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Infant & Baby Daycare in Dorchester, MA

Each listing shows the ages its state record gives; ask each daycare the youngest age it takes.

daycares that take infants in Dorchester
20
daycare centers
16
in-home daycares
4
State license records

All daycares that take infants in Dorchester

Showing 1 to 20 of 20

Providers on paid plans are listed first, then by the youngest age on the state record, youngest first, then programs for babies and toddlers only and those that describe an infant room, then A to Z by name. We do not rank daycares.

  4. Home daycareInfants

    Dontica Bell

    Dorchester, MA 02121 · address shared with families

    Describes an infant roomTakes infantsAccepts subsidy
    Call
  5. Child care centerInfants

    Future Leader's

    1664 Dorchester Ave, Dorchester, MA

    Describes an infant roomInfants to preschoolAccepts subsidy
    CallDirections
  6. Home daycareInfants

    Kiren Familia Chala

    5.0· 3 reviews

    Dorchester, MA 02121 · address shared with families

    Describes an infant roomTakes infantsAccepts subsidy
    Call
  7. Home daycareInfants

    Paulette Simeon

    5.0· 2 reviews

    Dorchester, MA 02122 · address shared with families

    Describes an infant roomTakes infantsAccepts subsidy
    Call
  8. Home daycareInfants

    Rosa Resto

    Dorchester, MA 02122 · address shared with families

    Describes an infant roomTakes infantsAccepts subsidy
    Call
How this list is made: Dorchester daycares whose Massachusetts license lists infants, plus those that say they offer infant care. A daycare without this tag may still take infants; ask.

Infant care

Infant care in Dorchester: costs

Infant tuition posted on daycare websites in Massachusetts, per week (2026)
$488
The median of 48 daycares that post a full-time rate; half post between $416 and $585. Posted rates run above the 2022 survey: they are newer, and mostly from centers.
Staff-to-child ratios for babies in MassachusettsDaycare cost in Massachusetts, by age and county

Posted rates: tuition that daycares publish on their own websites, 2026, full-time rates only, one rate per daycare.

Before you enroll

Choosing infant care in Dorchester

  1. 1

    Ask about the waitlist

    Infant spots fill first. Ask how long the wait is and whether you can join before your baby is born.

  2. 2

    How many babies each caregiver has

    Ask how many infants one caregiver looks after and whether the same caregiver is there each day.

  3. 3

    Safe sleep

    Ask where babies nap. Any sleep rule cited by Massachusetts is on the listing's state record.

  4. 4

    Feeding and the daily log

    Ask how bottles and breast milk are handled, and how you hear about feeds, naps and diapers.

Nearby

Infant daycare in nearby towns

Boston52 · 0 miDorchester Center3 · 1 miRoxbury10 · 1 miJamaica Plain9 · 2 miMattapan7 · 2 miSouth Boston4 · 3 miRoslindale5 · 3 miBrookline22 · 3 miQuincy11 · 4 mi

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More daycare in Dorchester

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Questions

Questions

How many Dorchester daycares take infants?

20 Dorchester daycares take infants, by the Massachusetts record or their own description. A daycare without this tag may still take infants, so ask.

How young a baby do daycares in Dorchester take?

The Massachusetts license list we load does not give a starting age, so ask each daycare the youngest age it takes.

Are home daycares an option for infants?

Yes. 4 of the Dorchester daycares on this list are home daycares. Each listing shows the ages on its Massachusetts record.

Can I see an infant daycare's inspections?

Yes. Each shows its Massachusetts visits and what the state cited, in the state's words where the state publishes them.