Infant Daycare in New Hampshire
Full-time infant care at a center costs a median of $286 a week in the middle New Hampshire county (2022). Each listing shows the ages its state record gives; ask each daycare the youngest age it takes.
- daycares that take infants listed
- 112
- towns
- 58
- towns have their own infant daycare page
- 15
- of all New Hampshire daycares
- 22%
Map of New Hampshire: each dot is a town with daycares that take infants, sized by how many are listed
Infant care
Infant care in New Hampshire: costs
- Infant care at a center, per week, in the middle New Hampshire county (2022)
- $286
- The median of 10 county medians, from $269 in the lowest county to $308 in the highest.
New Hampshire
Largest towns for infant daycare in New Hampshire
Programs
Programs in New Hampshire
Counts come from each daycare's name and what it says it offers; the state license list is not on DaycarePal yet. A daycare without a tag may still offer the program; ask.
| Program | Listed |
|---|---|
| All daycares | 506 |
| Take infants | 112 |
| Child care centers | 495 |
| Accept subsidy | 26 |
| In-home daycares | 11 |
| Christian & church daycares | 16 |
| Montessori schools | 34 |
| Preschools & pre-K | 166 |
| Early morning daycare | 90 |
| Part-time daycare | 55 |
| Head Start | 23 |
The New Hampshire license list
New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services, Child Care Licensing Unit licenses daycares in New Hampshire. The New Hampshire license list is not on DaycarePal yet.
- Listings
- From public business listings: the name, address, phone, website and hours each business publishes
- License
- No license record is matched to these listings yet; that does not mean a daycare is unlicensed
- Inspections
- Not on these listings; check the state's own search
Before you enroll
Choosing infant care in New Hampshire
- 1
Ask about the waitlist
Infant spots fill first. Ask how long the waitlist is and whether you can join it before your baby is born.
- 2
How many babies each caregiver has
Ask how many infants one caregiver looks after, and whether the same caregiver is there each day.
- 3
Safe sleep
Ask where and how babies nap. Where the state publishes inspections, every visit with a sleep rule cited is on the listing's state record.
- 4
Feeding and the daily log
Ask how bottles and breast milk are handled, and how you will hear about feeds, naps and diapers each day.
New Hampshire
Cost, inspections and ratios in New Hampshire
A to Z
All 58 New Hampshire towns with infant daycare, A to Z
A3 towns
- Allenstown2 take infants
- Amherst3 take infants
- Auburn1 take infants
B5 towns
E4 towns
- East Hampstead1 take infants
- Epping1 take infants
- Epsom1 take infants
- Exeter3 take infants
L5 towns
- Laconia1 take infants
- Lancaster1 take infants
- Lebanon3 take infants
- Lee1 take infants
- Londonderry5 take infants
M5 towns
- Madbury1 take infants
- Manchester3 take infants
- Meredith1 take infants
- Merrimack5 take infants
- Milford1 take infants
N7 towns
- Nashua10 take infants
- New Boston1 take infants
- New London1 take infants
- Newfields1 take infants
- Newmarket1 take infants
- Newport1 take infants
- North Hampton1 take infants
P3 towns
- Plaistow2 take infants
- Plymouth1 take infants
- Portsmouth2 take infants
S6 towns
T1 town
- Tilton1 take infants
W5 towns
- Walpole1 take infants
- West Lebanon2 take infants
- Wilton1 take infants
- Windham4 take infants
- Wolfeboro1 take infants
No town on this list matches. Check the spelling, or search by ZIP code above.
Nearby
Nearby states
Questions
Questions about infant daycare in New Hampshire
How many daycares that take infants are in New Hampshire?
112 daycares that take infants are listed in 58 New Hampshire towns. A daycare without this tag may still take infants; ask.
Which New Hampshire town has the most daycares that take infants?
Nashua, with 10 listed. Next are Salem (6) and Londonderry (5).
How much does infant daycare cost in New Hampshire?
In the middle New Hampshire county, full-time infant care at a center cost $286 a week in 2022 (U.S. Department of Labor). Each town page shows its own county.
How young a baby do daycares in New Hampshire take?
The New Hampshire license list we load does not give a starting age, so ask each daycare the youngest age it takes.
Who licenses daycares in New Hampshire?
New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services, Child Care Licensing Unit licenses daycares in New Hampshire. Its license list is not on DaycarePal yet, so the listings here come from public business listings and show no license or inspection record. Use the state's own search, linked on this page, to check a daycare's license.