Daycares in Melrose, MA

All 22 licensed child care facilities in Melrose, 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 →

22licensed daycares

4.3average safety rating

5%with a clean record

21with violations on record

#	Daycare	Rating	Violations (2 yr)	Capacity
1	Drif-Ouhab, Wafia282 E FOSTER ST	4.8★	None	6
2	Abbas, Faiza21 HANCOCK ST	4.6★	1 · 1 high-risk	10
3	Andrade, Gloria1 GROVE PL	4.6★	3 · 3 high-risk	8
4	Melrose Montessori School70 W EMERSON ST	4.6★	3 · 2 high-risk	45
5	Abbas Rebahi, Fatiha44 OTIS ST	4.6★	4 · 3 high-risk	6
6	Teachable Moments Childhood II Program355 FRANKLIN STREET	4.6★	7 · 9 high-risk	75
7	Abidi, Samira120 ASHLAND ST	4.6★	8 · 11 high-risk	10
8	Gill, Carla85 MORGAN ST	4.6★	2 · 10 high-risk	6
9	Kathy Doyle's Happy Hours Preschool429 UPHAM ST	4.6★	3 · 12 high-risk	24
10	Kindercare Learning Centers, Inc.832 LYNN FELLS PKWY	4.6★	11 · 18 high-risk	51
11	Teachable Moments Preschool561 Main Street	4.5★	1 · 3 high-risk	54
12	Little Sprouts at Melrose40 Washington Street	4.5★	10 · 11 high-risk	90
13	Step 1 Childcare & Learning2 Main St/AKA 8 Oak Grove Ave	4.5★	7 · 9 high-risk	83
14	Mi Pequena Academia844-846 Main Street	4.5★	10 · 12 high-risk	50
15	Little Elephant Learning Center43 Forest Street	4.4★	13 · 23 high-risk	10
16	Masszi, Malgorzata282 Porter St	4.3★	None	6
17	Matias Calmo, Angelina14 Worth Street	4.3★	4 · 4 high-risk	6
18	Herrera, Isabel73 LEBANON ST	4.0★	7 · 10 high-risk	6
19	Carvalho, Fatima457 Pleasant St Ap# 57	3.9★	2 · 1 high-risk	5
20	Y Academy Melrose106 Main St	3.3★	8 · 7 high-risk	168
21	Melrose Day Care Center, Inc.121 W FOSTER ST	3.1★	8 · 7 high-risk	88
22	Deyrup, Kanako122 Florence St	3.0★	7 · 4 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.

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