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Great Expectations Preschool, LLC

5.0

Great Expectations has exceeded all of my expectations. I can't say enough about Tasha's creative approach to teaching, positive energy, nurturing personality and true passion for teaching at the pre-k level. The students are eager to learn and are exposed to at and above grade level concepts....

- Tara L

Storybook Hollow Early Learning Program

5.0

This school made a huge difference in my grandsons life since he started there last September. We have seen how much he has grown and all the new things he has learned. Such a nurturing environment.

- Debbie

Little Tree Education

5.0

This school is all about the whole child. Not only does my toddler feel loved by her teachers and staff but she feels like she can experiment and learn. Indoors and outdoors, the school has been thoughtfully built so that my toddler feels empowered to be independent and explore freely. Above the...

- Rachel

Nurture & Nature Children's Center

5.0

My son has attended since infancy. I know he is safe, cared for, and happy at the center. We love the emphasis on outdoor education and child-centered learning.

- Elizabeth F.

Acorn School Inc

5.0

We have two boys at Acorn School currently. It is truly an amazing place. It feels like a second home for our family. The teachers are so loving and giving, and make each child feel special. The focus of this school is on play and outdoors and letting kids be kids. I would highly recommend you...

- Christopher B.

Daycares in Durham, NH

Live and Learn Day Care

114 Mast Rd, Durham, NH

Live and Learn Day Care in Durham, New Hampshire is a Child Care provider that can accommodate up to 76 children from six weeks to thirteen years of age. Their curriculum seeks to provide a high quality, nurturing, fun and safe learning environment that is appropriate for the child’s overall growth...

Little Acorn Day Care

80 N River Rd, Durham, NH

Little Acorn Day Care is a fully licensed care center that offers daycare and education programs for infants to school-age children. Located at 80 North River Road, the company serves families who are residing in Durham, NH. Little Acorn Day Care has a maximum capacity of 17 children, and they admit...

Barry Conservation Camp

59 College Rd, Durham, NH

Barry Conservation Camp located in Durham, NH is operated by the UNH Cooperative Extension 4-H Program in cooperation with the NH Department of Fish and Game. The camp is ACA accredited and open to campers ages thirteen to seventeen years old.

Old Landing Preschool

10 Old Landing Rd, Durham, NH

The Old Landing Preschool provides a childcare program in Durham, North Carolina. They encourage the children's holistic growth through play-based and child-centered activities. They also aim to develop the children's social skills, emotional growth, and physical coordination. The Old Landing...

Growing Places

60 Strafford Ave, Durham, NH

Growing Places located in Durham NH is a childcare center and education provider that offers a happy and nurturing environment for children. It offers programs that ensure holistic development of infants, toddlers, preschoolers and school age children. Growing Places gives children hands-on...

Great Expectations Preschool, LLC

Great Expectations Preschool, LLC

98 Hamilton Drive, Epping, NH

5.0

(2)

Great Expectations Preschool, LLC is a brand new preschool program for ages 3-6 located at 98 Hamilton Drive in Epping, NH. We offer full day (8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.) and half day (8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.) programs. Prices start at just $60 per week and range up to $175 per week. Great Expectations is...
5.0
"Great Expectations has exceeded all of my expectations. I can't say enough about Tasha's creative approach to teaching, positive energy, nurturing personality and true passion for teaching at the pre-k level. The students are eager to learn and are exposed to at...

Tara L


Storybook Hollow Early Learning Program

Storybook Hollow Early Learning Program

41 Commerce Way, Barrington, NH

5.0

(2)

At Storybook Hollow, teachers and parents work as partners to ensure that each child gains the intellectual, social, emotional, and physical education that they need to become successful and unique members of their communities. We believe in fostering an appreciation for wonder, beauty, truth and...
5.0
"This school made a huge difference in my grandsons life since he started there last September. We have seen how much he has grown and all the new things he has learned. Such a nurturing environment."

Debbie


Little Tree Education

Little Tree Education

314 Route 108, Madbury, NH

5.0

(4)

Little Tree Education is an innovative, Montessori-based School in Madbury NH that serves modern families in the NH Seacoast and Dover, Durham, Madbury area. LTE is focused on redefining the standard of early education. If you value education from birth, LTE is for your family. Little Tree...
5.0
"LTE is like no other early learning center in the area. It's fresh, modern layout and carefully prepared environment allows young children's self-help skills to flourish. The real-life tasks presented and materials provided, prepare children for life-long problem...

