Daycares in Dover, NH

All 19 licensed child care facilities in Dover, ranked by their real state inspection record — not ads. Every rating below comes from official licensing and violation data.

Typical cost in New Hampshire: about $1,190/month for infant care at a center (federal median) — see daycare costs in New Hampshire →

19licensed daycares

4.4average safety rating

5%with a clean record

18with violations on record

#	Daycare	Rating	Violations (2 yr)	Capacity
1	Wentworth-Douglass Hospital Early Learning Center789 1/2 Central Avenue	4.5★	None	70
2	Stay and Play Early Learning Center9 Nelson Street	4.5★	None	50
3	Our Little Ones7 Birch Drive	4.4★	None	12
4	Seymour Osman Community Center40 Hampshire Circle	4.4★	1	60
5	Little Lamb Nursery31 Tennyson Avenue	4.4★	1	30
6	YMCA of Strafford County School's Out Program at Horne Street School78 Horne Street	4.4★	2	62
7	CAPSC: Dover Bradley Early Education Center577 Central Ave., Suite 50	4.4★	1 · 1 high-risk	77
8	Little Tree Education - Dover383 Sixth Street	4.4★	1	105
9	Cross Road Children's Center18 French Cross Road	4.4★	2	81
10	Smart Start Learning Academy36 Olive Meadow Lane	4.4★	4 · 2 high-risk	158
11	Seymour Osman Community Center11 Towle Ave	4.3★	None	150
12	Children In Motion274 County Farm Road	4.3★	2	56
13	Happy Helpers Preschool and Childcare6 Heather Lane	4.3★	2	140
14	Honey Hill Child Care57 Central Avenue	4.3★	3	25
15	Miss Patty's Child Care Center49 Piscataqua Road	4.3★	1	40
16	YMCA of Strafford County School's Out Program at Garrison School50 Garrison Road	4.3★	1	81
17	Kid's Culture - Dover32 St Thomas St - McConnell Center	4.3★	4 · 2 high-risk	64
18	Kid's Culture43 Back River Road	4.3★	3 · 3 high-risk	101
19	My School118 Locust Street	4.2★	3 · 1 high-risk	65

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.

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