Merrimack County

Daycare and child care in Canterbury, NH

Licensed programs
3
All centers
Take infants
0
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Typical infant price
—
Too few listed prices
Take the NH scholarship
2
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Canterbury has 3 licensed child care programs: all centers in Merrimack County.

Room for young children nearby

About average for NH

1.9children under 5 for every licensed spot within 10 miles

About 3,700 children under 5 live in NH within 10 miles of Canterbury (Census, 2020–2024). Programs there that take them are licensed for 1,924, counting any school-age spots, so it’s a bit tighter than this. NH overall: 1.8. See the 34 programs nearby

All 3 licensed programs in Canterbury

Preschool · School age

Reported openings · Oct 15, 2026Preschool 5

Preschool $1,213/moSchool age $1,062/mo

Takes NH scholarship

The Dewey School

Center · 40 children

Preschool · School age

Reported openings · Oct 16, 2026Preschool 4

School age $1,192/mo

WaitlistTakes NH scholarship

Child care near Canterbury

34 more programs within 10 miles, in Loudon, Boscawen, Concord and 5 other towns. Closest first.

YMCA of Concord Kydstop at Loudon

Center · Loudon · about 5.5 mi · 45 children

School age

Reported openings · Oct 14, 2026School age 2

School age $269–$420/mo

Takes NH scholarship

Merrimack Valley Day Care Service @ MCNH

Center · Boscawen · about 5.8 mi · 50 children

Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age

No openings listed as of Oct 12, 2026

Infant $1,560/moToddler $1,387/moPreschool $1,257/mo

WaitlistTakes NH scholarship

BGCCNNH Penacook Community Center

Center · Concord · about 6.0 mi · 106 children

Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age

Openings not reported

Infant $1,495/moToddler $1,387/moPreschool $1,278/moSchool age $793/mo

Takes NH scholarship

Pines Community Center

Center · Northfield · about 6.2 mi · 180 children

School age

Openings not reported

WaitlistTakes NH scholarship

BGCCNH Penacook Elementary

Center · Concord · about 6.4 mi · 53 children

School age

No openings listed as of Apr 23, 2026, over 60 days ago

School age $793/mo

Takes NH scholarship

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Daycare in Canterbury by age

Preschool in Canterbury

3 programs take preschoolers. 2 programs reported preschool openings in the last 60 days.

Before- and after-school care in Canterbury

2 programs take school-age children. None reported a school-age opening in the last 60 days.

Nearby towns

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.