Some of the Best Daycares in New Bedford, MA

Of New Bedford's 34 daycares, 32 (94%) hold a 4 or 5 star rating from Childery, above Massachusetts's statewide rate of 87%. Locally, providers average 5.0 stars on Process inputs (state QRIS, NAEYC and other accreditation, federal Head Start CLASS scores) and 4.9 stars on Structural inputs (state regulatory baseline plus provider-level licensing data), compared with Massachusetts averages of 5.0 on Process and 4.7 on Structural.

The local market includes 34 centers.

Listed alphabetically below are some of the highest-rated providers in New Bedford. Childery ranks providers using publicly auditable inputs: state QRIS scores, NAEYC-aligned ratios and group sizes, and federal CCDBG training coverage. See the Massachusetts methodology page for the full breakdown.