Affordable Daycare in Medfield, MA
Families who qualify can get help paying through Child Care Financial Assistance, and the daycares listed here accept it.
- daycares that accept child care assistance in Medfield
- 9
- daycare centers
- 8
- in-home daycare
- 1
- take infants
- 3
All daycares that accept child care assistance in Medfield
Showing 1 to 9 of 9
Beginning Years Child Development Center at Medfield High School
88R South St, Medfield, MA
Infants to toddlersAccepts subsidyMedfield Afterschool Program
45 Adams St. Dale Street School, Medfield, MA
School-age onlyAccepts subsidyThe Goddard School
4.9· 49 reviews90 N Meadows Rd, Medfield, MA
Infants to preschoolAccepts subsidyPre-K
Cost and help paying
What daycare costs in Medfield, and help paying for it
- of the 9 daycares here post their tuition
- 1
- Their listings show the rates they publish. Ask the others for their rates, and how assistance applies.
Before you enroll
Paying for daycare in Medfield
- 1
Apply for assistance first
Your state decides who qualifies and how much it pays. Apply through the state's child care assistance office before you choose a daycare.
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Ask about the copayment
Most families pay a share of the cost. Ask the daycare whether it charges more than the state pays, and how much.
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Ask about open subsidy spots
Some daycares cap how many children on assistance they take. Ask whether a spot is open now.
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Check the license record
Open a listing for its state license and, where the state publishes it, the inspection record.
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Questions
Questions
How many daycares that accept child care assistance are in Medfield?
9 daycares that accept child care assistance are listed in Medfield. Accepting assistance says nothing about a daycare's own prices. A daycare without this tag may still accept assistance; ask.
How do I apply for child care assistance in Massachusetts?
Apply through Child Care Financial Assistance, run by the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care. It is for families with a recognized reason for needing child care, such as parents or caregivers who are working or in an education, training or job search program, and who meet income rules. Families referred by DTA or DCF may also qualify. Income limits change each year, so check the current limits on the state's site.
Is there free daycare?
Some families can get it. Head Start and Early Head Start are free for children from families who qualify, and some states waive the family's share of the cost for the lowest incomes. Ask your state's child care assistance office what you qualify for.
Does a daycare that accepts assistance cost more?
Not by itself. Accepting assistance means the daycare takes payments from the state program; its own prices vary like any daycare's. Ask whether it charges more than the state pays, and how much you would pay.
How does child care assistance work?
Each state runs a child care assistance program, paid for in part by the federal Child Care and Development Fund. Families who qualify by income, and usually by working, looking for work or going to school, get help paying a daycare that accepts it; the help is often called a voucher or subsidy. Most families pay a share called a copayment, set by the state. Apply through the Massachusetts child care assistance office.
Can I get free daycare?
Some families can. States may waive the copayment for families with the lowest incomes, and Head Start and Early Head Start are free for families who qualify. Ask your state's child care assistance office what you qualify for.
Are these daycares licensed in Massachusetts?
Every listing here comes from the Massachusetts child care license records.
Which of these Medfield daycares post their prices?
1 of the 9 lists tuition; its listing here shows it. Ask the others for their rates and how assistance applies.