Preschool · School age
Reported openings · Oct 1, 2026School age 2
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Daycare and child care in Gilford, NH
- Licensed programs
- 5
- 4 centers · 1 home-based
- Take infants
- 2
- 1 program reported an opening recently
- Typical infant price
- —
- Too few listed prices
Gilford has 5 licensed child care programs: 4 centers and 1 home-based program in Belknap County.
Reported an infant opening in the last 60 days: Ready, Set, Grow! Children's Learning Center
Room for young children nearby
About average for NH1.7children under 5 for every licensed spot within 10 miles
About 2,030 children under 5 live in NH within 10 miles of Gilford (Census, 2020–2024). Programs there that take them are licensed for 1,208, counting any school-age spots, so it’s a bit tighter than this. NH overall: 1.8. See the 21 programs nearby
All 5 licensed programs in Gilford
Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
Reported openings · Oct 1, 2026Infant 4Toddler 1Preschool 2
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Toddler · Preschool
Openings not reported
Newly licensed
Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
Last reported openings: infant (4), toddler (12), preschool (15) · Aug 4, 2026, over 60 days ago
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Preschool
Openings not reported
Preschool $240–$320/mo
Child care near Gilford
21 more programs within 10 miles, in Laconia, Gilmanton, Belmont and 4 other towns. Closest first.
11 more programs within 10 miles take infants. 1 program reported an infant opening in the last 60 days, shown first.
12 more programs within 10 miles take toddlers. 1 program reported a toddler opening in the last 60 days, shown first.
15 more programs within 10 miles take preschoolers. 3 programs reported preschool openings in the last 60 days, shown first.
14 more programs within 10 miles take school-age children. 2 programs reported school-age openings in the last 60 days, shown first.
Infant · Toddler · Preschool
Last reported openings: infant (5), toddler (5), preschool (30) · Aug 4, 2026, over 60 days ago
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Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
No openings listed as of May 15, 2025, over 60 days ago
Infant $1,495/moToddler $1,430/moPreschool $1,322/mo
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Infant · Toddler
No openings listed as of Jul 9, 2025, over 60 days ago
Infant $1,430/mo
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Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
No openings listed as of Aug 5, 2026, over 60 days ago
Infant $1,083/moToddler $1,083/moPreschool $1,083/moSchool age $1,083/mo
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School age
Openings not reported
School age $793/mo
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Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
Openings not reported
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School age
Openings not reported
School age $793/mo
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Infant · Toddler · Preschool
Openings not reported
Infant $1,452/moToddler $1,387/moPreschool $1,278/mo
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Toddler · Preschool · School age
No openings listed as of Oct 1, 2026
Infant $823/moToddler $932/moPreschool $932/mo
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School age
Reported openings · Oct 16, 2026School age 3
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Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
Reported openings · Oct 15, 2026Preschool 2
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Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
Reported openings · Oct 13, 2026Infant 4Toddler 6Preschool 11School age 8
Infant $1,495/moToddler $1,365/moPreschool $1,213/moSchool age $1,127/mo
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Preschool
Reported openings · Oct 7, 2026Preschool 9
Preschool $425/mo
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Daycare in Gilford by age
Infant care in Gilford
2 programs take infants. 1 program reported an infant opening in the last 60 days.
Toddler care in Gilford
3 programs take toddlers. 1 program reported a toddler opening in the last 60 days.
Preschool in Gilford
5 programs take preschoolers. 1 program reported a preschool opening in the last 60 days.
Before- and after-school care in Gilford
3 programs take school-age children. 1 program reported a school-age opening in the last 60 days.
New and growing in Gilford
- Evergreen Preschool and Pre-KNewly licensed (the state’s visit for a new program was on Apr 15, 2026)
Nearby towns
- Gilmanton2 programs · about 6.1 mi
- Belmont5 programs · about 6.2 mi
- Laconia8 programs · about 6.6 mi
- Alton1 program · about 7.1 mi
- Meredith4 programs · about 9.9 mi
- Tilton4 programs · about 11 mi
- Sanbornton2 programs · about 11 mi
- Tuftonboro2 programs · about 12 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.