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Oldest ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Preschools in Massachusetts

The average private preschool in Massachusetts was founded around 1971 (2026-27).
The oldest private preschool in Massachusetts is Derby Academy, founded in 1784.

Quick Facts (2026-27)

  • # MA Schools Ranked: 438
  • Top 20 Range (Year Founded): 1784–1888
  • MA School Avg.: 1971
  • National School Avg.: 1970

Quick Facts (2026-27)

  • # MA Schools Ranked: 438
  • Top 20 Range (Year Founded): 1784–1888
  • MA School Avg.: 1971
  • National School Avg.: 1970
Show school map — Massachusetts (year founded range: 1784–1888, avg 1971)
Year Founded Range: 1784 1903 Avg. Year Founded: 1879

Oldest ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Preschools in Massachusetts (2026-27)

Showing 438 schools
Derby Academy Photo
#1Derby Academy
Gr: PK-8 | 342 students
Avg. class size: 15 students
Sports: 11 | Extracurriculars: 9
56 Burditt Ave
Hingham, MA 02043
(781) 749-0746
(3)
1784year founded
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Friends Academy Photo
#2Friends Academy
Gr: PK-8 | 244 students
Avg. class size: 12 students
Sports: 6 | Extracurriculars: 4
Alternative School
1088 Tucker Road
North Dartmouth, MA 02747
(508) 999-1356
1810year founded
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Perkins School For The Blind Photo
#3Perkins School For The Blind
Gr: PK-12
Avg. class size: 4 students
Sports: 5 | Extracurriculars: 7
Special Education School
175 North Beacon Street
Watertown, MA 02472
(617) 972-7573
1829year founded
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Map of Saint Patrick School And Education Center
#4Saint Patrick School And Education Center
Gr: PK-8 | 100 students
Avg. class size: 12 students
Catholic
311 Adams St
Lowell, MA 01854
(978) 458-4232
1852year founded
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Academy Of Notre Dame Photo
#5Academy Of Notre Dame
Gr: NS-12 | 444 students
Avg. class size: 15 students
Sports: 15 | Extracurriculars: 28
Catholic
180 Middlesex Road
Tyngsboro, MA 01879
(978) 649-7611
(9)
1854year founded
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The Chestnut Hill School Photo
#6The Chestnut Hill School
Gr: NS-6 | 237 students
Avg. class size: 15 students
Sports: 4 | Extracurriculars: 6
428 Hammond Street
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
(617) 566-4394
(9)
1860year founded
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Map of Ymca Center For Child Development Wee Wuns Prek Kdgn
#7Ymca Center For Child Development Wee Wuns Prek Kdgn
Gr: NS | 33 students
Daycare / Preschool
75 Shore Dr
Worcester, MA 01605
(508) 852-6694
1864year founded
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Map of Clark School Boston
#8(°Õ8–T9)Clark School Boston
Gr: NS-2 | 24 students
Avg. class size: 8 students
Special Education School
1 Whitman Road, Canton
Canton, MA 02021
(281) 821-3499
1867year founded
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Map of Clarke Schools For Hearing And Speech
#8(°Õ8–T9)Clarke Schools For Hearing And Speech
Gr: PK-6 | 15 students
Avg. class size: 3 students
Special Education School
45 Round Hill Road
Northampton, MA 01060
(413) 582-1113
1867year founded
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Map of Beverly School For The Deaf
#10Beverly School For The Deaf
Gr: PK-12 | 157 students
Special Education School
6 Echo Ave
Beverly, MA 01915
(978) 927-7070
1876year founded
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Brimmer and May School Photo
#11(°Õ11–T12)Brimmer and May School
Gr: PK-12 | 404 students
Avg. class size: 12 students
Sports: 10 | Extracurriculars: 23
69 Middlesex Road
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
(617) 566-7462
(4)
1880year founded
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Map of Immaculate Conception School
#11(°Õ11–T12)Immaculate Conception School
Gr: PK-8 | 319 students
Avg. class size: 20 students
Sports: 6 | Extracurriculars: 5
Catholic
218 E. Merrimack St.
Lowell, MA 01852
(978) 454-5339
(1)
1880year founded
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South Lancaster Academy Photo
#13South Lancaster Academy
Gr: PK-12 | 276 students
Avg. class size: 20 students
Sports: 6 | Extracurriculars: 3
Seventh Day Adventist
180-198 George Hill Road
South Lancaster, MA 01561
(978) 368-8544
1882year founded
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Map of St. John The Evangelist School
#14St. John The Evangelist School
Gr: NS-8 | 256 students
Avg. class size: 24 students
Extracurriculars: 3
Catholic
696 Washington St
Canton, MA 02021
(781) 828-2130
(1)
1883year founded
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Map of St. Charles School
#15St. Charles School
Gr: PK-8 | 213 students
Avg. class size: 18 students
Catholic
8 Myrtle St
Woburn, MA 01801
(781) 935-4635
1884year founded
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Map of Lowell Day Nursery
#16Lowell Day Nursery
Gr: PK-K | 84 students
Avg. class size: 20 students
Alternative School
