Daycares in Manchester, NH

All 46 licensed child care facilities in Manchester, 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 →

46licensed daycares

4.3average safety rating

30%with a clean record

32with violations on record

#	Daycare	Rating	Violations (2 yr)	Capacity
1	Easterseals NH Early Childhood Center of Excellence West435 South Main Street	4.5★	None	227
2	Easterseals NH Early Childhood Center of Excellence East555 Auburn Street	4.4★	None	90
3	Alpha-Bits Learning Center II227 Londonderry Turnpike	4.4★	1	264
4	CAPHR Child Development Program at MCC1066 Front Street	4.4★	None	45
5	Manchester Boys & Girls Club -Jewett Street School130 South Jewett Street	4.4★	1	50
6	Manchester Child Development Center2020 Goffs Falls Road	4.4★	1 · 1 high-risk	81
7	Mie Jeanne Maurice274 Main St #3	4.4★	1	3
8	YMCA of Downtown Manchester School's Out Program @ Webster School2519 Elm Street	4.4★	1	72
9	YMCA of Downtown Manchester School's Out Program @ Weston1066 Hanover Street	4.4★	1	72
10	New Morning Before and After School Programs @ Northwest300 Youville Street	4.4★	None	75
11	The Growing Years130 Harvell Street	4.4★	1	111
12	Little Frogs & Polliwogs Learning Center3011 Brown Avenue	4.4★	2 · 2 high-risk	117
13	The World of Discovery71 Mooresville Road	4.4★	3 · 2 high-risk	85
14	YMCA of Downtown Manchester Child Development Center30 Mechanic St	4.4★	1 · 1 high-risk	378
15	St. Augustin Preschool251 Merrimack Street	4.4★	3	65
16	Boys & Girls - Highland Goffs Falls Extension2021 Goffs Falls Road	4.3★	None	80
17	Bridgegap Learning Resource265 Calef Road, Apt. 1	4.3★	None	—
18	CAPHR - Northwest Head Start300 Youville Street	4.3★	None	32
19	Child Guidance Early Learning Center75 Talbot Street	4.3★	None	47
20	Colorful Apples Learning Center91 Penacook Street	4.3★	None	11
21	Elemenope Principles Child Learning Center1201 Candia Road	4.3★	None	65
22	Leontina Safari51 Bellevue Street	4.3★	None	4
23	Lisa's Family Day Care181 Woodbine Avenue	4.3★	None	9
24	Little Rising Stars191 South Jewett Street	4.3★	None	20
25	New Morning After School Program @ McDonough550 Lowell Street	4.3★	None	75
26	New Morning Before and After School Programs @ Parker Varney223 James A. Pollock Drive	4.3★	None	50
27	New Morning Before and After School Programs @ Smyth Road School245 Bruce Road	4.3★	None	89
28	Purpura321 Brunelle Ave.	4.3★	None	—
29	Ada's Happiness123 Russell Street Apt. #2	4.3★	1	—
30	Day Care Tia Bia628 Green Street, Apt 1	4.3★	1	5
31	Reach For The Stars Child Development Center30 South Elm Street	4.3★	1	50
32	100A Middle Child Care180 Bridge Street	4.3★	2	5
33	CAPHR - West High Head Start9 Notre Dame Avenue	4.3★	2	36
34	Children's Early Learning Center673 Weston Road	4.3★	2	24
35	Girls Incorporated Of New Hampshire, Manchester Division340 Varney Street	4.3★	1	75
36	YMCA School's Out Program @ Jewett130 Jewett Street	4.3★	1	149
37	Alpha-Bits Learning Center I333 Allard Drive	4.3★	1	334
38	J-Nissi Learning Center162 Manchester Street	4.3★	3	40
39	Manchester Child Care Center575 South Willow Street Suite 201 & 202	4.3★	3 · 1 high-risk	21
40	Noah's Ark Child Care Center491 East Industrial Park Drive	4.3★	2	175
41	CAPHR Silver Street Child Development Center160 Silver Street	4.3★	3 · 2 high-risk	145
42	Elliot Child Care Center450 Massabesic Street	4.2★	1 · 1 high-risk	151
43	DD's Daycare16 Hampton Street	4.2★	3 · 1 high-risk	32
44	YMCA of Downtown Manchester School's Out Program @ Green Acres100 Aurore Street	4.2★	1 · 1 high-risk	90
45	Holy Cross Early Childhood Center420 Island Pond Road	4.2★	4 · 2 high-risk	40
46	St. Peter's Home300 Kelley Street	4.2★	4 · 4 high-risk	354

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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