Daycares in Dalton, MA

All 15 licensed child care facilities in Dalton, 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 →

15licensed daycares

4.3average safety rating

47%with a clean record

8with violations on record

#	Daycare	Rating	Violations (2 yr)	Capacity
1	Cantoni, Angela131 NORTH ST	4.8★	None	8
2	Karch, Tina768 Main St.	4.6★	None	10
3	Nadeau, Sheri A.35 HAZELWOOD CT	4.6★	None	8
4	Sayers, Shirley569 MAIN ST	4.6★	None	8
5	Shallies, Kathy81 DALY AVE	4.6★	None	8
6	Millington, Rachel30 Claremont Road	4.5★	None	10
7	Haven, Hannah100 Warren Ave	4.4★	None	8
8	Love, Cayla15 Bruce Drive	4.4★	1 · 6 high-risk	8
9	Rando, Alycia10 Franklin st	4.4★	11 · 8 high-risk	6
10	Karch, Christie39 East St	4.3★	None	8
11	Lennon, Katelyn91 South St	4.3★	None	6
12	Pittsfield Bear Care, Inc.1080 SOUTH ST	4.1★	4 · 3 high-risk	38
13	Reilly, Margaret493 North St.	3.7★	2 · 2 high-risk	10
14	Dalton Cooperative Nursery School400 MAIN ST.	3.7★	5 · 3 high-risk	13
15	Dalton CRA - Kids Place71 PARK AVE	2.8★	22 · 15 high-risk	52

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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