Free / Subsidized Childcare in Massachusetts

Free / Subsidized Childcare

• ABCD Head Start & Children's Services

  Head Start and early-education centers across Boston neighborhoods, from Action for Boston Community Development.

  • 178 Tremont Street, Boston, MA 02111
  • (617) 348-6000
  • Website (opens in a new tab)

• SMOC Child Care & Head Start

  Free Head Start preschool and child care for eligible families in and around Framingham. Enrollment: (508) 820-8380 or 1-800-779-4853.

  • Framingham, MA
  • (508) 820-8380
  • Website (opens in a new tab)

• South Shore Community Action Council — Head Start & Early Head Start

  Head Start and Early Head Start early-education centers on the South Shore, Cape Cod and the Islands, plus fuel assistance and food distribution.

  • Plymouth, MA
  • (508) 747-7575
  • Website (opens in a new tab)

• Child Care Financial Assistance

  Statewide

  State help paying for child care for eligible working or studying families. Apply online or through Mass 211.

  • 2-1-1
  • Website (opens in a new tab)

• Head Start & Early Head Start

  Nationwide

  Free preschool, child care and family support for eligible families. Find a program near you online or by phone (Mon–Fri 8–6 ET).

  • (866) 763-6481
  • Website (opens in a new tab)