Daycares in South Boston, MA

All 20 licensed child care facilities in South Boston, 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 →

20licensed daycares

4.2average safety rating

10%with a clean record

18with violations on record

#	Daycare	Rating	Violations (2 yr)	Capacity
1	South Boston H.S./EHS @ Old Colony125 MERCER STREET	4.8★	None	49
2	Julie's Family Learning Program133 DORCHESTER STREET	4.8★	None	36
3	South Boston Head Start @ West Broadway424 WEST BROADWAY	4.7★	None	60
4	Matos, Jacquelin141 W BROADWAY #4077	4.6★	4 · 4 high-risk	8
5	Mejia, Lucitania78 W 7TH STREET	4.6★	4 · 7 high-risk	6
6	Ortiz, Johanny33 B Street	4.6★	6 · 9 high-risk	10
7	South Boston Neighborhood House136 H STREET	4.6★	7 · 10 high-risk	61
8	Garcia, Carmen157 West Broadway	4.6★	1 · 8 high-risk	10
9	Gonzalez, Ana40 LINSKY BARRY COURT # 6031	4.6★	2 · 52 high-risk	6
10	South Boston Catholic Academy866 East Broadway	4.5★	8 · 1 high-risk	132
11	Ethos416 West Broadway	4.5★	4 · 10 high-risk	75
12	Baez Soto, Esminna37 Joyce Hayes Way #6075	4.4★	12 · 8 high-risk	8
13	YGB@ Tierney Learning Center125 Mercer St	4.4★	7 · 4 high-risk	52
14	Cruz, Jianna150 D St. Apt 5039	4.3★	None	6
15	Troncoso, Victoria63 Dalessio Court Apt. 3097	4.3★	None	6
16	South Boston Catholic Academy Early Childhood Center100 N Street	3.5★	14 · 15 high-risk	135
17	Soto Villar, Katy Milagros10 Orton Marotta Way	3.4★	5 · 2 high-risk	6
18	South Boston Neighborhood House Preschool1187 Columbia Rd	3.3★	8 · 11 high-risk	45
19	Laboure Center275 W BROADWAY	3.1★	8 · 13 high-risk	99
20	Boys and Girls Clubs of Boston at South Boston230 WEST SIXTH STREET	1.7★	30 · 22 high-risk	43

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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