Rockingham County

Daycare and child care in Chester, NH

Licensed programs
3
All centers
Takes infants
1
No opening reported recently
Typical infant price
—
Too few listed prices
Take the NH scholarship
2
How the scholarship works

Chester has 3 licensed child care programs: all centers in Rockingham County.

Room for young children nearby

Fewer spots than most of NH

2.6children under 5 for every licensed spot within 10 miles

About 11,010 children under 5 live in NH within 10 miles of Chester (Census, 2020–2024). Programs there that take them are licensed for 4,221, counting any school-age spots, so it’s a bit tighter than this. NH overall: 1.8. See the 80 programs nearby

All 3 licensed programs in Chester

Child care near Chester

80 more programs within 10 miles, in Auburn, Sandown, Candia and 12 other towns. Closest first.

Tiny Tots Preschool

Center · Auburn · about 3.8 mi · 20 children

Preschool

Reported openings · Oct 5, 2026Preschool 3

Takes NH scholarship

Playmates Learning Center

Center · Sandown · about 3.9 mi · 102 children

Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age

Openings not reported

Infant $1,517/moToddler $1,300/moPreschool $1,148/mo

WaitlistTakes NH scholarship

M. and C. Children's Learning Place

Center · Candia · about 4.8 mi · 75 children

Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age

Last reported openings: infant (2), toddler (2), preschool (8), school age (3) · Oct 3, 2025, over 60 days ago

Infant $1,634/moToddler $1,612/moPreschool $1,569/moSchool age $1,582/mo

Takes NH scholarship

It's a Child's World

Center · Auburn · about 5.0 mi · 51 children

Infant · Toddler · Preschool

Last reported openings: infant (2), toddler (1), preschool (3) · May 1, 2026, over 60 days ago

Takes NH scholarship

Sandlot

Center · Sandown · about 5.0 mi · 45 children

School age

Openings not reported

School age $1,170/mo

Takes NH scholarship

See all within 10 miles

Daycare in Chester by age

Toddler care in Chester

2 programs take toddlers. None reported a toddler opening in the last 60 days.

Preschool in Chester

2 programs take preschoolers. None reported a preschool opening in the last 60 days.

Before- and after-school care in Chester

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.