Belknap County

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
Take the NH scholarship
3
How the scholarship works

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 NH

1.7children 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

Mary's Child Care

Home-based · 9 children

Preschool · School age

Reported openings · Oct 1, 2026School age 2

Takes NH scholarship

Learning By The Lakes Academy

Center · 180 children

Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age

Last reported openings: infant (4), toddler (12), preschool (15) · Aug 4, 2026, over 60 days ago

Takes NH scholarship

Child care near Gilford

21 more programs within 10 miles, in Laconia, Gilmanton, Belmont and 4 other towns. Closest first.

BGCCNNH LELC

Center · Laconia · about 4.5 mi · 149 children

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

Takes NH scholarship

BGCCNNH River's Edge

Center · Laconia · about 4.6 mi · 13 children

Infant · Toddler

No openings listed as of Jul 9, 2025, over 60 days ago

Infant $1,430/mo

WaitlistTakes NH scholarship

Acorn Brown's Turtle Town Daycare

Home-based · Laconia · about 4.8 mi · 17 children

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

WaitlistTakes NH scholarship

BGCCNH Lakes Region

Center · Laconia · about 5.1 mi · 160 children

School age

Openings not reported

School age $793/mo

Takes NH scholarship

Little Acorn's Playschool

Center · Gilmanton · about 5.1 mi · 25 children

Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age

Openings not reported

WaitlistTakes NH scholarship

See all within 10 miles

Daycare in Gilford by age

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

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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.