Daycares in Salem, NH

All 21 licensed child care facilities in Salem, 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 →

21licensed daycares

4.3average safety rating

29%with a clean record

15with violations on record

#	Daycare	Rating	Violations (2 yr)	Capacity
1	Wonder Years Learning Center - Salem393 Main Street	4.5★	None	105
2	Create & Discover - Lancaster Elementary School54 Millville Street	4.4★	1	45
3	Salem Boys and Girls Club Preschool3 Geremonty Drive	4.4★	1	60
4	Create & Discover - Fiske Elementary14 Main Street	4.4★	2	75
5	Create and Discover Learning Center176 Main Street	4.4★	None	50
6	Here We Grow Learning Center401 Main Street Units 100-103	4.4★	1	80
7	Little Scholars Daycare1 Sand Hill Road	4.4★	1	150
8	New England Child Care Academy116A Pleasant Street	4.4★	2 · 2 high-risk	21
9	Four Seasons Childcare - Salem19 Keewaydin Drive	4.3★	None	120
10	Main Street Learning @ Barron Elementary55 Butler Street	4.3★	None	75
11	Main Street Learning @ North Salem Elementary140 Zion Hill Road	4.3★	None	169
12	Main Street Learning @ Soule Elementary173 South Policy Street	4.3★	None	166
13	Main Street Learning Center196 Main Street	4.3★	None	70
14	Melissa Todt's Family Day Care3 Shetland Circle	4.3★	None	9
15	Merrimack Valley Montessori School111 Lowell Road	4.3★	1	65
16	Salem Kid Start Kindergarten101 School Street	4.3★	1	14
17	The Learning Cooperative24 School Street	4.3★	1	63
18	Bright Village Early Education32 Stiles Road, Suite 101	4.3★	2 · 1 high-risk	65
19	A Place to Grow at North Salem Village15 Ermer Road #107	4.3★	2 · 1 high-risk	25
20	Endless Opportunities47 Pelham Road	4.3★	2 · 1 high-risk	50
21	Patsy's House Day Care & Learning Center76 Lawrence Road	4.3★	2 · 1 high-risk	34

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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