Daycares in Cambridge, MA

All 106 licensed child care facilities in Cambridge, 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 →

106licensed daycares

3.9average safety rating

4%with a clean record

102with violations on record

#	Daycare	Rating	Violations (2 yr)	Capacity
1	Barnes, Winsome153 Allston St Apt 2	4.8★	None	6
2	Winston, Emily22 Beech Street	4.7★	None	8
3	Bright Horizons at Biogen Idec125 Broadway	4.7★	None	81
4	Clarke, Laura129 FRANKLIN ST APT 133	4.6★	None	6
5	Fatima, Kaniz113 Richdale Avenue #24	4.6★	None	6
6	Sunrise Learning Academy 2, LLC7 CAMBRIDGEPARK DRIVE	4.6★	1 · 2 high-risk	117
7	CAAS Head Start/ Jefferson Park360 RINDGE AVENUE	4.6★	2 · 2 high-risk	36
8	Greaves, Cynthia24 JAY ST	4.6★	3 · 6 high-risk	8
9	Calle, Reina1 WOODROW WILSON CT APT 2	4.6★	1 · 6 high-risk	8
10	Cambridge Nursery School6 Hillside Place	4.6★	4 · 1 high-risk	30
11	Cambridgeport Children's Center - Tot Lot65R CHESTNUT ST	4.6★	6 · 4 high-risk	29
12	Dejesus-Acevedo, Jennie3 Palermo Street #1	4.6★	None	10
13	Garden Cooperative Nursery School0 Garden St	4.6★	4 · 4 high-risk	24
14	Technology Childrens Center - North Court31 AMES ST	4.6★	3 · 5 high-risk	7
15	Torres, Maria398 Evereteze Way	4.6★	5 · 11 high-risk	8
16	King Open Preschool101 Willow Street	4.6★	8 · 7 high-risk	34
17	Technology Childcare Center Kendall45 Hayward Street	4.6★	7 · 14 high-risk	58
18	City of Cambridge DHSP @ Gately Youth Center70 RINDGE AVENUE	4.6★	5 · 2 high-risk	85
19	Haggerty Preschool110 CUSHING STREET	4.6★	14 · 9 high-risk	16
20	Agassiz Baldwin After School Program85 Oxford ST	4.6★	6 · 9 high-risk	91
21	Alef-Bet Child Care Center8 TREMONT STREET	4.6★	11 · 11 high-risk	36
22	Bright Horizons Childrens Center at Kendall Square286 CARDINAL MEDEIROS AVENUE	4.6★	5 · 13 high-risk	97
23	Martin Luther King Preschool and Martin Luther King Afterschool100 PUTNAM AVENUE	4.6★	14 · 7 high-risk	86
24	Pine Village Preschool2067 MASS AVE	4.6★	9 · 10 high-risk	45
25	Malik Academy/Al Bustan Preschool808 MEMORIAL DRIVE	4.6★	15 · 12 high-risk	63
26	Smith, Christina171 Columbia Street	4.6★	5 · 11 high-risk	6
27	Cambridge KinderCare100 CAMBRIDGE PARK DR	4.6★	2 · 20 high-risk	80
28	City Of Cambridge DHSP @ Russell Youth Center680 HURON AVENUE	4.6★	12 · 9 high-risk	85
29	Technology Children's Center @ Stata32 VASSAR ST	4.6★	12 · 18 high-risk	82
30	Community Art Center119 WINDSOR ST	4.6★	13 · 12 high-risk	78
31	Children's Village15 Bay State Road	4.6★	16 · 20 high-risk	77
32	East End House, Inc.105 Spring St.	4.6★	4 · 21 high-risk	106
33	Cambridge Community Center5 CALLENDER STREET	4.6★	35 · 20 high-risk	85
34	Banneker Extended Enrichment21 NOTRE DAME AVE	4.5★	None	65
35	Cambridge Preschool of the Arts8-12 Museum Way	4.5★	4 · 1 high-risk	46
36	Harmony Academy84 Sherman Street	4.5★	10 · 6 high-risk	10
37	Violeta Montessori School, Inc.290 Broadway Street	4.5★	2 · 5 high-risk	23
38	Wildflower Montessori364A BROADWAY	4.5★	5 · 11 high-risk	16
39	Kiddie Academy of Cambridge299 Prospect Street	4.5★	8 · 23 high-risk	90
40	Lugo, Mariela178 Willow St	4.4★	2 · 1 high-risk	10
41	Two Little Owls501 Cambridge Street	4.4★	4 · 7 high-risk	60
42	Cambridge Preschool of the Arts118 Magazine Street	4.4★	11 · 4 high-risk	88
43	JAMI Porter Square1971 Massachusetts Ave	4.4★	9 · 12 high-risk	52
44	Cruz, Cristina363 Evereteze Way	4.3★	None	6
45	Elizabeth’s Daycare and Preschool Center Huron Village LLC171 Huron Ave	4.3★	None	33
46	Nurtury @ Harvard Street359 Broadway	4.3★	None	60
47	Alewife Preschool430 Rindge Ave, Suite 101	4.3★	4	80
48	Ragon Children’s Center600 Main Street	4.3★	5 · 3 high-risk	45
49	Lee, Melissa366 Putnam Avenue	4.3★	4 · 5 high-risk	6
50	Parents Nursery School117 CUSHING STREET	4.1★	6 · 4 high-risk	20
51	Radcliffe Child Care Center10 DEWOLF STREET	4.1★	6 · 6 high-risk	55
52	Dragonfly After School Program44 LINNAEAN ST	4.1★	9 · 1 high-risk	39
53	Peabody Afterschool70 RINDGE AVE	4.1★	7 · 8 high-risk	49
54	Aster Montessori School883 Cambidge Street	4.1★	9 · 8 high-risk	22
