Daycares in Gloucester, MA
All 23 licensed child care facilities in Gloucester, ranked by their real state inspection record — not ads. Every rating below comes from official licensing and violation data.
23licensed daycares
3.7average safety rating
4%with a clean record
22with violations on record
| # | Daycare | Rating | Violations (2 yr) | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cape Ann YMCA @ Beeman138 CHERRY ST | 4.5★ | None | 26 |
| 2 | Shannah Montessori21B LEXINGTON AVE | 4.5★ | None | 29 |
| 3 | Kindred Gardens Early Learning and Care 1115C Dr Osman Babson Road | 4.3★ | None | 25 |
| 4 | Muniz, Michel9 FOREST ST | 4.3★ | None | 6 |
| 5 | Happy Day School39 Gloucester Ave. | 4.2★ | 1 · 1 high-risk | 39 |
| 6 | Griffin, Hyacinth134 CENTENNIAL AVE | 4.1★ | 1 · 2 high-risk | 10 |
| 7 | Connolly, Whitney5 Seaview Road | 4.1★ | None | 8 |
| 8 | Kindred Garden Early Learning and Care5A Dr. Osman Babson Road | 4.0★ | 1 · 2 high-risk | 41 |
| 9 | Drayer, Jocelyn34 Hodgkins St. | 4.0★ | None | 6 |
| 10 | Windsorlane Child Care Center92 Western Ave | 3.9★ | 2 | 25 |
| 11 | Kindred Gardens Early Learning and Care at Eastern Avenue85 Eastern Ave Suite 101 | 3.9★ | 1 · 1 high-risk | 68 |
| 12 | Cape Ann Y ASP @ Plum Cove15 Hickory St. | 3.9★ | 2 · 2 high-risk | 39 |
| 13 | Woodland Place Childcare Center16 Gibbs Hill Drive | 3.8★ | 2 · 2 high-risk | 29 |
| 14 | Cape Ann YMCA @ East Veterans11 WEBSTER ST | 3.7★ | 4 · 1 high-risk | 52 |
| 15 | Annisquam Preschool Inc1123 Washington St. | 3.6★ | 3 · 5 high-risk | 39 |
| 16 | Skinner, Venessa10 MOUNT VERNON ST | 3.5★ | 5 · 5 high-risk | 10 |
| 17 | Oliver, Katelyn10 Warner St | 3.2★ | 4 · 3 high-risk | 10 |
| 18 | Mclain, Zenaida108 Centennial Avenue | 3.2★ | 6 · 2 high-risk | 8 |
| 19 | Pathways for Children Head Start at Emerson29 EMERSON AVE | 3.2★ | 2 · 5 high-risk | 287 |
| 20 | West Parish After School10 Concord Street | 2.8★ | 5 · 4 high-risk | 52 |
| 21 | The GTM YMCA Early Learning Center7 Gloucester Crossing | 2.6★ | 8 · 9 high-risk | 130 |
| 22 | Majestic Harbor Community School127 EASTERN AVE | 2.6★ | 3 · 12 high-risk | 99 |
| 23 | Pacheco, Debra1 Gee Avenue | 2.3★ | 10 · 17 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.