Public Benefits and Community Assistance, Childcare and Preschool

Here is a list of all the licensed, private individual childcare options in Cambridge (and some in Somerville).

Here is a list of all the licensed childcare centers in Cambridge (and some in Somerville).

A home visiting programs' primary purpose is to support and encourage parents and caregivers, share information, and connect families with resources in their home and/or a convenient location.

We provide 24/7 mobile crisis services and help people who need access to timely, high quality mental health and substance use services.

We provide nutritional counseling, healthy food benefits, workshops, education, breastfeeding support, and referrals to health and community resources at no cost to eligible Massachusetts families.

Our free, confidential hotline can connect you to clinical help for mental health and substance use concerns where and when you need it.

Port Arise is here to provide support to our community through uplifting families.

We provide an daycare and preschool center for families in-need, particularly those trying to break the cycle of homelessness and attain self-sufficiency.

We've provided daycare for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers. Our lead teacher and owner is a mother of four children raised in Cambridge with over 20 years of early education experience.

Our Childcare Program serves children age 15 months to 5 years old in two Toddler and two Preschool classrooms. We have school year and summer spots for enrollment.

We are a daycare center for children ages 0-5.

This unit investigates sexual crimes and provides support and social services to survivors of sexual crimes.

We investigate domestic related assaults and abuse incidents and provide an advocate to help survivors obtain community services and develop safety plans.

We provide developmentally appropriate childcare programs with an academic foundation that allows to build their strengths and succeed in school and in life.

We provide free and nutritionally balanced meals to Cambridge residents 18 years of age and under. There are vegetarian and non-vegetarian options offered at all meal sites!

We restore and protect the green spaces in urban areas like the one around Magazine Beach along the Charles River. in spring and summer we invite people to enjoy the site and host community events.

We provide child care in a nurturing, safe, and fun learning environment in my home. Children participate in all sorts of indoor and outdoor activities throughout the day.

High-quality early education in Cambridge for ages 6 weeks-5 years combining a research-informed, play-based learning experience in a safe and nurturing environment that supports children and families

Our Infant Room is a warm, nurturing environment where our youngest learners (3–15 months) begin their journey through Early Global Education.

The Center for Families Newsletter is full of information, resources, and supports for Cambridge families with children birth-8 years old.

Safehome: Up to 1 month stay in a confidential location for an individual or family.
Transitional Housing: Up to two years of rental assistance for up to 16 survivors and their families.

We are a student-run civil legal aid organization committed to providing free representation to low-income and marginalized communities in the Greater Boston area.

Serving children ages 1.9 through 5 years old, with a focus on experiential learning, the arts, and diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice. We are not just a school, we are a welcoming community!

We provide high quality Montessori education to facilitate effective early childhood growth and development for all students.

A Music focused, emergent based curriculum and culturally immersive early education program. Professional live music classes everyday for every age group! Diapers, snacks and lunch are included!

Toddler progtam welcomes children starting 1 year and 3 months old.

We can help you with applying for health insurance like MassHealth, Health Connector plans, Health Safety Net, Medicare and dental plans through the Massachusetts Health Connector.