Daycares in Portsmouth, NH
All 12 licensed child care facilities in Portsmouth, ranked by their real state inspection record — not ads. Every rating below comes from official licensing and violation data.
12licensed daycares
4.0average safety rating
0%with a clean record
12with violations on record
| # | Daycare | Rating | Violations (2 yr) | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Discovery Child Enrichment Center30 Rye Street | 4.3★ | 1 | 143 |
| 2 | Seacoast Community School - New Franklin PEAK1 Franklin Ave | 4.2★ | 1 | 45 |
| 3 | Seacoast Community School at the Meadows40 Wedgewood Road | 4.2★ | 1 | 22 |
| 4 | Seacoast Community School- Little Harbour - PEAK50 Clough Drive | 4.2★ | None | 114 |
| 5 | Seacoast Community School-Community school @ Little Harbour50 Clough Drive | 4.2★ | 1 | 18 |
| 6 | The Early Learning Center at Temple Israel200 State Street | 4.2★ | 1 | 32 |
| 7 | Seacoast Community School - Dondero PEAK32 Van Buren Avenue | 4.2★ | 1 | 84 |
| 8 | Seacoast Community School100 Campus Drive Suite 20 | 4.1★ | 2 | 240 |
| 9 | The Children's Garden290 Peverly Hill Road | 4.1★ | 2 | 30 |
| 10 | The Treehouse School of Portsmouth100 State Street | 4.0★ | 2 | 28 |
| 11 | Great Bay Kids - Pease Tradeport81 New Hampshire Avenue | 3.8★ | 4 | 270 |
| 12 | KinderCare Learning Center - Portsmouth72 Mirona Road | 3.0★ | 5 · 5 high-risk | 148 |
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.