55	Bright Horizons at Mass Ave2465 MASSACHUSETTS AVE	4.1★	7 · 10 high-risk	113
56	Yudon, Tsering63 CEDAR STREET	4.0★	2 · 5 high-risk	10
57	Miramelinda Montessori School1064 Cambridge Street	4.0★	4 · 3 high-risk	10
58	Capucine Montessori School2180 Massachusetts Avenue	4.0★	1 · 3 high-risk	25
59	Botanic Gardens Children's Center26 ROBINSON STREET	4.0★	4 · 7 high-risk	59
60	Bright Horizons Children's Center @ University Park129 FRANKLIN STREET	4.0★	2 · 11 high-risk	61
61	Little Folks Fellowship Nursery School1418 CAMBRIDGE STREET	4.0★	4 · 12 high-risk	20
62	Oxford Street Day Care Cooperative25 Francis Avenue	4.0★	4 · 6 high-risk	42
63	Cambridge Preschool of the Arts243 Hampshire Street	3.9★	2 · 2 high-risk	38
64	Snapdragon Montessori School1190 Cambridge Street	3.9★	3 · 8 high-risk	15
65	JAMI Lechmere527 Cambridge Street	3.9★	8 · 7 high-risk	20
66	Cambridge Montessori School161 Garden Street	3.9★	11 · 8 high-risk	27
67	Cuevas, Hidekel550 Windsor Street	3.8★	2 · 2 high-risk	6
68	Cambridge Ellis School80 TROWBRIDGE ST	3.8★	8 · 5 high-risk	104
69	Newtowne School Inc.11 GARDEN STREET	3.8★	8 · 3 high-risk	56
70	Evergreen Day School795 Concord Avenue	3.7★	3 · 5 high-risk	70
71	Pine Village Preschool695 W KENDALL STREET	3.7★	21 · 10 high-risk	50
72	City of Cambridge DHSP @ Frisoli Youth Center61 WILLOW STREET	3.6★	12 · 5 high-risk	85
73	JAMI East Cambridge535 Cambridge Street	3.6★	10 · 11 high-risk	38
74	EFB - Walden Square21 Walden Square Road	3.6★	9 · 17 high-risk	39
75	The Gardner School of Cambridge109 First St.	3.5★	8 · 6 high-risk	97
76	Agassiz Baldwin Kindergarten Afterschool20 SACRAMENTO STREET	3.5★	5 · 7 high-risk	59
77	CAAS Head Start- Frisoli Center61 WILLOW STREET	3.5★	10 · 8 high-risk	39
78	Panda Bilingual Daycare LLC30 Cambridgepark Drive	3.4★	11 · 13 high-risk	34
79	Global Children School17 Sellers Street	3.3★	3 · 3 high-risk	36
80	The Morse Preschool and Morse After School40 GRANITE ST	3.3★	8 · 5 high-risk	61
81	Tobin Preschool227 Vassal Lane	3.2★	1 · 4 high-risk	80
82	Peabody Terrace Children's Center900 MEMORIAL DRIVE	3.2★	4 · 6 high-risk	65
83	KCE Champions LLC @ PHA HS54 Essex St	3.2★	16 · 6 high-risk	26
84	Cambridge Our Place402 MASSACHUSETTS AVE	3.2★	11 · 17 high-risk	44
85	Cedar ChildCare Center, Inc.152-156 Rindge Ave	3.2★	19 · 15 high-risk	32
86	Harvard Yard Child Care Center25 FRANCIS AVENUE	3.2★	7 · 10 high-risk	68
87	City of Cambridge DHSP @ Moore Youth Center12 Gilmore Street	3.2★	13 · 14 high-risk	65
88	Holder, Dian7 LINCOLN WAY	3.1★	10 · 7 high-risk	6
89	Minghui Academy Boston2464 Massachusetts Avenue	3.1★	18 · 10 high-risk	20
90	The Little Butterfly Cambridge Crossing151 North First St, Suite 1	3.0★	1 · 1 high-risk	16
91	Cambridge Preschool of the Arts299 Concord Avenue	3.0★	11 · 6 high-risk	88
92	JAMI Northpoint20 Child Street	3.0★	16 · 9 high-risk	45
93	Everbrook Academy at U.S. DOT Volpe Center220 Binney Street	3.0★	19 · 14 high-risk	64
94	David H. Koch Childcare Center219 VASSAR STREET	3.0★	9 · 12 high-risk	126
95	The Robo Hub86A Sherman St	2.9★	13 · 5 high-risk	78
96	Windsor Preschool119 Windsor Street	2.9★	6 · 3 high-risk	34
97	Artisan Child Care Center151 Alewife Parkway	2.9★	15 · 21 high-risk	15
98	Cambridge Family YMCA - A Child's Place820 MASSACHUSETTS AVE	2.9★	19 · 12 high-risk	134
99	JAMI Central Square166 Prospect Street	2.8★	6 · 3 high-risk	44
100	Jun Zi Lan Montessori School, Inc88 Cambridgepark Drive	2.7★	11 · 13 high-risk	30
101	Panda Bilingual Child Care LLC763 Cambridge Street	2.6★	15 · 15 high-risk	54
102	JAMI Inman Square215 Prospect Street	2.5★	17 · 12 high-risk	45
103	City of Cambridge DHSP @ Fletcher Maynard SACC225 WINDSOR ST	2.4★	3 · 6 high-risk	26
104	Diki Shining Star Child Care Center1001 Massachusetts Ave	2.4★	10 · 9 high-risk	34
105	WorldSong Schools Huron Village190 Concord Ave	2.3★	10 · 8 high-risk	45
106	Cambridge Brillante Academy90 Hamilton St. 1st Fl	2.2★	30 · 15 high-risk	49

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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