Childcare and Preschool, Disabilities and Special Needs

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).

Youth Headspace contains many youth wellness and mental health resources. Check it out!

We provide one-to-one mentoring to youth and adults with disabilities to reach their full potential.

We have several support groups, meetings, and events happening virtually for parents and their children.

This guide gives caregivers a quick and easy format to read through their summer camp options and reach out to staff for assistance.

Supporting youth with special needs in afterschool/summer programming.

We offer a variety of services, supports and programs dedicated to ensuring equitable access and success for students who have a documented risk of regression during the summer months.

We promote Community, Housing, Access, and Independence for children and adults of all abilities, strengths, and needs.

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

We offer free support groups for family members and friends of people with mental illness, as well as peer supports for people suffering from a mental health condition.

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

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!

Safe, engaging, and enriching environment for students in kindergarten through elementary grades, the program blends academic support, creative expression, and hands-on learning.

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

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!

We are a multilingual and multicultural preschool and kindergarten with afterschool and summer offerings in Central Square. We specialize on Early Global Education and Teachers growth.

JOYweavers celebrates children and families with great summer programming! We offer accessible, inclusive programming for children who benefit from a smaller setting.

We are a caring, Christian community for pre-school children.

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

We are a Reggio Emilia-influenced Jewish group of schools at 4 locations for ages infancy to 1st grade with extended-day programming until 5:30 or 6:00 PM on weekdays.

We can help you find what you need, offer screenings, treatment options, support groups, and more using our online screening tool.

We offer discounted MBTA passes to income-eligible Cambridge residents between the ages of 19-25.

We are an ecosystem of decentralized Montessori micro-schools that support children, teachers, and parents.