Rockingham County

Daycare and child care in Portsmouth, NH

Licensed programs
12
All centers
Take infants
4
None reported an opening recently
Typical infant price
$1,803
a month · compare across NH
Take the NH scholarship
11
How the scholarship works

Portsmouth has 12 licensed child care programs: all centers in Rockingham County.

Room for young children nearby

More spots than most of NH

1.3children under 5 for every licensed spot within 10 miles

About 3,390 children under 5 live in NH within 10 miles of Portsmouth (Census, 2020–2024). Programs there that take them are licensed for 2,555, counting any school-age spots, so it’s a bit tighter than this. NH overall: 1.8. See the 30 programs nearby

All 12 licensed programs in Portsmouth

Seacoast Community School

Center · 240 children

Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age

Reported openings · Oct 28, 2026Toddler 1Preschool 1

Infant $1,894/moToddler $1,803/moPreschool $1,621/moSchool age $711/mo

WaitlistTakes NH scholarship

Discovery Child Enrichment Center

Center · 143 children

Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age

No openings listed as of Oct 2, 2026

Infant $1,712/moToddler $1,668/moPreschool $1,560/mo

WaitlistTakes NH scholarship

Great Bay Kids - Pease Tradeport

Center · 270 children

Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age

Openings not reported

Infant $1,525/moToddler $1,313/moPreschool $1,218/moSchool age $1,040/mo

WaitlistTakes NH scholarship

Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age

Openings not reported

Infant $2,080/moToddler $1,950/moPreschool $1,733/moSchool age $1,733/mo

Takes NH scholarship

Child care near Portsmouth

30 more programs within 10 miles, in Greenland, Rye, North Hampton and 7 other towns. Closest first.

YMCA of the Seacoast - Greenland

Center · Greenland · about 4.0 mi · 80 children

School age

Reported openings · Oct 14, 2026School age 15

School age $494–$845/mo

Takes NH scholarship

Rye Country Day School

Center · Rye · about 4.1 mi · 99 children

Toddler · Preschool · School age

No openings listed as of Sep 9, 2026

Not taking new children

Imprints Day School

Center · North Hampton · about 4.7 mi · 206 children

Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age

Openings not reported

Infant $1,928/moToddler $1,798/moPreschool $1,603/mo

Takes NH scholarship

Acorn School

Center · Stratham · about 6.0 mi · 54 children

Preschool

No openings listed as of Oct 23, 2026

Takes NH scholarship

See all within 10 miles

Daycare in Portsmouth by age

Infant care in Portsmouth

4 programs take infants. None reported an infant opening in the last 60 days. Typical listed price about $1,803 a month (4 prices).

Toddler care in Portsmouth

5 programs take toddlers. 1 program reported a toddler opening in the last 60 days. Typical listed price about $1,736 a month (4 prices).

Preschool in Portsmouth

9 programs take preschoolers. 4 programs reported preschool openings in the last 60 days. Typical listed price about $1,591 a month (4 prices).

Before- and after-school care in Portsmouth

7 programs take school-age children. 3 programs reported school-age openings in the last 60 days. Typical listed price about $1,040 a month (3 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.