 8 high-risk | 10 |
| 13 | Cadence Academy Preschool - Pond310 Pond St. | 3.3★ | 4 · 5 high-risk | 112 |
| 14 | Little Leaps Learning Center LLC118 Main Street | 3.2★ | 8 · 1 high-risk | 32 |
| 15 | Xavier, Telma35 CENTRAL ST | 3.2★ | 2 · 4 high-risk | 10 |
| 16 | Iarussi, Maureen42 WILLIAMS RD | 3.1★ | 3 · 5 high-risk | 8 |
| 17 | MetroWest YMCA School's Out Ashland87 W. Union ST. | 3.1★ | 4 · 3 high-risk | 52 |
| 18 | Cadence Academy Preschool, Eliot Street300 Eliot St. - Suite 16 | 3.0★ | 7 · 7 high-risk | 100 |
| 19 | Step Forward Learning Center5 WAUSHAKUM AVE. | 2.8★ | 4 · 12 high-risk | 20 |
| 20 | De Andrade, Maria Cristina391 Captain Eames Circle | 2.7★ | 4 · 3 high-risk | 6 |
| 21 | Dream Station350 PLEASANT ST | 2.7★ | 7 · 7 high-risk | 109 |
| 22 | Pincushion Hill Montessori School30 Green St. | 2.4★ | 9 · 3 high-risk | 49 |
| 23 | Caetano, Cassandra33 Indian Spring Rd | 2.0★ | 9 · 4 high-risk | 10 |
| 24 | Araujo, Mayele22 Running Brook Circle | 1.9★ | 13 · 4 high-risk | 6 |
| 25 | Villena, Barbara12 Annetta Rd | 1.7★ | 15 · 11 high-risk | 6 |
| 26 | Benicio, Sandra Aparecida14 Whippoorwill Lane | 1.6★ | 17 · 15 high-risk | 10 |
| 27 | Kindercare Learning Center367 POND ST | 1.6★ | 18 · 32 high-risk | 45 |
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.