Daycares in Nantucket, MA

All 17 licensed child care facilities in Nantucket, 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 →

17licensed daycares

4.3average safety rating

18%with a clean record

14with violations on record

#	Daycare	Rating	Violations (2 yr)	Capacity
1	O'Brien, Joan20 Tashama Lane	4.8★	None	8
2	Montessori Children's House of Nantucket (MCHN)7 Pheasant Drive	4.7★	None	40
3	Exploration Station2 S. Pasture Lane	4.6★	None	13
4	Ure, Sally165 HUMMOCK POND RD	4.6★	1 · 2 high-risk	8
5	Williams, Theresa61 Polpis Road Rear House	4.6★	1 · 2 high-risk	8
6	Small Friends21 Nobadeer Farm Rd	4.6★	4 · 5 high-risk	69
7	Watson, Carole7A Nobska Way	4.5★	2 · 8 high-risk	8
8	RisingTide Preschool16 Newtown Road	4.5★	1 · 7 high-risk	39
9	Harnishfeger, Naomi5 Nanina Drive	4.4★	4 · 4 high-risk	10
10	Holdgate, Lindsey14 Evergreen Way, Front Cottage	4.4★	14 · 8 high-risk	8
11	Buckley, Kerry Meredith30 Macys Lane	4.3★	None	6
12	Perry, Shawna Mae3 Hussey Farm Road	4.3★	None	8
13	NBGClub, Jr.61 Sparks Ave.	4.3★	3 · 1 high-risk	20
14	Pollock, Rhonda4 Norwood St	4.0★	5 · 5 high-risk	8
15	Monahan, Valerie23A Evergreen Way	4.0★	13 · 7 high-risk	8
16	Mastriano, Micajah8A Somerset Lane	3.8★	2 · 2 high-risk	6
17	Kancheva, Nadya9 Honeysuckle Drive	3.4★	3 · 4 high-risk	8

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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