Daycares in Dorchester Center, MA

All 23 licensed child care facilities in Dorchester Center, 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 →

23licensed daycares

4.3average safety rating

9%with a clean record

21with violations on record

#	Daycare	Rating	Violations (2 yr)	Capacity
1	Rodrigues-Lopes, Eloisa42 WINSTON RD APT 1B	4.8★	None	8
2	Morrobel, Heroina13 Woodrow Ave.	4.7★	None	8
3	Quezada, Maria6 Charles Rd	4.7★	None	10
4	Gonzalez, Altagracia Nancy179 Wilmington Ave	4.7★	None	10
5	Greene, Janet245A NORFOLK ST	4.6★	1	8
6	James, Sharon16 BRANCHFIELD ST	4.6★	2 · 3 high-risk	6
7	Above & Beyond SACC Program @ Brookview House Inc.2 BROOKVIEW STREET	4.6★	4 · 9 high-risk	30
8	Quezada, Juana183 CALLENDER ST #1	4.6★	7 · 2 high-risk	10
9	Dessalines, Huguette19 Mountain Avenue	4.6★	2 · 3 high-risk	10
10	The Wonder Years Learning Academy99 MAXWELL ST	4.6★	4 · 13 high-risk	26
11	YMCA of Greater Boston Leadership Academy at the Dorchester Y776 WASHINGTON STREET	4.6★	12 · 13 high-risk	104
12	Objio, Rachelle140 Wilmington Ave	4.5★	4 · 5 high-risk	10
13	Saint John Paul II Catholic Academy @ Lower Mills Campus2222 Dorchester Avenue	4.4★	6 · 2 high-risk	129
14	Saint John Paul II Catholic Academy@Neponset Campus239 Neponset Avenue	4.4★	7 · 2 high-risk	129
15	Peralta, Laura54 Edson St	4.3★	None	6
16	Torres Lantigua, Mayra698 Adams St apt 3.	4.3★	None	6
17	Zion Day Care / Zion Early Learning Center79 STANTON ST	4.3★	4 · 4 high-risk	18
18	Welch Jones, Almedia37 CALLENDER ST # 2	3.7★	8 · 5 high-risk	8
19	Tender Heart Day Care1098 BLUE HILL AVENUE	3.7★	16 · 21 high-risk	35
20	Crespo, Ana25 Balsam St	3.6★	7 · 8 high-risk	10
21	Greenwood Shalom Tutoring Zone and Summer Enrichment378A Washington Street	3.6★	8 · 14 high-risk	39
22	Urena Polanco, Nairoby2 Allston Street	3.3★	3 · 1 high-risk	6
23	Medina, Raquel92 Willowwood St	3.3★	13 · 5 high-risk	10

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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