Belknap County

Daycare and child care in Laconia, NH

Licensed programs
8
7 centers · 1 home-based
Take infants
4
None reported an opening recently
Typical infant price
$1,430
a month · compare across NH
Take the NH scholarship
8
How the scholarship works

Laconia has 8 licensed child care programs: 7 centers and 1 home-based program in Belknap County.

Room for young children nearby

About average for NH

1.6children under 5 for every licensed spot within 10 miles

About 1,870 children under 5 live in NH within 10 miles of Laconia (Census, 2020–2024). Programs there that take them are licensed for 1,183, counting any school-age spots, so it’s a bit tighter than this. NH overall: 1.8. See the 19 programs nearby

All 8 licensed programs in Laconia

Acorn Brown's Turtle Town Daycare

Home-based · 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 Elm Street

Center · 90 children

School age

Openings not reported

School age $152/mo

Not taking new childrenTakes NH scholarship

BGCCNH Lakes Region

Center · 160 children

School age

Openings not reported

School age $793/mo

Takes NH scholarship

BGCCNNH LELC

Center · 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 · 13 children

Infant · Toddler

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

Infant $1,430/mo

WaitlistTakes NH scholarship

Child care near Laconia

19 more programs within 10 miles, in Gilford, Sanbornton, Meredith and 3 other towns. Closest first.

Learning By The Lakes Academy

Center · Gilford · about 2.9 mi · 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

Mary's Child Care

Home-based · Gilford · about 4.1 mi · 9 children

Preschool · School age

Reported openings · Oct 1, 2026School age 2

Takes NH scholarship

Village Nursery School

Center · Gilford · about 4.3 mi · 40 children

Preschool

Openings not reported

Preschool $240–$320/mo

Kidworks Learning Center

Center · Meredith · about 4.4 mi · 88 children

Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age

Reported openings · Oct 15, 2026Toddler 4Preschool 2

Infant $1,517/moToddler $1,278/moPreschool $1,127/mo

Takes NH scholarship

See all within 10 miles

Daycare in Laconia by age

Toddler care in Laconia

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

Preschool in Laconia

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

Before- and after-school care in Laconia

5 programs take school-age children. None reported a school-age opening in the last 60 days. Typical listed price about $793 a month (4 prices).

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.