The Amherst Preschool

Child care center in Amherst, NH · Licensed for 48 children · Ages 2 years 9 months to 6 years

Preschool · School age

Taking names for a waitlistTakes NH scholarship

Call Email

(603) 672-8271 Website Google reviews Directions

Openings

Reported openings on Oct 6, 2026: school-age (7).

Price

Prices not shown on the state’s search.

State visits

State inspection visits: 3 visits since April 2024, most recently May 6, 2026.

Openings

Reported Oct 6, 2026

PreschoolNone listed
School age7 openings

Openings go fast. If one fits, call soon and ask how to hold the spot.

Prices

This program doesn’t show prices on NH Child Care Search. Ask when you call.

Hours

Mon–Fri8:30 AM – 12:30 PM

State inspection visits

New Hampshire’s Child Care Licensing Unit visits licensed programs regularly, and also when someone reports a concern. These are the visits the state has posted for the last three years.

May 6, 2026Routine monitoring visit190 of 190 reviewed areas in compliance
Sep 16, 2025Routine monitoring visit139 of 140 reviewed areas in compliance
Apr 2, 2024License renewal visit131 of 133 reviewed areas in compliance

Most recent routine visit: 190 of 190 areas in compliance (May 6, 2026).

The state’s page has the full visit reports, including what was found and the program’s corrective action plans. See the state’s reports

License issued Aug 1, 2024; expires Jul 31, 2027.

Reviews and references

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Program details

Schedule options: Part day · Full day · Full week
Meals: Program provides snack
Experience with special needs: Speech/language · Food allergies · Visual/hearing · Sensory processing disorder
Setting: No cat · No tv use · Outdoor play equipment · No pets

Questions to ask

Do you have space, or a waitlist, for my child’s age?
How does your waitlist work? Is there a fee to join, and is it refundable?
Roughly how long are families waiting right now?
Do siblings or staff families get priority?
How many children per teacher are in my child’s room?
How long have the teachers in that room been here?
What happens on holidays, snow days, and sick days?
How do you share updates with parents during the day?
Could I talk with two families who are enrolled now?

New Hampshire’s licensing rules set the most children one teacher may care for, from 4 infants to 15 school-age children. In a room of mixed ages, the limit follows the group’s average age.

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Help paying for care

This program takes the NH Child Care Scholarship. A family of four earning up to $129,693 a year may qualify.

How the scholarship works

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Little Sprouts - MerrimackMerrimack · 4.2 mi · reported an opening

Search near Amherst

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. The details on this page last changed Oct 11, 2026.

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