Childcare and Preschool, STEAM

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).

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

Cambridge Camping provides an in-person STEAM-centered cooking program during the February school vacation week. 

Join us for a fun, math-focused summer! Kids entering grades 3-9 will play math games, learn to do art and music with a math focus, and become better solvers of non-standard, hard math problems.

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.

At Newtowne, children thrive in a cooperative, Reggio-inspired program where teachers and families partner to nurture curiosity, confidence, and community engagement.

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.

We are a nature-based, independent Kindergarten through 8th-grade program in Lincoln, Massachusetts. We offer multi-age classrooms rich in integrated, hands-on, thematic learning. Inquire today!

As a world-class, accredited private school in Cambridge, MA, ISB is home to 540 students from age 2 through Grade 12. ISB places the development of the bilingual brain at the heart of our mission.

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

We offer a Chinese Immersion afterschool program for PK to 6th grade students and an Art & Talent Class for PK to 12th grade students in the Cambridgeport/ Central Square area near the MLK School.

Come join our Chinese immersion summer camp for classical Chinese reading, challigraphy, tea art, Gongfu (Wushu), Chinese instruments, Chinese Art crafts, Chinese food and much more.

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.

Dazzling minerals await you at the Harvard Museum of Natural History's Earth & Planetary Sciences Gallery! New to the collection is a unique assortment of egg-shaped minerals.

From maker space workshops to a dance studio, a Food Lab to a performance space, The Foundry’s array of spaces will serve your individual or group needs. Bring your creative spirit!

We extend access to technology like Chromebook laptops and mobile WiFi hotspots by allowing patrons to check out devices.

Join one of the oldest, play-based cooperative nursery schools in Cambridge for children ages 2Y 9M - 5 years! We offer regular day, extended day, and a summer program to our families.

Known as universal preschool, we provide free preschool to Cambridge 4 year-olds and some 3 year-olds beginning in September.

NSM's Choral Program offers vocal music for children ages 5-17.

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 bring robotics, coding, engineering, and design to life—shaping your child’s future through hands-on learning.
Join our afterschool studio with flexible open enrollment or convenient monthly memberships.

We will offer open enrollment to elementary school students in after school (extended day and enrichment clubs) and vacation camps.

SHINE is a group run by MIT students that strives to instill confidence in female and nonbinary students through a combination of dance, creativity, and math mentorship.

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

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