Belknap County

Daycare and child care in Tilton, NH

Licensed programs
4
3 centers · 1 home-based
Take infants
4
None reported an opening recently
Typical infant price
—
Too few listed prices
Take the NH scholarship
4
How the scholarship works

Tilton, including Lochmere, has 4 licensed child care programs: 3 centers and 1 home-based program in Belknap County.

Room for young children nearby

About average for NH

1.8children under 5 for every licensed spot within 10 miles

About 1,980 children under 5 live in NH within 10 miles of Tilton (Census, 2020–2024). Programs there that take them are licensed for 1,097, counting any school-age spots, so it’s a bit tighter than this. NH overall: 1.8. See the 28 programs nearby

All 4 licensed programs in Tilton

Northern Shores Day Care

Home-based · Lochmere · 17 children

Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age

Reported openings · Oct 27, 2026Toddler 2Preschool 2School age 2

Toddler $867/moPreschool $867/mo

Takes NH scholarship

Weeping Willow Day Care Center

Center · 25 children

Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age

Reported openings · Oct 15, 2026Preschool 2

Takes NH scholarship

Whole Child Center

Center · 106 children

Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age

Reported openings · Oct 1, 2026Preschool 5

WaitlistTakes NH scholarship

Child care near Tilton

28 more programs within 10 miles, in Sanbornton, Northfield, Franklin and 6 other towns. Closest first.

Sanbornton Recreation

Center · Sanbornton · about 1.7 mi · 45 children

School age

Reported openings · Oct 22, 2026School age 8

School age $737/mo

Takes NH scholarship

Pines Community Center

Center · Northfield · about 2.6 mi · 180 children

School age

Openings not reported

WaitlistTakes NH scholarship

Red Oak Montessori School

Center · Franklin · about 3.3 mi · 25 children

Preschool

Last reported openings: preschool (13) · Sep 1, 2026, over 60 days ago

Takes NH scholarship

Donna L. Mahoney Daycare

Home-based · Franklin · about 3.5 mi · 9 children

Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age

Reported openings · Oct 28, 2026Infant 2Toddler 2School age 1

WaitlistTakes NH scholarship

Franklin Head Start

Center · Franklin · about 3.6 mi · 40 children

Preschool · School age

Last reported openings: preschool (9) · Mar 7, 2025, over 60 days ago

See all within 10 miles

Daycare in Tilton by age

Toddler care in Tilton

4 programs take toddlers. 1 program reported a toddler opening in the last 60 days.

Preschool in Tilton

4 programs take preschoolers. 3 programs reported preschool openings in the last 60 days.

Before- and after-school care in Tilton

4 programs take school-age children. 1 program reported a school-age opening in the last 60 days.

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.