Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
Reported openings · Oct 19, 2026Infant 2Toddler 6Preschool 6School age 6
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Daycare and child care in Dover, NH
- Licensed programs
- 17
- 16 centers · 1 home-based
- Take infants
- 12
- 3 programs reported an opening recently
Dover has 17 licensed child care programs: 16 centers and 1 home-based program in Strafford County.
Reported an infant opening in the last 60 days: Children In Motion, Honey Hill Child Care, Little Lamb Nursery
Room for young children nearby
About average for NH1.6children under 5 for every licensed spot within 10 miles
About 5,360 children under 5 live in NH within 10 miles of Dover (Census, 2020–2024). Programs there that take them are licensed for 3,284, counting any school-age spots, so it’s a bit tighter than this. NH overall: 1.8. See the 44 programs nearby
All 17 licensed programs in Dover
Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
Reported openings · Oct 6, 2026Toddler 3Preschool 11
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Preschool · School age
Reported openings · Oct 13, 2026Preschool 20
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Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
Reported openings · Sep 18, 2026Infant 2Toddler 2Preschool 2
Infant $1,408/moToddler $1,408/moPreschool $1,408/mo
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Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
Reported openings · Oct 23, 2026Infant 5Toddler 3
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School age
Reported openings · Oct 14, 2026School age 15
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School age
Reported openings · Oct 14, 2026School age 6
School age $420/mo
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Preschool
No openings listed as of Jun 8, 2026, over 60 days ago
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Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
Openings not reported
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Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
Openings not reported
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Infant · Toddler · Preschool
Last reported openings: infant (1), toddler (5), preschool (2) · Mar 31, 2026, over 60 days ago
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Infant · Toddler · Preschool
No openings listed as of Aug 7, 2026, over 60 days ago
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Preschool · School age
No openings listed as of Apr 9, 2025, over 60 days ago
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Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
No openings listed as of Oct 27, 2026
Infant $1,300/moToddler $1,300/moPreschool $1,300/mo
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Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
Openings not reported
Infant $1,495/moToddler $1,387/moPreschool $1,235/moSchool age $455/mo
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Infant · Toddler · Preschool
No openings listed as of Oct 1, 2026
Toddler $1,395/moPreschool $1,395/mo
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Infant · Toddler · Preschool
Openings not reported
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Child care near Dover
44 more programs within 10 miles, in Madbury, Somersworth, Durham and 5 other towns. Closest first.
24 more programs within 10 miles take infants. 6 programs reported infant openings in the last 60 days, shown first.
29 more programs within 10 miles take toddlers. 8 programs reported toddler openings in the last 60 days, shown first.
35 more programs within 10 miles take preschoolers. 12 programs reported preschool openings in the last 60 days, shown first.
32 more programs within 10 miles take school-age children. 13 programs reported school-age openings in the last 60 days, shown first.
Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
Last reported openings: infant (1), preschool (2) · Jul 29, 2026, over 60 days ago
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School age
Reported openings · Oct 2, 2026School age 47
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Preschool
No openings listed as of Sep 18, 2025, over 60 days ago
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School age
Reported openings · Oct 9, 2026School age 87
School age $420/mo
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Toddler · Preschool · School age
Reported openings · Oct 8, 2026Toddler 5Preschool 4
Toddler $1,785/moPreschool $1,473/mo
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Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
Reported openings · Oct 20, 2026Infant 9Toddler 2Preschool 16
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Infant · Toddler · Preschool
Reported openings · Oct 22, 2026Preschool 5
Infant $2,167/moToddler $2,167/moPreschool $1,733/mo
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School age
Reported openings · Oct 14, 2026School age 5
School age $420/mo
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Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
Reported openings · Oct 7, 2026Infant 15Toddler 12Preschool 30School age 7
Infant $1,495/moToddler $1,387/moPreschool $1,213/mo
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Infant · Toddler · Preschool
No openings listed as of Oct 7, 2026
Infant $1,473/moToddler $1,417/moPreschool $1,365/mo
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Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
Openings not reported
Infant $1,733/moToddler $1,733/moPreschool $1,625/moSchool age $1,625/mo
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Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
Reported openings · Oct 2, 2026Infant 1
Infant $1,733/moToddler $1,733/moPreschool $1,733/mo
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Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
Reported openings · Oct 1, 2026Infant 1Toddler 4Preschool 18
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Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
Reported openings · Sep 24, 2026School age 12
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Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
Reported openings · Oct 12, 2026Toddler 1Preschool 1
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Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
Reported openings · Oct 15, 2026Infant 2Toddler 1Preschool 5School age 4
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Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
Reported openings · Oct 1, 2026Infant 2Toddler 5Preschool 12School age 2
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Daycare in Dover by age
Infant care in Dover
12 programs take infants. 3 programs reported infant openings in the last 60 days. Typical listed price about $1,408 a month (3 prices).
Toddler care in Dover
12 programs take toddlers. 4 programs reported toddler openings in the last 60 days. Typical listed price about $1,391 a month (4 prices).
Preschool in Dover
15 programs take preschoolers. 4 programs reported preschool openings in the last 60 days. Typical listed price about $1,348 a month (4 prices).
Before- and after-school care in Dover
12 programs take school-age children. 3 programs reported school-age openings in the last 60 days.
New and growing in Dover
- Stay and Play Early Learning CenterNow licensed for infants, from 6 weeks old (before, it started at 15 months)
Nearby towns
- Madbury2 programs · about 3.0 mi
- Somersworth8 programs · about 4.6 mi
- Durham3 programs · about 5.1 mi
- Lee4 programs · about 7.8 mi
- Barrington6 programs · about 8.1 mi
- Newmarket3 programs · about 8.6 mi
- Rochester16 programs · about 9.1 mi
- Portsmouth12 programs · about 10 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.