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In-Home Daycares in Dorchester, MA

An in-home daycare is a licensed family child care home: the provider looks after a small group of children in their own home.

in-home daycares in Dorchester
178
take infants
4
State license records

All in-home daycares in Dorchester

Showing 1 to 30 of 178

Providers on paid plans are listed first, then A to Z by name. We do not rank daycares.

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    Adalgisa Mendez

    5.0· 1 review

    Dorchester, MA 02122 · address shared with families

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    Aesha Shaheed

    Dorchester, MA 02125 · address shared with families

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    Altagracia Guerrero

    5.0· 5 reviews

    Dorchester, MA 02124 · address shared with families

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    Ana Timothee Perez

    Dorchester, MA 02124 · address shared with families

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    Angela Carvajal

    Dorchester, MA 02124 · address shared with families

    Accepts subsidy
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    Angela M. Salazar

    Dorchester, MA 02125 · address shared with families

    Accepts subsidy
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    Angelly Gonzalez

    Dorchester, MA 02121 · address shared with families

    Accepts subsidy
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    Annette Jean

    Dorchester, MA 02124 · address shared with families

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    Aracelis Rodriguez

    5.0· 2 reviews

    Dorchester, MA 02121 · address shared with families

    Accepts subsidy
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    Belgica Marte

    Dorchester, MA 02124 · address shared with families

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    Berenice Polanco

    5.0· 3 reviews

    Dorchester, MA 02125 · address shared with families

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    Betty De La Cruz

    Dorchester, MA 02121 · address shared with families

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    Bianely Gonzalez

    Dorchester, MA 02121 · address shared with families

    Accepts subsidy
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    Bileisi Lara Tejeda

    5.0· 4 reviews

    Dorchester, MA 02121 · address shared with families

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    Brenda Neptune

    Dorchester, MA 02125 · address shared with families

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    Carmen Hidalgo-Derosa

    5.0· 6 reviews

    Dorchester, MA 02122 · address shared with families

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    Carmen Martinez

    Dorchester, MA 02124 · address shared with families

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    Carolina Vasquez

    Dorchester, MA 02121 · address shared with families

    Accepts subsidy
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    Catherine Palmer

    Dorchester, MA 02121 · address shared with families

    Accepts subsidy
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    Christie Burgos

    Dorchester, MA 02124 · address shared with families

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    Cindy M. Miranda

    Dorchester, MA 02124 · address shared with families

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    Claudette White

    5.0· 4 reviews

    Dorchester, MA 02124 · address shared with families

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    Daisy Peguero

    Dorchester, MA 02122 · address shared with families

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    Dania Melo

    Dorchester, MA 02121 · address shared with families

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How this list is made: Dorchester daycares licensed by Massachusetts as family or group child care homes. Street addresses are not shown for home daycares. The provider shares the address with families, so call to arrange a visit. Home daycares are listed by town and ZIP code only, never pinned on the map.

All 178 in-home daycares in Dorchester, A to Z

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What in-home daycare looks like in Dorchester

The typical licensed capacity of an in-home daycare in Massachusetts
8 children
The median capacity on 5,874 Massachusetts home daycare licenses. Ask how many children come on a usual day and their ages.
Infant care at a home daycare, per week, in the middle Dorchester county (2022)
$262
The median of 14 county medians, from $225 in the lowest county to $370 in the highest.

County prices: U.S. Department of Labor, National Database of Childcare Prices, 2022 (median full-time weekly price).

Before you enroll

Choosing an in-home daycare in Dorchester

  1. 1

    Ask who else is in the home

    Ask who lives in the home and who helps with the children. Many states require background checks for adults living in a licensed home.

  2. 2

    Ask about backup care

    With one provider, a sick day or vacation closes the daycare. Ask how many days a year they close and what families do then.

  3. 3

    Ask about the group

    Ask how many children come each day and their ages. A home daycare often mixes babies and school-age children in one group.

  4. 4

    Check the license record

    Open the daycare's page here to see its Massachusetts license type, capacity and the state's inspection record, where we hold them.

Nearby

In-home daycares in nearby towns

Boston147 · 0 miDorchester Center14 · 1 miRoxbury34 · 1 miJamaica Plain28 · 2 miMattapan66 · 2 miSouth Boston8 · 3 miRoslindale50 · 3 miBrookline5 · 3 miQuincy49 · 4 mi

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Questions

Questions

How many in-home daycares are in Dorchester?

178 in-home daycares are listed in Dorchester, from the Massachusetts license records.

What is the difference between in-home daycare and family child care?

They are the same thing. State licenses call it a family child care home (or a group or large family home when there is an assistant): a provider caring for a small group of children in their own home.

How many children can a home daycare have in Massachusetts?

It depends on the license type and the children's ages. The typical Massachusetts home daycare license here is for 8 children; each listing shows its own licensed capacity.

Why is there no street address?

An in-home daycare is the provider's own home. We show the town and ZIP code only; the provider shares the address with families.

Are in-home daycares licensed?

Yes, every listing here comes from the Massachusetts child care license records. Open any listing for its license and inspection record.