Jay


Nurture & Nature Children's Center

Nurture & Nature Children's Center

171 Exeter Road, Newfields, NH

5.0

(2)

5.0
"We've had two children at this Center and have had a very positive experience. It is a small center where my children have always had a lot of educational outdoor time. The teachers do a great job brining nature indoors, making sure the kids are safe and equipped...

Heidi B.


Offering In-home SUMMER CARE! Do you work from home and find it hard to have your child in the next room? I can help! I am offering a safe, enriching environment using a responsive and developmentally appropriate approach. I will guide your child through intentional, stimulating activities. I am an...

YMCA of the Seacoast

YMCA of the Seacoast

550 Peverly Hill Road, Portsmouth, NH

Afternoons are so much more fun at the Y School's Out Program at Camp Gundalow. This program is a great way for your child to make friends and enjoy some fun physical activity in a safe, structured environment with caring trained YMCA child care professionals. Families will also be able to register...

Marcy's In-Home Daycare

Marcy's In-Home Daycare

12 Woodknoll Dr, North Hampton, NH

Hi! My name is Marcy and I have openings at my in-home daycare in North Hampton! Having had to look into daycare options for my stepson in the past and knowing how strict daycare centers can be, I am happy that I can be super flexible, not charge for when your child is not with me (or I am lucky...

Ms. Kristen's Child Care

Ms. Kristen's Child Care

1 Langs Lane, Newmarket, NH

Hello, my name is Kristen Ward and here is a little about me. I graduated from The Nutmeg Conservatory in 2006. Shortly after I received an AS in Baking and Pastry at Johnson & Wales University and then a BS in Restaurant Management at the University of South Florida. After meeting my husband at...

Seacoast Community School

Seacoast Community School

100 Campus Drive Suite. 20, Portsmouth, NH

Founded in 1967, we were formerly known as Community Child Care Center of Portsmouth. We offer Quality Early Learning for ages 8 weeks to 12 years. 10 Licensed and Accredited early childhood classrooms (National Association for the Education of Young Children), 2 licensed inclusive preschool...

Laura & Amanda At Home Daycare

Laura & Amanda At Home Daycare

15 Greenbriar Dr, Eliot, ME

Two Stay at home moms looking to take on two kids each in Laura's beautiful Eliot home. Both moms have over 15 years of experience in childcare each. Amanda has a 3 year old boy and an 8 year old girl. Laura has a 7 year old boy and an 8 week old boy. We'd like to take on two kids each between the...

Helping Hands Childcare Center

Helping Hands Childcare Center

1274 State Road, Eliot, ME

Helping Hands Childcare Center is currently accepting enrollments for children ages 1-6! We are a licensed Childcare facility with the capacity of 20 children. Our facility is located on 1274 State Road in Eliot, Maine not far from Routes 103, 95, 236, and the NH Border. Program Highlights:...

Tide Pools Learning Center

Tide Pools Learning Center

64 Harold L Dow Hwy, Eliot, ME


Acorn School Inc

136 Winnicutt Rd, Stratham, NH

5.0

(1)

Acorn School Inc is an early childhood education center that offers child care learning programs for pre-kindergarten kids. The company is based in Stratham, New Hampshire, and its services are geared towards children ages three to six years old. Acorn School Inc implements a play-based curriculum...
5.0
"We have two boys at Acorn School currently. It is truly an amazing place. It feels like a second home for our family. The teachers are so loving and giving, and make each child feel special. The focus of this school is on play and outdoors and letting kids be...

Christopher B.


Kathy's Playschool

132 South Rd, Kensington, NH

5.0

(1)

Founded in 1988, Kathy's Playschool is a child care facility located at 132 South Rd. Kensington, NH. They offer a safe, secure and healthy environment for children. They provide an age-appropriate toys and equipment, needed to improve and develop the child's overall potential.
5.0
"I attended Kathy's Playschool when I was little and absolutely loved it! I am graduating from Colgate University now, so it's been a while, but I only have very fond memories of this daycare."

Rachel


Children In Motion Inc

274 County Farm Rd, Dover, NH

3.7

(3)

We offer full and part time programs in a safe, nurturing environment. Children are exposed to a full early learning curriculum and have plenty of outdoor time in our country location. We enroll children from 6 weeks through Kindergarten. We use hands on approaches as often as possible and know that...
5.0
"I LOVE this center. The staff turn over is low and the children are busy and active with fun activities and learn tons. My child did not fare well at two other centers before finding this place and it is the best center I ever could have found. Families stay here...

Lynn B


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