Daycares in Medford, MA
All 56 licensed child care facilities in Medford, ranked by their real state inspection record — not ads. Every rating below comes from official licensing and violation data.
56licensed daycares
3.4average safety rating
16%with a clean record
47with violations on record
| # | Daycare | Rating | Violations (2 yr) | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Play Academy29 Oakland St. | 4.6★ | None | 70 |
| 2 | Randall, Susan39 Tyler Ave | 4.5★ | None | 10 |
| 3 | Drissi, Lalla Latifa6A North St | 4.4★ | None | 10 |
| 4 | Fevrier, Marie371 BOSTON AVE | 4.4★ | None | 6 |
| 5 | Bonsai Learning Academy1 Holton St | 4.3★ | None | 26 |
| 6 | Coelho Wellman, Sarah Dandara64 Thomas St | 4.3★ | None | 6 |
| 7 | Fernandes da Silva Oliveira, Leia10 Court St | 4.3★ | None | 6 |
| 8 | Guilherme Silva Queiroz, Ana Tayna199 Willis Ave | 4.3★ | None | 6 |
| 9 | Kiade, Loubna39 Taft St | 4.3★ | None | 6 |
| 10 | Pena, Jennifer154 High St Apt # 102 | 4.3★ | None | 6 |
| 11 | Garmaj, Latifa148 High Street #22 | 4.2★ | 1 · 2 high-risk | 8 |
| 12 | Gentle Dragon Preschool, Inc.111 ARLINGTON ST | 4.1★ | 1 · 1 high-risk | 13 |
| 13 | Braz Gomes Braga, Sandra220 Harvard St | 4.1★ | None | 8 |
| 14 | O'Brien, Patricia16 BOWER STREET | 4.1★ | None | 8 |
| 15 | Bezzat, Loubna6 Teton Ln | 4.1★ | 1 · 4 high-risk | 10 |
| 16 | Mateus, Katia Rogeria85 Frederick Ave #2 | 4.0★ | 2 | 8 |
| 17 | Settani, Kenza81 Whitney Rd | 3.9★ | 1 · 4 high-risk | 10 |
| 18 | Goncalves Barbosa, Raquel185 Salem St | 3.8★ | 1 · 1 high-risk | 6 |
| 19 | Magical Beginnings - Medford10 Cabot Road | 3.8★ | 1 · 1 high-risk | 88 |
| 20 | Gomes Fernandes, Solange15 A Emerson St | 3.8★ | 1 · 2 high-risk | 6 |
| 21 | Araujo Bezerra de Almeida, Fabiola3620 Mystic Valley Pkwy 2nd Floor | 3.8★ | 3 · 1 high-risk | 6 |
| 22 | West Side Preschool429 High St | 3.8★ | 1 · 3 high-risk | 30 |
| 23 | Salata, Iryna63 Lincoln St. | 3.8★ | 2 · 6 high-risk | 10 |
| 24 | Otero, Carmen15 Winter Hill Road #1 | 3.8★ | None | 6 |
| 25 | ABCD Medford Headstart & Children's Services75 Station Landing | 3.7★ | 2 · 3 high-risk | 64 |
| 26 | Merry-Go-Round Nursery School, Inc.55 Otis St | 3.7★ | 4 · 3 high-risk | 24 |
| 27 | Carr, Stacey62B FAIRFIELD STREET | 3.7★ | 2 · 5 high-risk | 8 |
| 28 | Gomez Alzate, Marly11 Dell Ave | 3.6★ | 4 | 8 |
| 29 | De Sousa, Juciele P165 Fern Rd. | 3.6★ | 4 · 4 high-risk | 8 |
| 30 | Eliot Pearson Children's School105 College Ave | 3.6★ | 4 · 5 high-risk | 51 |
| 31 | Launch and Learn Educare Center29 Forest Street | 3.5★ | 4 · 3 high-risk | 106 |
| 32 | Marin Franco, Luz Vianeri118 Harvard Street | 3.5★ | 6 · 3 high-risk | 10 |
| 33 | Fetlaoui, Khaddouj42 Lyman Avenue | 3.5★ | None | 10 |
| 34 | Galindo, Diana187 Forest Street | 3.3★ | 3 · 12 high-risk | 10 |
| 35 | Batista da Silva Alves, Caroline Tereza40 Pembroke St | 3.2★ | 3 · 2 high-risk | 6 |
| 36 | Ludmila Nascimento Martins506 Salem Street | 3.2★ | 3 · 2 high-risk | 10 |
| 37 | Ouardaoui, Fatima131 SPRING ST | 3.1★ | 2 · 6 high-risk | 8 |
| 38 | Ferreira De Souza, Ana16 Ellis Avenue | 3.0★ | 4 · 3 high-risk | 10 |
| 39 | Lahbibi, Fatima25 Hume Ave | 3.0★ | 5 · 2 high-risk | 10 |
| 40 | Laskaris, Stephanie28 Emerald Street | 2.9★ | 3 · 3 high-risk | 6 |
| 41 | Brathwaite, Glendene2 SUNNYSIDE TERRACE | 2.9★ | 4 · 7 high-risk | 8 |
| 42 | Ready, Set, Kids Medford144 North St, | 2.8★ | 5 · 2 high-risk | 39 |
| 43 | Hassan, Mariam60 ALLSTON STREET | 2.8★ | 7 · 4 high-risk | 6 |
| 44 | Gomez Coates, Gabriela36 Frye Road | 2.8★ | 5 · 7 high-risk | 10 |
| 45 | Grace Works Child Care160 HIGH ST | 2.6★ | 13 · 4 high-risk | 66 |
| 46 | Medford School Age Childcare30 Forest St | 2.4★ | 7 · 11 high-risk | 100 |
| 47 | Zuluaga, Denys V48 MYRTLE ST | 2.3★ | 11 · 5 high-risk | 10 |
| 48 | Lahbibi, Kawtar156 Jerome St | 2.1★ | 9 · 5 high-risk | 10 |
| 49 | Six Acres Nursery School475 Winthrop St | 2.1★ | 8 · 9 high-risk | 58 |
| 50 | Contreras, Roxana33 Sixth Street | 2.0★ | 10 · 12 high-risk | 10 |
| 51 | Romao Dos Santos, Raquel45 Pembroke Street | 2.0★ | 8 · 14 high-risk | 10 |
| 52 | Little Sprouts Medford137 Main Street | 1.9★ | 9 · 14 high-risk | 119 |
| 53 | Russo, Rachida693 Winthrop Street | 1.8★ | 12 · 15 high-risk | 10 |
| 54 | Youbellor Child Academy273 Middlesex Avenue | 1.8★ | 8 · 8 high-risk | 72 |
| 55 | Hajjam, Samira12 Mammola Way | 1.8★ | 10 · 13 high-risk | 10 |
| 56 | Paula Casagrande G Ribeiro, Marcela62 Evans St | 1.7★ | 15 · 10 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.