Daycares in Watertown, MA

All 43 licensed child care facilities in Watertown, 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 →

43licensed daycares

4.2average safety rating

9%with a clean record

39with violations on record

#	Daycare	Rating	Violations (2 yr)	Capacity
1	Ayala, Cristina61 WEBSTER STREET	4.8★	None	10
2	Russell Cooperative Preschool35 CHURCH ST	4.8★	None	24
3	Clinton, Helen62 FAYETTE ST #2	4.7★	None	8
4	Narvaez Cornejo, Ximena Alejandra31 Quincy St	4.7★	None	10
5	Almanzar, Domitila9 Beechwood Ave	4.6★	None	10
6	First Step Child Care Center Inc.1078 BELMONT ST	4.6★	1 · 1 high-risk	69
7	St. Stephens Armenian Preschool46 ELTON AVE	4.6★	2 · 2 high-risk	92
8	Kostikian, Tagoui31 PRIEST RD	4.6★	1 · 6 high-risk	10
9	Bright Horizons CDC-On The Charles400 TALCOTT AVE	4.6★	8 · 5 high-risk	133
10	Circle Of Boston Nursery School309 Main Street	4.6★	2 · 2 high-risk	45
11	The Family Cooperative51 Kondazian Street	4.6★	3 · 4 high-risk	48
12	Ohanyan, Martiros115 LEXINGTON ST	4.6★	4 · 10 high-risk	10
13	Storyville Preschool97 Union St.	4.6★	7 · 4 high-risk	78
14	EFB - Watertown2 Rosary Dr	4.6★	7 · 7 high-risk	39
15	Teixeira, Maggie747 Mount Auburn Street	4.5★	None	10
16	The Goddard School26 Chestnut Street	4.5★	1 · 5 high-risk	134
17	Open Wings Child Care Center465 Mt. Auburn Street	4.5★	3 · 4 high-risk	59
18	Abdalian, Lori26 Langdon Ave	4.4★	None	10
19	Pathway Early Learning, LLC51 Watertown St	4.4★	2	47
20	D'Agostino, Kathleen115 RUTLAND STREET	4.4★	1 · 2 high-risk	8
21	da Conceicao, Dearli14 Heather Rd	4.4★	3 · 5 high-risk	10
22	Maria Alejandra Gana-Tapia8 Charles Street	4.4★	2 · 6 high-risk	10
23	Murari Da Vitoria Dos Anjos, Deborah17 Howard St	4.4★	2 · 6 high-risk	10
24	Star Academy780 Mt. Auburn Street	4.4★	2 · 5 high-risk	132
25	Gomez, Nataly132 Harnden Ave.	4.4★	7 · 9 high-risk	6
26	Vergilio, Linda96 FAYETTE ST	4.4★	4 · 5 high-risk	6
27	Little Bees Lab Preschool Watertown525 Main Street	4.4★	7 · 9 high-risk	47
28	Four Seasons Preschool on the Square226 Mt. Auburn St	4.3★	None	58
29	Lima Lopez, Maria10 Charles St	4.3★	None	10
30	Active Little People200 Mount Auburn St	4.3★	2 · 2 high-risk	39
31	Tsacogianis, Marie31 WILSON AVE	4.0★	1 · 1 high-risk	6
32	Chiloyan, Talin35 CHAPMAN ST	4.0★	4 · 11 high-risk	10
33	Simon, Ekhssabet33 HAZEL STREET	4.0★	9 · 14 high-risk	10
34	Mondragon, Lina219 ORCHARD ST	4.0★	10 · 12 high-risk	6
35	Palma, Felsy139 Fayette St.	4.0★	6 · 28 high-risk	10
36	Saa Saavedra, Paula12 Charles Street	3.9★	1 · 2 high-risk	10
37	Four Seasons PreSchool15 HALL AVE	3.7★	7 · 6 high-risk	59
38	KidConnect25 Whites Ave	3.6★	2	52
39	Milestones Child Care & Preschool167 WAVERLEY AVE	3.6★	3 · 2 high-risk	39
40	First Path Day Care Center13 Boyd St	3.2★	16 · 18 high-risk	64
41	Four Seasons of Mt. Auburn786 Mt. Auburn St	2.8★	4 · 2 high-risk	36
42	Little Sprouts at Watertown150 Coolidge Avenue	2.4★	5 · 7 high-risk	126
43	Arsenal Yard KinderCare501 Arsenal St	2.0★	10 · 7 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.

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