Daycares in Lexington, MA
All 36 licensed child care facilities in Lexington, ranked by their real state inspection record — not ads. Every rating below comes from official licensing and violation data.
36licensed daycares
3.1average safety rating
11%with a clean record
32with violations on record
| # | Daycare | Rating | Violations (2 yr) | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hancock Nursery School, Inc.1912 Massachusetts Ave | 4.6★ | None | 60 |
| 2 | My Weekday School, Inc.2600 Massachusetts Avenue | 4.5★ | None | 56 |
| 3 | Ortiz Rivera, Yanisse281 Lexington st springfield | 4.5★ | None | 10 |
| 4 | Great Meadows Childcare at the Waldorf School of Lexington703 Massachusetts Ave | 4.3★ | None | 9 |
| 5 | Qin, Yan311 Concord Ave | 4.3★ | None | 6 |
| 6 | Kidsborough@Fiske55 Adams Street | 4.3★ | None | 52 |
| 7 | Gavan, Arlene11 SUNNY KNOLL TER | 4.2★ | 1 · 2 high-risk | 8 |
| 8 | Community Nursery School, Inc.2325 Massachusetts Ave | 4.2★ | None | 45 |
| 9 | Kidsborough@Bowman9 Philip Road | 4.1★ | None | 91 |
| 10 | Kidsborough@Bridge55 Middleby Road, | 4.0★ | 2 | 78 |
| 11 | Bright Horizons at Lexington903 WALTHAM ST | 4.0★ | 1 · 2 high-risk | 153 |
| 12 | First Circle Learning Center80 Maple St | 4.0★ | None | 103 |
| 13 | Swann, Pia411 BEDFORD ST | 4.0★ | None | 10 |
| 14 | Kidsborough@Harrington328 Lowell Street, | 3.9★ | 2 · 1 high-risk | 104 |
| 15 | Lexington Creative Start55 Coolidge Ave | 3.8★ | 3 | 42 |
| 16 | Leap School210 Marrett Road | 3.5★ | 3 · 2 high-risk | 111 |
| 17 | Technology Children's Center at Lincoln Lab5 Forbes Road | 3.3★ | 2 · 4 high-risk | 117 |
| 18 | Lexington Playcare Center6 Meriam St | 3.0★ | 4 · 3 high-risk | 55 |
| 19 | Knowledge Beginnings429 Marrett Rd | 2.9★ | 4 · 8 high-risk | 81 |
| 20 | Kidsborough@Estabrook117 Grove Street | 2.8★ | 3 · 4 high-risk | 91 |
| 21 | Roy, Swati17 Hutchinson Road | 2.8★ | 3 · 9 high-risk | 10 |
| 22 | Fuse Preschool110 HARTWELL AVE SUITE 100 | 2.8★ | 6 · 6 high-risk | 45 |
| 23 | Kidsborough@Hastings7 Crosby Road | 2.6★ | 7 · 6 high-risk | 117 |
| 24 | Fan, Wenting15 Idylwilde Rd. | 2.4★ | 6 · 17 high-risk | 10 |
| 25 | Children's Center of Lexington1580 Massachusetts Ave | 2.3★ | 5 · 10 high-risk | 69 |
| 26 | Kelly, Pauline33 Follen Road | 2.2★ | 7 · 6 high-risk | 6 |
| 27 | The Goddard School332 Concord Ave | 2.2★ | 5 · 5 high-risk | 150 |
| 28 | The Billy Dalwin Pre-School of Temple Emunah9 Piper Rd | 2.2★ | 9 · 6 high-risk | 56 |
| 29 | Hayden Centre Childcare24 Lincoln St | 2.1★ | 12 · 9 high-risk | 147 |
| 30 | Rodriguez Portillo, Eunice71 Bow Street | 2.0★ | 5 · 10 high-risk | 10 |
| 31 | Zhou, Jianhua16 Locke Lane | 2.0★ | 6 · 10 high-risk | 6 |
| 32 | Little Bees Lab Preschool Lexington2 Militia Dr | 1.9★ | 9 · 5 high-risk | 35 |
| 33 | Feng, Lu17 Whipple Rd | 1.9★ | 6 · 11 high-risk | 10 |
| 34 | Waverley Square Daycare of Lexington451S LOWELL ST | 1.9★ | 11 · 11 high-risk | 54 |
| 35 | The Jewish Preschool of Lexington9 Burlington St | 1.8★ | 14 · 18 high-risk | 39 |
| 36 | Sol-Solecito Spanish Immersion Learning Center, Inc.363 Massachusetts Ave | 1.6★ | 13 · 15 high-risk | 58 |
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.