Merrimack County

Daycare and child care in Franklin, NH

Licensed programs
7
4 centers · 3 home-based
Take infants
4
1 program reported an opening recently
Typical infant price
—
Too few listed prices
Take the NH scholarship
6
How the scholarship works

Franklin has 7 licensed child care programs: 4 centers and 3 home-based programs in Merrimack County.

Reported an infant opening in the last 60 days: Donna L. Mahoney Daycare

Room for young children nearby

About average for NH

2.2children under 5 for every licensed spot within 10 miles

About 1,610 children under 5 live in NH within 10 miles of Franklin (Census, 2020–2024). Programs there that take them are licensed for 716, counting any school-age spots, so it’s a bit tighter than this. NH overall: 1.8. See the 15 programs nearby

All 7 licensed programs in Franklin

Donna L. Mahoney Daycare

Home-based · 9 children

Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age

Reported openings · Oct 28, 2026Infant 2Toddler 2School age 1

WaitlistTakes NH scholarship

Kiddie Cove Child Care

Home-based · 12 children

Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age

Reported openings · Oct 27, 2026Preschool 1School age 1

Infant $1,075/moToddler $1,018/moPreschool $975/moSchool age $880/mo

WaitlistTakes NH scholarship

Silly Goose Day Care

Home-based · 17 children

Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age

Reported openings · Oct 1, 2026School age 4

Takes NH scholarship

Franklin Head Start

Center · 40 children

Preschool · School age

Last reported openings: preschool (9) · Mar 7, 2025, over 60 days ago

Red Oak Montessori School

Center · 25 children

Preschool

Last reported openings: preschool (13) · Sep 1, 2026, over 60 days ago

Takes NH scholarship

Tiny Twisters Child Care Center

Center · 45 children

Infant · Toddler · Preschool

No openings listed as of Oct 14, 2026

Infant $1,083/moToddler $953/moPreschool $888/mo

WaitlistTakes NH scholarship

Child care near Franklin

15 more programs within 10 miles, in Tilton, Andover, Northfield and 4 other towns. Closest first.

Whole Child Center

Center · Tilton · about 3.0 mi · 106 children

Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age

Reported openings · Oct 1, 2026Preschool 5

WaitlistTakes NH scholarship

East Andover Village Preschool

Center · East Andover · about 3.9 mi · 20 children

Preschool · School age

Reported openings · Oct 26, 2026Preschool 2

Takes NH scholarship

Pines Community Center

Center · Northfield · about 4.4 mi · 180 children

School age

Openings not reported

WaitlistTakes NH scholarship

Northern Shores Day Care

Home-based · Lochmere · about 4.6 mi · 17 children

Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age

Reported openings · Oct 27, 2026Toddler 2Preschool 2School age 2

Toddler $867/moPreschool $867/mo

Takes NH scholarship

Sanbornton Recreation

Center · Sanbornton · about 5.2 mi · 45 children

School age

Reported openings · Oct 22, 2026School age 8

School age $737/mo

Takes NH scholarship

See all within 10 miles

Daycare in Franklin by age

Toddler care in Franklin

4 programs take toddlers. 1 program reported a toddler opening in the last 60 days.

Preschool in Franklin

6 programs take preschoolers. 1 program reported a preschool opening in the last 60 days.

Before- and after-school care in Franklin

5 programs take school-age children. 3 programs reported school-age openings 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.