Daycares in Concord, NH
All 25 licensed child care facilities in Concord, ranked by their real state inspection record — not ads. Every rating below comes from official licensing and violation data.
25licensed daycares
3.9average safety rating
8%with a clean record
23with violations on record
| # | Daycare | Rating | Violations (2 yr) | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hatching Hill502 Shaker Rd. | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 2 | The Tot Spot60 West Street | 4.3★ | None | 40 |
| 3 | East Side Learning Center164 East Side Drive | 4.3★ | 1 | 185 |
| 4 | Ralph Waldo Emerson School for Preschoolers274 Pleasant Street | 4.3★ | 1 | 22 |
| 5 | BGCCNH Penacook Elementary60 Village Street | 4.2★ | 2 | 53 |
| 6 | Concord Karate Academy89 Fort Eddy Road Suite 3 | 4.1★ | 2 | 25 |
| 7 | First Start Children's Center17 Knight Street | 4.1★ | 1 | 150 |
| 8 | Merrimack Valley Day Care Service @ NH Hospital97 Pleasant Street, Thayer Building | 4.1 ★ | 2 | 35 |
| 9 | Concord Head Start, Early Head Start And Community Child Care67 Old Loudon Road | 4.1★ | 3 | 145 |
| 10 | YMCA of Concord Kydstop at Abbot Downing School152 South Street | 4.1★ | 2 | 135 |
| 11 | BGCCNH Mary Stuart Gile31 College Drive | 4.0★ | 1 | 75 |
| 12 | Merrimack Valley Day Care Service19 North Fruit Street | 4.0★ | 1 · 1 high-risk | 80 |
| 13 | BGCCNH Bradley55 Bradley Street | 3.9★ | 2 · 1 high-risk | 341 |
| 14 | The Woodside School114 & 126 South Fruit Street | 3.9★ | 2 | 96 |
| 15 | With One Heart Early Learning Center213 North Main Street | 3.9★ | 3 · 1 high-risk | 34 |
| 16 | The Learning Center at Concord Hospital139 Langley Parkway | 3.9★ | 2 · 2 high-risk | 120 |
| 17 | It Takes a Village3 Garrison Street | 3.8★ | 3 · 1 high-risk | 55 |
| 18 | Inspiring Minds Childcare And Learning Center1 Monitor Drive | 3.8★ | 3 · 1 high-risk | 49 |
| 19 | YMCA of Concord Kydstop at Beaver Meadow School40 Sewalls Fall Road | 3.7★ | 2 · 1 high-risk | 215 |
| 20 | Merrimack Valley Day Care Service At Eagle's Bluff2 Quincy Street | 3.7★ | 2 · 2 high-risk | 44 |
| 21 | BGCCNH Christa McAuliffe17 North Spring Street | 3.6★ | 2 · 1 high-risk | 212 |
| 22 | BGCCNNH Penacook Community Center76 Community Drive | 3.5★ | 3 · 1 high-risk | 106 |
| 23 | Concord Early Enrichment Center16 Chenell Drive | 2.9★ | 5 · 2 high-risk | 65 |
| 24 | Woodside at St. Paul's School55 Sawmill Road | 2.9★ | 6 · 3 high-risk | 75 |
| 25 | YMCA of Concord Child Development Center44 Warren Street | 2.9★ | 3 · 2 high-risk | 232 |
Ranked by DaycareAlert's violations-based safety rating (recency-weighted state inspection findings), then by fewest recent violations. "Violations (2 yr)" counts citations in the last two years so cities and facilities are comparable regardless of how far back a state's records go. Data comes directly from state licensing agencies — always open a facility's full record before deciding.