Daycares in Chelsea, MA

All 53 licensed child care facilities in Chelsea, 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 →

53licensed daycares

4.1average safety rating

9%with a clean record

48with violations on record

#	Daycare	Rating	Violations (2 yr)	Capacity
1	Rendon, Soraya140 CLARK AVE # 1	4.8★	None	6
2	Ayala, Margarita67 6TH STREET #1	4.8★	None	10
3	Pineda, Joaquina79 TUDOR ST # 1	4.7★	None	8
4	Vielmann, Berta433 EASTERN AVENUE # 1	4.7★	None	10
5	Andino, Merlin112 Highland St. #2	4.7★	None	8
6	Ochoa, Blanca60 ESSEX STREET #1	4.7★	None	8
7	Rodriguez, Griselda13 GEORGE ST	4.7★	None	10
8	Florez, Angela29 Springvale Avenue	4.6★	1	10
9	Vega, Claudia102 Blossom Street	4.6★	None	8
10	Bernal, Maria50 CONGRESS AVE APT 1	4.6★	3 · 3 high-risk	10
11	Reyes Ruiz, Ana61 CARY AVENUE #1	4.6★	8 · 7 high-risk	8
12	De Mota De Martinez, Reina Encarnación8 High St.	4.6★	2 · 2 high-risk	8
13	Perez, Maria19 JONES AVE # 2	4.6★	2 · 5 high-risk	10
14	Martinez, Elizabeth57 Jefferson Avenue Apt. #2	4.5★	1 · 1 high-risk	10
15	Granados De Ramos, Juana42 Ellsworth Street	4.5★	2 · 2 high-risk	6
16	A Kangaroo's Pouch, Inc.86 CHESTNUT STREET	4.5★	6 · 2 high-risk	53
17	Alvarado Perez, Yessenia127 Division Street #1	4.5★	None	10
18	Hernandez, Idalia96 Crescent Avenue	4.5★	2 · 3 high-risk	8
19	Diago Restrepo, Rubria19 Jefferson Avenue Apt 2	4.5★	None	6
20	Matos, Arelis132 Essex St.#2	4.5★	3 · 9 high-risk	10
21	Escobar Molina, Norma29 Chester Ave #3	4.4★	2 · 2 high-risk	8
22	For Kids Only Afterschool @ Wright Middle School180 Walnut Street	4.4★	4 · 2 high-risk	39
23	Coelho Sarmento, Andreia23 Watts St Apt 1	4.4★	5 · 6 high-risk	6
24	Guerrero de Ortega, Sandra96 Chestnut Street #2	4.4★	6 · 6 high-risk	6
25	Chicas, Katherine Massiel60 Watts St #2	4.3★	None	6
26	Cuatro Cruz, Everilda60 Hooper Street	4.3★	None	6
27	Martinez melendez, Rosa16 Lynn St	4.3★	None	6
28	Patino Rojo, Vanesa796 Broadway	4.3★	None	10
29	Vargas Martinez, Nora82-84 Willow St	4.3★	None	6
30	Mora, Rudilania14 Fourth St 3 Unit 1	4.3★	6 · 2 high-risk	6
31	Aroche Paz, Bercy53 Crescent Ave. Apt 1	4.1★	3	10
32	Sarmiento, Odili7 Franklin Avenue #1	3.9★	5 · 10 high-risk	10
33	Banegas Juanes, Migdaleder200 Shurtleff Street, Apt. #1	3.8★	2 · 2 high-risk	8
34	Andorinhas Early Learning Center99 Fourth Street	3.8★	5 · 4 high-risk	80
35	Cruz-Hoffman, Liana50 PRESCOTT AVENUE	3.8★	8 · 8 high-risk	8
36	Romero cruz, Saida126 Congress Ave, apt. 3	3.8★	6 · 11 high-risk	6
37	Reyes Gonzales, Glenda44 CARMEL ST	3.7★	6 · 3 high-risk	10
38	Taborda, Amparo74 CARROLL STREET #2	3.7★	2 · 4 high-risk	8
39	Sanchez, Gloria52 ELEANOR STREET	3.7★	6 · 2 high-risk	10
40	Capic Head Start67 CRESCENT AVE	3.6★	1 · 4 high-risk	141
41	Kids First Day Care and Learning Center322 BROADWAY	3.6★	5 · 4 high-risk	36
42	Elalami, Fatima Azzahra176 Shurtleff Street	3.6★	4 · 9 high-risk	10
43	Youbellor Child Academy1 Webster Ave	3.6★	9 · 10 high-risk	67
44	Mattei, Daisy75 BLOOMINGDALE STREET #1	3.5★	4 · 3 high-risk	8
45	Taborda Merino, Maria150 SPENCER AVE # 2	3.5★	11 · 9 high-risk	8
46	Ayala de Santana, Jackeline126 Franklin Ave apt #1	3.3★	3 · 1 high-risk	6
47	Reyes de Pena, Yanira201 Webster Ave	3.2★	4 · 2 high-risk	10
48	Rojop Velasquez, Kelly18 Marlborough Street Apt 2R	3.2★	6 · 4 high-risk	8
49	CAPIC Child Development Center - Infant Toddler Preschool and After School Progr9 ARLINGTON STREET	3.2★	10 · 9 high-risk	194
50	For Kids Only-Chelsea300 Crescent Avenue	3.1★	4 · 4 high-risk	157
51	Bernabel Fuentes, Yesica47 Crescent Avenue #1	3.0★	4 · 3 high-risk	6
52	Phoenix Charter Academy175 Hawthorne St	3.0★	8 · 12 high-risk	18
53	Martinez, Melissa B146 Bloomingdale St	2.9★	3 · 1 high-risk	6

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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