Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
Reported openings · Oct 1, 2026Infant 2Preschool 4
Infant $1,430–$1,473/moToddler $1,343–$1,387/moPreschool $1,278–$1,322/moSchool age $1,192–$1,278/mo
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Daycare and child care in Amherst, NH
- Licensed programs
- 7
- All centers
- Take infants
- 3
- 1 program reported an opening recently
- Typical infant price
- —
- Too few listed prices
Amherst has 7 licensed child care programs: all centers in Hillsborough County.
Reported an infant opening in the last 60 days: Sunrise Children's Center
Room for young children nearby
More spots than most of NH1.1children under 5 for every licensed spot within 10 miles
About 5,990 children under 5 live in NH within 10 miles of Amherst (Census, 2020–2024). Programs there that take them are licensed for 5,656, counting any school-age spots, so it’s a bit tighter than this. NH overall: 1.8. See the 91 programs nearby
All 7 licensed programs in Amherst
Preschool · School age
Reported openings · Oct 6, 2026School age 7
WaitlistTakes NH scholarship
Preschool
No openings listed as of Aug 21, 2026, over 60 days ago
Preschool · School age
Openings not reported
Takes NH scholarship
Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
No openings listed as of Aug 5, 2026, over 60 days ago
Infant $1,482/moToddler $1,439/moPreschool $1,330/mo
Takes NH scholarship
Infant · Toddler · Preschool
Last reported openings: infant (1) · May 1, 2026, over 60 days ago
WaitlistTakes NH scholarship
Preschool
Openings not reported
Takes NH scholarship
Child care near Amherst
91 more programs within 10 miles, in Milford, Merrimack, Bedford and 11 other towns. Closest first.
50 more programs within 10 miles take infants. 17 programs reported infant openings in the last 60 days, shown first.
60 more programs within 10 miles take toddlers. 22 programs reported toddler openings in the last 60 days, shown first.
71 more programs within 10 miles take preschoolers. 27 programs reported preschool openings in the last 60 days, shown first.
71 more programs within 10 miles take school-age children. 9 programs reported school-age openings in the last 60 days, shown first.
School age
Openings not reported
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Infant · Toddler · Preschool
Openings not reported
Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
Reported openings · Oct 15, 2026Infant 2Toddler 3Preschool 3School age 2
Infant $1,192/moToddler $1,148/moPreschool $1,083/mo
Takes NH scholarship
Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
Reported openings · Sep 18, 2026Toddler 1Preschool 5
Infant $1,322/moToddler $1,278/moPreschool $1,235/mo
Takes NH scholarship
Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
Reported openings · Sep 14, 2026Infant 1Toddler 1Preschool 2School age 2
Infant $1,517/moToddler $1,408/moPreschool $1,300/moSchool age $1,083/mo
Takes NH scholarship
Preschool
Openings not reported
Waitlist
Infant · Toddler · Preschool
Last reported openings: infant (8), toddler (15), preschool (9) · May 1, 2026, over 60 days ago
WaitlistTakes NH scholarship
Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
Openings not reported
Preschool · School age
Openings not reported
Newly licensed
Toddler · Preschool · School age
Reported openings · Oct 27, 2026Toddler 1Preschool 5School age 15
Toddler $1,123/moPreschool $1,066/mo
WaitlistTakes NH scholarship
Preschool · School age
Reported openings · Oct 1, 2026Preschool 10School age 9
Preschool $1,135/mo
Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
Reported openings · Oct 7, 2026Infant 4Toddler 4Preschool 3
Infant $1,495/moToddler $1,365/moPreschool $1,148/mo
Takes NH scholarship
Infant · Toddler · Preschool
Reported openings · Sep 23, 2026Toddler 2Preschool 2
Takes NH scholarship
Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
Reported openings · Oct 15, 2026Infant 2Toddler 5Preschool 3
Takes NH scholarship
Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
Reported openings · Oct 16, 2026Infant 10Toddler 2Preschool 9
Infant $1,668/moToddler $1,517/moPreschool $1,257/mo
Takes NH scholarship
Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
Reported openings · Oct 20, 2026Infant 12Toddler 9Preschool 10
Infant $1,907/moToddler $1,798/moPreschool $1,603/moSchool age $1,538/mo
Takes NH scholarship
Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
Reported openings · Oct 9, 2026Infant 14Toddler 21Preschool 26School age 9
Takes NH scholarship
School age
Reported openings · Oct 8, 2026School age 10
WaitlistTakes NH scholarship
Daycare in Amherst by age
Infant care in Amherst
3 programs take infants. 1 program reported an infant opening in the last 60 days.
Toddler care in Amherst
3 programs take toddlers. None reported a toddler opening in the last 60 days.
Preschool in Amherst
7 programs take preschoolers. 1 program reported a preschool opening in the last 60 days.
Before- and after-school care in Amherst
4 programs take school-age children. 1 program reported a school-age opening in the last 60 days.
Nearby towns
- Merrimack18 programs · about 4.4 mi
- Bedford17 programs · about 5.3 mi
- Milford8 programs · about 5.4 mi
- Litchfield4 programs · about 7.0 mi
- New Boston3 programs · about 8.3 mi
- Lyndeborough1 program · about 8.6 mi
- Hollis5 programs · about 8.7 mi
- Wilton3 programs · about 9.0 mi
From NH Child Care Search (New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services), retrieved Nov 1, 2026. Programs supply and maintain some of this information themselves, and the state does not verify it. Always confirm details with the program. This page’s details last changed Nov 1, 2026.