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Best Massachusetts Nonsectarian Private Preschools (2025)

For the 2025 school year, there are 300 nonsectarian private preschools in Massachusetts. You can also find more religiously affiliated schools in Massachusetts.
The top ranked nonsectarian private preschools in Massachusetts include Dedham Country Day School, Belmont Day School, and Brimmer and May School.

Top Ranked Nonsectarian Private Preschools in Massachusetts (2025)

School
Location
Quick Facts
Bay Farm Montessori Academy
Bay Farm Montessori Academy Photo - Our Children`s House preschool/pre-k, kindergarten classrooms accommodate children in mixed-age classrooms that provide a safe, stimulating, nurturing, educational, and social foundation for future success.
Montessori School
(8)
145 Loring Street
Duxbury, MA 02332
(781) 934-7101
Gr: NS-6 | 149 students Avg. class size: 20 students Sports: 13 | Extracurrculars: 6 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
The Brighton School
The Brighton School Photo
Special Program Emphasis
(10)
360 Water Street
Framingham, MA 01705
(508) 877-8200
Gr: PK-6 | 65 students Avg. class size: 18 students Extracurrculars: 4 Tuition listed
Cambridge Montessori School
Cambridge Montessori School Photo
Montessori School
(6)
161 Garden St
Cambridge, MA 02138
(617) 492-3410
Gr: NS-8 | 152 students Avg. class size: 15 students Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Dedham Country Day School
Dedham Country Day School Photo - Welcome to Dedham Country Day!
(1)
90 Sandy Valley Road
Dedham, MA 02026
(781) 329-0850
Gr: NS-8 | 309 students Avg. class size: 12 students Sports: 11 | Extracurrculars: 5 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Delphi Academy of Boston
Delphi Academy of Boston Photo - Small class sizes, big thinkers & challenging environment. Caring faculty provide personal, one-on-one attention for every child. Over 40 years of educational experience and success.
(8)
564 Blue Hill Avenue
Milton, MA 02186
(617) 333-9610
Gr: PK-8 | 140 students Avg. class size: 12 students Sports: 3 | Extracurrculars: 4 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Fayerweather Street School
(2)
765 Concord Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02138
(617) 876-4746
Gr: PK-8 | 205 students Avg. class size: 20 students Sports: 3 | Extracurrculars: 12 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Kingsley Montessori School
Kingsley Montessori School Photo - Elementary students exploring a geography work. A key component of the Kingsley mission is raising empathetic global citizens-students who care deeply for the world and work together to improve it.
Montessori School
(3)
26 Exeter Street
Boston, MA 02116
(617) 226-4927
Gr: NS-6 | 301 students Avg. class size: 17 students Sports: 14 Tuition listed
Nashoba Brooks School
Nashoba Brooks School Photo
(10)
200 Strawberry Hill Road
Concord, MA 01742
(978) 369-4591
Gr: PK-8 | 268 students Avg. class size: 12 students Sports: 8 | Extracurrculars: 10 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
The Sage School
The Sage School Photo - Upper School Students explore collaboration and communication on our Morahan Low Elements Course.
Special Program Emphasis
(12)
171 Mechanic St
Foxboro, MA 02035
(508) 543-9619
Gr: NS-8 | 135 students Avg. class size: 12 students Extracurrculars: 7 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Wellan Montessori School
Wellan Montessori School Photo
Montessori School
(3)
80 Crescent Avenue
Newton Center, MA 02459
(617) 969-4488
Gr: PK-8 | 320 students Avg. class size: 20 students Sports: 5 | Extracurrculars: 3 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
The Advent School
The Advent School Photo - Students integrate art, science, and Spanish in the Atelier.
Alternative School
15 Brimmer Street
Boston, MA 02108
(617) 742-0520
Gr: NS-6 | 200 students Avg. class size: 13 students Extracurrculars: 20 Tuition listed
Clark School
Clark School Photo - Clark School in Rowley, MA, is a private, co-ed day school for Preschool through Grade 12. We specialize in small class sizes and project-based learning, integrating technology and executive functioning skills into daily instruction. Our approach emphasizes social and emotional growth to support the development of the whole child. Discover more at clarkschool.com.
(13)
14 Forest Ridge Drive
Rowley, MA 01969
(978) 777-4699
Gr: NS-12 | 188 students Avg. class size: 15 students Sports: 16 | Extracurrculars: 37 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Apple Orchard School
Apple Orchard School Photo - Based on Allandale Farm, Apple Orchard students spend much of their time outside: running in fields, feeding the chickens, caring for our barn animals, walking our goats, climbing pudding stone, building tree forts, sledding, stomping in puddles and playing in the mud.
Daycare / Preschool
(1)
282 D Newton St
Brookline, MA 02445
(617) 731-6463
Gr: PK-K | 93 students Avg. class size: 13 students Acceptance rate listed
