The Children's Den
Child care center in Merrimack, NH · Licensed for 114 children · Ages 6 weeks to 12 years
Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
Reported openings on Oct 16, 2026: infant (10), toddler (2), preschool (9).
Listed prices: infant $1,668 a month, toddler $1,517 a month, preschool $1,257 a month.
State inspection visits: 3 visits since May 2024, most recently Dec 5, 2025.
Openings
Reported Oct 16, 2026- Infant10 openings
- Toddler2 openings
- Preschool9 openings
- School ageNone listed
Openings go fast. If one fits, call soon and ask how to hold the spot.
Prices
| Age group | Per week |
|---|---|
| Infant | $385 |
| Toddler | $350 |
| Preschool | $290 |
Prices as the program listed them with the state, for the hours below. Ask about registration fees, deposits, and sibling discounts.
Hours
- Mon–Fri7:00 AM – 5:30 PM
State inspection visits
New Hampshire’s Child Care Licensing Unit visits licensed programs regularly, and also when someone reports a concern. These are the visits the state has posted for the last three years.
- Dec 5, 2025Routine monitoring visit258 of 258 reviewed areas in compliance
- Jul 10, 2024License renewal visit220 of 220 reviewed areas in compliance
- May 14, 2024Quality Assurance Visit0 of 2 reviewed areas in compliance
Most recent routine visit: 258 of 258 areas in compliance (Dec 5, 2025).
The state’s page has the full visit reports, including what was found and the program’s corrective action plans. See the state’s reports
License issued Apr 28, 2025; expires Sep 30, 2027.
Reviews and references
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- Ask the director to put you in touch with two families enrolled now.
- Look up reviews on Google Maps . Anyone can post there, so read several.
Program details
- Schedule options
- Part week · Part day · Full day · Open school vacation week · Full week · Flexible schedule
- Meals
- Parent provides lunch · Parent provides snack · Accommodates breast milk · Parent provide breakfast · Parent provides formula/meals · Program will heat parent provided meals/snacks · Program doesn't accommodate for refrigeration of parent provided meals/snacks
- Languages spoken by staff
- English · American Sign Language(asl)
- Experience with special needs
- Experience · Behavioral · Developmental · Special diet · Speech/language · Add/adhd · At risk · Emotional/social · Physical · Asthma/severe allergies · Development delays · Food allergies · Seizures · Visual/hearing · Autism/pervasive development disorder · Emotional/behavioral · Gifted · Sensory processing disorder · Special health care needs · Willing to be trained · Tube feedings · Diabetes · Hiv/hepatitis b · Premature infants · Sign language · Special health needs · Wheelchair accessible
- Setting
- Air conditioned · Field trips taken · Wheelchair accessible · No tv use · Outdoor play equipment · No pets · Public transportation · Fenced in yard
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. The details on this page last changed Oct 18, 2026.