Daycares in Needham, MA
All 32 licensed child care facilities in Needham, ranked by their real state inspection record — not ads. Every rating below comes from official licensing and violation data.
32licensed daycares
3.0average safety rating
6%with a clean record
30with violations on record
| # | Daycare | Rating | Violations (2 yr) | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Needham Extended Day Program - Broadmeadow120 BROAD MEADOW RD | 4.6★ | None | 100 |
| 2 | Coutu, Ana Claribel193 Garden St | 4.3★ | None | 6 |
| 3 | Shriftman, Elena415 Hillside Ave | 4.3★ | None | 10 |
| 4 | Needham Extended Day Program - Eliot135 WELLESLEY AVE | 4.1★ | None | 82 |
| 5 | Orifice, Elizabeth1585 GREAT PLAIN AVE | 4.1★ | None | 10 |
| 6 | Noah's Ark Preschool1154 GREAT PLAIN AVE | 4.0★ | 2 · 1 high-risk | 39 |
| 7 | Needham Extended Day-Mitchell SiteMITCHELL SCHOOL | 4.0★ | 1 · 3 high-risk | 82 |
| 8 | Carter Nursery School800 HIGHLAND AVE | 3.8★ | 4 · 2 high-risk | 47 |
| 9 | Needham Extended Day Program - Williams585 Central Ave | 3.8★ | 1 · 5 high-risk | 100 |
| 10 | Needham Children's Center, Inc.1688 Central Ave | 3.8★ | 4 · 2 high-risk | 140 |
| 11 | Carter Center For Children Inc.800 HIGHLAND AVE | 3.8★ | 3 · 1 high-risk | 60 |
| 12 | Schmalz, Magda32 HOOVER RD | 3.6★ | 1 · 11 high-risk | 6 |
| 13 | Wonder Garden59 East Militia Heights Drive | 3.4★ | 6 · 1 high-risk | 26 |
| 14 | Gan Aliyah Preschool1664 CENTRAL AVE | 3.4★ | 2 · 4 high-risk | 40 |
| 15 | Needham Extended Day-Newman SiteNewman School | 2.9★ | 5 · 3 high-risk | 100 |
| 16 | Needham Children's Center Inc.23 Dedham Ave | 2.9★ | 5 · 3 high-risk | 19 |
| 17 | Mcgrath, Wendi707 Greendale Avenue | 2.9★ | 5 · 4 high-risk | 6 |
| 18 | Needham ACE10 Kearney Road, Suite 152 | 2.8★ | 11 · 14 high-risk | 34 |
| 19 | Lekousi, Cheryl1236 GREAT PLAIN AVE | 2.7★ | 8 · 7 high-risk | 6 |
| 20 | Tobin Beaudet Schools72 SCHOOL ST | 2.7★ | 11 · 3 high-risk | 62 |
| 21 | Scalliwags Early Learning Center426 Hunnewell Street | 2.6★ | 11 · 3 high-risk | 22 |
| 22 | Scalliwags Needham1346 South St. | 2.5★ | 9 · 9 high-risk | 25 |
| 23 | Temple Beth Shalom Children's Center670 HIGHLAND AVE | 2.4★ | 10 · 9 high-risk | 339 |
| 24 | The Learning Tree Preschool Inc.225 Highland Ave, | 2.2★ | 7 · 5 high-risk | 37 |
| 25 | Vaksman, Alla171 Gould Street | 2.1★ | 6 · 6 high-risk | 10 |
| 26 | Pine Village Preschool65 4TH AVE | 2.1★ | 11 · 5 high-risk | 46 |
| 27 | Tobin Beaudet Schools dba Club 14581458 GREAT PLAIN AVE | 1.9★ | 10 · 11 high-risk | 120 |
| 28 | Needham Montessori School238 Highland Ave. | 1.8★ | 10 · 14 high-risk | 78 |
| 29 | A to Z Preschool and Childcare LLC126 Gould St. | 1.7★ | 19 · 5 high-risk | 75 |
| 30 | First Circle Learning Center165 Chestnut Street | 1.7★ | 13 · 8 high-risk | 141 |
| 31 | Kindercare Child Care Center1000 HIGHLAND AVE | 1.6★ | 25 · 31 high-risk | 101 |
| 32 | Charles River YMCA Out of School Time Program863 GREAT PLAIN AVE | 1.5★ | 17 · 17 high-risk | 52 |
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.