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Licensed daycares in 02740 — New Bedford, MA
There are 26 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 02740 — 13 licensed centers and 13 family day homes. Together they have been cited for 368 violations across 106 inspections in the past three years, an average of 3.47 violations per inspection, which is above the New Bedford average of 2.05.
3 providers have a clean three-year record — inspected regularly, never cited. No facility in this ZIP code currently holds a revoked or suspended license.
Every record below comes from Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care and links back to the state's own document.
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Clean record — no violations in 3 years
3 providers.
1–3 violations in 3 years
1 provider. Most citations here are paperwork and routine issues — read the actual citations before drawing conclusions.
4 or more violations in 3 years
25 providers. A higher count isn't automatically a red flag — read the actual citations before drawing conclusions.
A note on Massachusetts records
Massachusetts does not publish a severity classification for violations, so we can't tell you which citations were most serious — only what was cited and whether it was corrected. Massachusetts does not publish complaint outcomes. We show everything the state makes public and link to the source for each item.
Data synced from Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care on Jul 10, 2026. Source records · Report an error