Childcare and Preschool, LGBTQ+ Services

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!

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

Our teen support text line connects young people up to age 24 with a peer they can talk to when they feel lonely, depressed, overwhelmed, or suicidal.

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

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

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!

Our themed summer program fosters each child's emotional, academic and social development through play and exploration in our safe and nurturing community.

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.

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 transforms the lives of children, adults with disabilities and their families through the power of one-to-one mentoring relationships.

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 are a bilingual Mandarin-English early learning center combining the Montessori educational philosophy with Chinese and American language and culture.

We host many events through out the year in collaboration with community partnerships.

Our helpline helps disrupt and prevent unhealthy relationships and intimate partner violence by empowering young people through inclusive and equitable education, support, and resources.

Our 24/7 hotline helps survivors and their loved ones by connecting them to a RAINN support specialist or a local center from RAINN’s network +1,000 sexual assault service providers.

We can help you find treatment for mental health and substance use disorders. We provide you with information about quality treatment for addiction and mental illness.

We manage a series of hotlines and chat rooms that serve as safe spaces for anyone to get peer support, affirmation, facts, and resources.

CAAS Head Start is a free pre-school program that supports the learning and development of children from ages 3 to 5 in Somerville and Cambridge.

SafeLink is a resource for anyone affected by domestic or dating violence.

This program serves the LGBTQ+ community by supporting students and educators locally, organizing around LGBTQ-affirming public policy, planning teacher trainings, and hosting events.

We seek to foster each child's emotional, academic and social development by providing a safe and nurturing community where children can play, explore and develop.