Daycares in Salem, MA

All 60 licensed child care facilities in Salem, 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 →

60licensed daycares

4.2average safety rating

18%with a clean record

49with violations on record

#	Daycare	Rating	Violations (2 yr)	Capacity
1	Peguero, Evelin16 HAZEL STREET	4.8★	None	8
2	Salem Community Child Care90 LAFAYETTE ST	4.8★	None	75
3	Pathways for Children, Inc.79 Willson Street	4.7★	None	120
4	Moreta, Carilde206 Jefferson Ave	4.7★	None	8
5	Salem Community Child Care90-92 CONGRESS ST	4.7★	None	37
6	Fernandez, Damaris15 Leach st apt 2R	4.7★	None	8
7	Baez, Nalda16 WITCH WAY	4.6★	None	10
8	Salem Community Child Care Center, Site #235 CONGRESS ST	4.6★	None	63
9	Salem YMCA @ Carlton Elmentary School10 SKERRY ST	4.6★	None	52
10	Minaya, Sunilda50 JEFFERSON AVE	4.6★	1 · 1 high-risk	8
11	Zoquier Diaz, Minerva10 CLARK STREET	4.6★	4 · 1 high-risk	8
12	Barnes, Melissa51 DEARBORN ST	4.6★	2 · 2 high-risk	6
13	Castillo, Patricia16 CHASE ST, 2nd FL.	4.6★	3 · 4 high-risk	8
14	Dominguez, Belkis18 Raymond Road	4.6★	4 · 4 high-risk	8
15	Brino, Belkis51 FRANKLIN ST	4.6★	4 · 5 high-risk	6
16	De La Cruz, Dianny183 north st	4.6★	1 · 5 high-risk	8
17	Murphy, Melissa36 BALCOMB ST	4.6★	3 · 6 high-risk	8
18	Beltre, Rosario15 HARRISON AVE, 1ST FL.	4.6★	8 · 8 high-risk	10
19	Sanchez, Carmen6 PARK STREET 2ND FLOOR, APT.2	4.6★	7 · 13 high-risk	8
20	Young World Academy, Inc.3 GREENLEDGE ST	4.6★	11 · 14 high-risk	94
21	Camp Fire @ 2 Cain Road2 Cain Road	4.5★	4	80
22	Alvarado,Yariana13 Scenic ave	4.5★	1 · 3 high-risk	10
23	Pena, Anderson171 Marlborough Road	4.5★	5 · 7 high-risk	10
24	Boys and Girls Club of Greater Salem, Saltonstall Kids Club211 LAFAYETTE ST	4.5★	10 · 5 high-risk	39
25	KI Salem Little Owls Preschool & After School63 Jefferson Ave. Suite 202	4.5★	10 · 17 high-risk	131
26	Ayala, Maria42 Prince St	4.4★	1 · 1 high-risk	6
27	Toribio, Felipa3 Sophia Rd	4.4★	1 · 1 high-risk	10
28	Salcedo De Diaz, Yoselyn158 Bridge St	4.4★	6 · 3 high-risk	6
29	Rentas, Ivonne65 Salem St. Apt #2	4.4★	5 · 3 high-risk	10
30	Mendoza De Sanchez, Yaiquiri26 Leavitt Street	4.4★	1 · 4 high-risk	8
31	Martinez, Janishia36 Clark St.	4.4★	8 · 7 high-risk	10
32	Salem Y @ Witchcraft1 Frederick Street	4.4★	6 · 5 high-risk	65
33	Salem Y @ Horace Mann79 Willson Street	4.4★	4 · 9 high-risk	52
34	Brea, Wendy14 School St. 1st Fl.	4.3★	None	6
35	Brito Marcel, Anyi27 Salem street	4.3★	None	6
36	Escano Frias, Marisol24 Belleau Rd	4.3★	None	6
37	Global Tots Academy45 Congress Street, Building #4, Suite #4176	4.3★	None	35
38	Jose Dutra, Cleidimar99 Lawrence St	4.3★	None	6
39	Lopes Coelho, Ana Paula18 Butler St	4.3★	None	6
40	Perdomo, Oneida26 Dunlap st	4.3★	None	6
41	S USTC Learning Center135 Lafayette Street	4.3★	None	40
42	Pena, Stephanie57 Beaver St Apt 1	4.3★	2 · 1 high-risk	6
43	Grace Church Kids Club385 Essex Street	4.3★	6 · 3 high-risk	26
44	Pol, Katiusca34 Puritan Road	4.0★	1 · 3 high-risk	8
45	Resca, Corinne10 SUMNER ROAD	4.0★	3 · 5 high-risk	8
46	De La Cruz, Daisy11 Francis Rd.	4.0★	2 · 6 high-risk	10
47	Salem YMCA @ Bentley School25 Memorial Drive	4.0★	8 · 4 high-risk	52
48	Munoz De Sierra, Dahiana9 Conant St	3.8★	5	6
49	Vasquez De Urena, Carmen81 Proctor St, 3 rd Fl.	3.8★	1 · 5 high-risk	10
50	YMCA @ Bates53 Liberty Hill Avenue	3.8★	11 · 6 high-risk	65
51	Castillo Feliz, Marielis61 Bridge St	3.4★	2 · 2 high-risk	8
52	de la Cruz de Batista, Ana inocencia120 Bridge St	3.4★	3 · 3 high-risk	6
53	Angela Preschool Salem High Program77 Willson St	3.4★	14 · 5 high-risk	90
54	Run-A-Muck Child Care Center3 COLBY ST	3.3★	9 · 5 high-risk	100
55	Ashley's Preschool & Daycare, LLC.1 OLDE VILLAGE DR	3.2★	8 · 3 high-risk	51
56	Lugo, Josefa8 Raymond Rd.	3.2★	5 · 13 high-risk	10
57	Peguero, Belkis61 LAWRENCE ST	3.1★	14 · 27 high-risk	10
58	HENNY PENNY NURSERY SCHOOL316 ESSEX ST	3.0★	17 · 16 high-risk	20
59	Salem YMCA Childcare1 Sewall St.	2.5★	9 · 17 high-risk	220
60	Little Beginnings Daycare Center75 CANAL STREET	2.4★	14 · 17 high-risk	49

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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