Daycares in Wakefield, MA
All 22 licensed child care facilities in Wakefield, ranked by their real state inspection record — not ads. Every rating below comes from official licensing and violation data.
22licensed daycares
3.0average safety rating
14%with a clean record
19with violations on record
| # | Daycare | Rating | Violations (2 yr) | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marcellino, Krystina57 Madison Ave | 4.4★ | None | 6 |
| 2 | Canterbury Children's Center5 Bryant St | 4.4★ | 1 | 99 |
| 3 | 7 Little Continents Montessori979 Main St | 4.3★ | None | 6 |
| 4 | Souza, Marilha Marques30 Salem St | 4.3★ | None | 6 |
| 5 | Devlin, Michele27 SHADY AVE | 4.2★ | 1 · 2 high-risk | 6 |
| 6 | Collins, Christine20 Indian Hill Road | 4.1★ | None | 10 |
| 7 | Childrens Center of Wakefield483 Water St | 4.0★ | 2 · 1 high-risk | 66 |
| 8 | Goncalves Leite, Ana Carolina1 Columbia Rd #2 | 3.5★ | 3 · 1 high-risk | 6 |
| 9 | Garcia Fontana Mattos, Mariana290 Salem St | 3.2★ | 6 · 2 high-risk | 10 |
| 10 | Leite-Benedetto, Natalia10 fourth Street | 3.0★ | 2 · 2 high-risk | 8 |
| 11 | Odyssey Day School2 Audubon Rd. | 2.9★ | 4 · 4 high-risk | 89 |
| 12 | Three Ducklings LC20 A Del Carmine St | 2.8★ | 4 · 2 high-risk | 26 |
| 13 | Magical Beginnings Wakefield50A Audubon Road | 2.8★ | 4 · 3 high-risk | 141 |
| 14 | Casallas, Blanca134 FARM ST | 2.4★ | 5 · 9 high-risk | 10 |
| 15 | Brizon, Tatyana59 Bennett Street | 2.3★ | 5 · 11 high-risk | 10 |
| 16 | Happy Hearts Preschool271 Vernon Street | 2.1★ | 4 · 9 high-risk | 39 |
| 17 | Sallee, Jillian486 Lowell St | 2.0★ | 7 · 7 high-risk | 10 |
| 18 | Main Street Learning Academy Wakefield607 North Ave Unit 18 | 1.9★ | 9 · 4 high-risk | 38 |
| 19 | Kindercare Learning Center607 North Ave | 1.8★ | 19 · 9 high-risk | 90 |
| 20 | 7 Continents Montessori963 Main St., Unit 12C | 1.7★ | 12 · 7 high-risk | 19 |
| 21 | Pesaturo, Donna2 Grafton St | 1.7★ | 13 · 24 high-risk | 10 |
| 22 | Happy Munchkins Learning Center382 Main St | 1.6★ | 19 · 8 high-risk | 44 |
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.