Daycares in Franklin, MA
All 31 licensed child care facilities in Franklin, ranked by their real state inspection record — not ads. Every rating below comes from official licensing and violation data.
31licensed daycares
3.3average safety rating
10%with a clean record
28with violations on record
| # | Daycare | Rating | Violations (2 yr) | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prospect Hill Country Day School54 PROSPECT ST | 4.6★ | None | 67 |
| 2 | Wright, Linda5 Willow Street | 4.6★ | None | 8 |
| 3 | Bright Horizons of Franklin2 CONSTITUTION BLVD | 4.5★ | None | 110 |
| 4 | Franklin Children's School, Inc.900 CHESTNUT ST | 4.4★ | None | 61 |
| 5 | The Learning Experience Franklin515 West Central Street | 4.3★ | None | 126 |
| 6 | Shimkus, Linda25 Shady Lane | 4.3★ | None | 6 |
| 7 | Downtown Preschool and Daycare240 Cottage St. | 4.2★ | 1 | 18 |
| 8 | Higgins, Phyllis262 Partridge Street | 4.1★ | 1 · 1 high-risk | 6 |
| 9 | Holmes, Debra106 Mill Street | 4.1★ | 2 · 2 high-risk | 10 |
| 10 | Pomarico, Christina455 Maple Street | 4.0★ | 1 · 1 high-risk | 10 |
| 11 | Greenhalgh, Virginia408 Paula Lane | 4.0★ | 3 · 2 high-risk | 10 |
| 12 | Dean College Children's Center144 SCHOOL ST | 4.0★ | 2 · 1 high-risk | 30 |
| 13 | Active Kids800 CHESTNUT ST | 3.9★ | 2 · 1 high-risk | 111 |
| 14 | Sunrise Montessori School31 HAYWARD ST | 3.8★ | 3 · 1 high-risk | 40 |
| 15 | Banks, Ashley9 Colt Road | 3.6★ | 4 · 4 high-risk | 8 |
| 16 | The Elemen-Tree House838 UPPER UNION Street | 3.6★ | 4 · 4 high-risk | 52 |
| 17 | Primrose School of Franklin700 Union St. | 3.2★ | 2 · 2 high-risk | 132 |
| 18 | Next Generation Childrens Center of Franklin, LLC831 W CENTRAL ST | 3.0★ | 9 · 5 high-risk | 203 |
| 19 | Gosselin, Sharon1 Thomas Drive | 2.9★ | 6 · 3 high-risk | 8 |
| 20 | Arechaga, Katherine8 Joval Ct | 2.8★ | 4 · 2 high-risk | 10 |
| 21 | Souza, Heather50 Charles River Drive | 2.8★ | 8 · 10 high-risk | 8 |
| 22 | Millard, Amy679 Oak Street | 2.7★ | 6 · 6 high-risk | 6 |
| 23 | Francis, Nancy22 Old Grove St. | 2.6★ | 6 · 10 high-risk | 10 |
| 24 | Solstice Montessori LLC59 Union St. | 2.4★ | 8 · 3 high-risk | 18 |
| 25 | Qi School650 PLEASANT ST | 2.4★ | 12 · 15 high-risk | 69 |
| 26 | Grossman, Katherine483 CHESTNUT STREET | 2.2★ | 7 · 7 high-risk | 8 |
| 27 | Miller, Jennifer4 Shady Lane | 2.0★ | 7 · 4 high-risk | 6 |
| 28 | Huang, Yan Mei272 Lincoln Street | 2.0★ | 8 · 6 high-risk | 6 |
| 29 | Conley, Jennifer11 Stanford Road | 2.0★ | 5 · 9 high-risk | 8 |
| 30 | Kindercare Learning Center 138442 POND ST | 1.8★ | 16 · 21 high-risk | 117 |
| 31 | Garelick Early Learning Center45 FORGE HILL RD | 1.8★ | 12 · 18 high-risk | 173 |
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.