Applewild School
Applewild School Photo
(5)
120 Prospect St
Fitchburg, MA 01420
(978) 342-6053
Gr: PK-9 | 345 students Avg. class size: 12 students Sports: 6 | Extracurrculars: 7 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Bancroft School
Bancroft School Photo
(4)
110 Shore Dr
Worcester, MA 01605
(508) 854-9227
Gr: PK-12 Avg. class size: 12 students Sports: 12 | Extracurrculars: 2 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Belmont Day School
Belmont Day School Photo - Welcome to Belmont Day!
(3)
55 Day School Lane
Belmont, MA 02478
(617) 484-3078
Gr: PK-8 | 338 students Sports: 13
Beverly School For The Deaf
Special Education School
6 Echo Ave
Beverly, MA 01915
(978) 927-7070
Gr: PK-12 | 157 students
Birches School
Birches School Photo
(6)
100 Bedford Road
Lincoln, MA 01773
(781) 259-8100
Gr: PK-8 | 84 students Avg. class size: 16 students Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Blue Cross Blue Shield Ma Center For Children
Daycare / Preschool
1 Enterprise Dr
Quincy, MA 02171
(617) 246-8002
Gr: K | 27 students Tuition listed
The Blue Hill Montessori School
Montessori School
163 Turnpike Street
Canton, MA 02021
(781) 828-5230
Gr: PK-K | 57 students Avg. class size: 20 students Extracurrculars: 4 Tuition listed
Brimmer and May School
Brimmer and May School Photo - The Hastings Center opens limitless possibilities for our students with our Innovation Space, Makerspace, STEAM classroom, and Digital Media Center.
(4)
69 Middlesex Road
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
(617) 566-7462
Gr: PK-12 | 404 students Avg. class size: 12 students Sports: 10 | Extracurrculars: 23 Tuition listed
British International School Of Boston
British International School Of Boston Photo
Alternative School
(8)
416 Pond Street
Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
(617) 522-2261
Gr: PK-12 | 522 students Avg. class size: 15 students Sports: 7 | Extracurrculars: 12 Tuition listed
Brookwood School
Brookwood School Photo - Brookwood''s 30-acre Campus
(7)
One Brookwood Road
Manchester, MA 01944
(978) 526-4500
Gr: NS-8 | 295 students Avg. class size: 18 students Sports: 6 | Extracurrculars: 5 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
80 Gerry's Landing Rd
Cambridge, MA 02138
(617) 547-6100
Gr: PK-12 | 1,043 student Avg. class size: 15 students Sports: 19 | Extracurrculars: 68 Tuition listed
Charles River School
Charles River School Photo - PreK through 8th grade students are provided with a myriad of hands-on activities that have real world applications.
(10)
6 Old Meadow Road
Dover, MA 02030
(508) 785-8213
Gr: PK-8 | 191 students Avg. class size: 18 students Sports: 9 | Extracurrculars: 7 Tuition listed
The Chestnut Hill School
The Chestnut Hill School Photo - The Chestnut Hill School is conveniently located approximately 5 miles from downtown Boston
(9)
428 Hammond Street
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
(617) 566-4394
Gr: NS-6 | 237 students Avg. class size: 15 students Sports: 4 | Extracurrculars: 6 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Clark School Boston
Special Education School
1 Whitman Road, Canton
Canton, MA 02021
(281) 821-3499
Gr: NS-2 | 24 students Avg. class size: 8 students
Clarke Schools For Hearing And Speech
Special Education School
45 Round Hill Road
Northampton, MA 01060
(413) 582-1113
Gr: PK-6 | 15 students Avg. class size: 3 students Tuition listed
Derby Academy
Derby Academy Photo - Founded in 1784, Derby Academy is a coeducational, Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 8 school that nurtures the development of the child by providing opportunities for the maximum intellectual, emotional and physical growth of each student.
56 Burditt Ave
Hingham, MA 02043
(781) 749-0746
Gr: PK-8 | 342 students Avg. class size: 15 students Sports: 11 | Extracurrculars: 9 Tuition listed
Easton Country Day School
Daycare / Preschool
91 Center St
North Easton, MA 02356
(508) 238-3504
Gr: PK-K | 74 students Tuition listed
Elements Montessori
Montessori School
(7)
221 Summer St
Duxbury, MA 02332
(781) 585-8222
Gr: PK-K | 14 students Tuition listed
Eliot-pearson Children's School
Alternative School
105 College Ave
Medford, MA 02155
(617) 627-2424
Gr: PK-2 | 60 students
Evergreen Montessori House
Evergreen Montessori House Photo
Montessori School
(1)
1651 Bridge Street
Dracut, MA 01826
(978) 458-5885
Gr: PK-K | 20 students Avg. class size: 10 students Tuition listed
The Fessenden School
The Fessenden School Photo
All-boys
250 Waltham Street
West Newton, MA 02465
(617) 630-2300
Gr: PK-9 | 541 students Avg. class size: 12 students Sports: 18 | Extracurrculars: 15 Tuition listed
Friends Academy
Friends Academy Photo - In the classrooms...
Alternative School
1088 Tucker Road
North Dartmouth, MA 02747
(508) 999-1356
Gr: PK-8 | 244 students Avg. class size: 12 students Sports: 6 | Extracurrculars: 4 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
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