119 Hall St
Lowell, MA 01854
(978) 454-5981
1885year founded
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Lesley Ellis School Photo
#17(°Õ17–T18)Lesley Ellis School
Gr: NS-8 | 251 students
Avg. class size: 18 students
Sports: 3 | Extracurriculars: 2
34 Winter Street
Arlington, MA 02474
(781) 641-1346
(4)
1886year founded
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Map of St. Bernard Elementary School
#17(°Õ17–T18)St. Bernard Elementary School
Gr: PK-8 | 245 students
Sports: 6 | Extracurriculars: 2
Catholic
254 Summer Street
Fitchburg, MA 01420
(978) 342-1948
(2)
1886year founded
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The Park School Photo
#19(°Õ19–T20)The Park School
Gr: PK-8 | 555 students
Avg. class size: 14 students
Sports: 12 | Extracurriculars: 15
171 Goddard Avenue
Brookline, MA 02445
(617) 277-2456
(1)
1888year founded
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Map of St. Agnes School
#19(°Õ19–T20)St. Agnes School
Gr: PK-8 | 317 students
Avg. class size: 16 students
Sports: 6 | Extracurriculars: 6
Catholic
39 Medford Street
Arlington, MA 02474
(781) 643-9031
1888year founded
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Map of Our Lady Of Perpetual Help/mission Grammar School
#21(°Õ21–T23)Our Lady Of Perpetual Help/mission Grammar School
Gr: PK-6 | 237 students
Catholic
94 Saint Alphonsus St
Roxbury Crossing, MA 02120
(617) 442-2660
(1)
1889year founded
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Saint Michael School Photo
#21(°Õ21–T23)Saint Michael School
Gr: PK-8 | 225 students
Avg. class size: 18 students
Sports: 9
Catholic
21 6th St
Lowell, MA 01850
(978) 453-9511
1889year founded
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Map of Trinity Catholic Academy
#21(°Õ21–T23)Trinity Catholic Academy
Gr: PK-8 | 140 students
Catholic
11 Pine St
Southbridge, MA 01550
(508) 765-5991
1889year founded
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Map of St. Joseph School
#24St. Joseph School
Gr: PK-8 | 184 students
Avg. class size: 17 students
Sports: 3 | Extracurriculars: 6
Catholic
47 Whitcomb St
Webster, MA 01570
(508) 943-0370
(1)
1892year founded
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Map of St. John The Baptist School
#25St. John The Baptist School
Gr: PK-8 | 495 students
Catholic
19 Chestnut St
Peabody, MA 01960
(978) 531-0444
1893year founded
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Map of Haverhill Day Care Center
#26Haverhill Day Care Center
Gr: PK-K | 57 students
Daycare / Preschool
367 S Main St
Haverhill, MA 01835
(978) 372-3901
1895year founded
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St. Stanislaus Elementary School Photo
#27St. Stanislaus Elementary School
Gr: PK-8 | 325 students
Avg. class size: 18 students
Sports: 5 | Extracurriculars: 6
Catholic
534 Front Street
Chicopee, MA 01013
(413) 592-5135
(1)
1897year founded
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Map of St. Marys Parish School
#28St. Marys Parish School
Gr: PK-8 | 197 students
Avg. class size: 20 students
Catholic
27 Bartlett St
Westfield, MA 01085
(413) 568-2388
1898year founded
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St. Mary Of The Assumption School Photo
#29 St. Mary Of The Assumption School
Gr: PK-8 | 265 students
Avg. class size: 15 students
Sports: 2 | Extracurriculars: 1
Catholic
67 Harvard St
Brookline, MA 02445
(617) 566-7184
(4)
1899year founded
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Bancroft School Photo
#30(°Õ30–T31)Bancroft School
Gr: PK-12
Avg. class size: 12 students
Sports: 12 | Extracurriculars: 2
110 Shore Dr
Worcester, MA 01605
(508) 854-9227
(4)
1900year founded
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Map of Blue Cross Blue Shield Ma Center For Children
#30(°Õ30–T31)Blue Cross Blue Shield Ma Center For Children
Gr: K | 27 students
Daycare / Preschool
1 Enterprise Dr
Quincy, MA 02171
(617) 246-8002
1900year founded
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Saint Columbkille Partnership School Photo
#32(°Õ32–T33)Saint Columbkille Partnership School
Gr: PK-8 | 371 students
Avg. class size: 18 students
Sports: 12 | Extracurriculars: 21
Catholic
25 Arlington St
Brighton, MA 02135
(617) 254-3110
(1)
1901year founded
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Map of St. Peter School
#32(°Õ32–T33)St. Peter School
Gr: PK-8 | 190 students
Avg. class size: 18 students
Catholic
96 Concord Ave
Cambridge, MA 02138
(617) 547-0101
1901year founded
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Dedham Country Day School Photo
#34(°Õ34–T35)Dedham Country Day School
Gr: PK-8 | 309 students
Avg. class size: 12 students
Sports: 11 | Extracurriculars: 5
90 Sandy Valley Road
Dedham, MA 02026
(781) 329-0850
(1)
1903year founded
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The Fessenden School Photo
#34(°Õ34–T35)The Fessenden School
Gr: PK-9 | 541 students
Avg. class size: 12 students
Sports: 18 | Extracurriculars: 15
All-boys
250 Waltham Street
West Newton, MA 02465
(617) 630-2300
1903year founded
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