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.
19licensed daycares
3.9average safety rating
5%with a clean record
18with violations on record
| # | Daycare | Rating | Violations (2 yr) | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seymour Osman Community Center11 Towle Ave | 4.3★ | None | 150 |
| 2 | Our Little Ones7 Birch Drive | 4.3★ | None | 12 |
| 3 | Wentworth-Douglass Hospital Early Learning Center789 1/2 Central Avenue | 4.3★ | None | 70 |
| 4 | Little Lamb Nursery31 Tennyson Avenue | 4.3★ | 1 | 30 |
| 5 | Stay and Play Early Learning Center9 Nelson Street | 4.3★ | None | 50 |
| 6 | Seymour Osman Community Center40 Hampshire Circle | 4.2★ | 1 | 60 |
| 7 | Honey Hill Child Care57 Central Avenue | 4.2★ | 3 | 25 |
| 8 | YMCA of Strafford County School's Out Program at Horne Street School78 Horne Street | 4.1★ | 2 | 62 |
| 9 | Little Tree Education - Dover383 Sixth Street | 4.1★ | 1 | 105 |
| 10 | Children In Motion274 County Farm Road | 4.0★ | 2 | 56 |
| 11 | Happy Helpers Preschool and Childcare6 Heather Lane | 4.0★ | 2 | 140 |
| 12 | CAPSC: Dover Bradley Early Education Center577 Central Ave., Suite 50 | 3.9★ | 2 · 1 high-risk | 77 |
| 13 | Miss Patty's Child Care Center49 Piscataqua Road | 3.9★ | 1 | 40 |
| 14 | YMCA of Strafford County School's Out Program at Garrison School50 Garrison Road | 3.9★ | 1 | 81 |
| 15 | Cross Road Children's Center18 French Cross Road | 3.9★ | 2 | 81 |
| 16 | My School118 Locust Street | 3.7★ | 3 · 1 high-risk | 65 |
| 17 | Smart Start Learning Academy36 Olive Meadow Lane | 3.1★ | 4 · 2 high-risk | 158 |
| 18 | Kid's Culture43 Back River Road | 3.0★ | 3 · 3 high-risk | 101 |
| 19 | Kid's Culture - Dover32 St Thomas St - McConnell Center | 2.9★ | 4 · 2 high-risk | 64 |
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.