Derry Road KinderCare
301 DERRY ROAD, HUDSON, NH 03051Childery Rating: 5/5
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Quality Indicators
See Methodology →- Overall QualityCombines daily care quality (interactions, learning, environment) with structural features like staff-to-child ratios and teacher qualifications.5 / 5
- Process QualityThe quality of daily care — caregiver-child interactions, learning activities, and the emotional climate. Drawn from the state QRIS rating, accreditations, and Head Start CLASS observations.5 / 5
- Structural QualityMeasurable features like staff-to-child ratios, group sizes, license status, and teacher qualifications. Provider-level data when available; otherwise the state regulatory baseline.5 / 5
Why this rating
This daycare earned 5 out of 5 stars overall. Process quality reflects NAEYC accreditation. Structural quality reflects a 1% violation rate across 3 visits in the last 3 years (most recently inspected March 2026) and a license in good standing. The structural rating also includes New Hampshire's licensing baseline — what every licensed daycare in the state must meet. New Hampshire caps infant ratios at 1:4, toddler ratios at 1:5, and preschool ratios at 1:12. Lead teachers must hold a High School Diploma. Teachers must complete 18 hours of annual training.
Quality Recognitions & Accreditations
- Accreditations
- National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)Accredited
- National Accreditation Commission (NAC)Not Accredited
- National Early Childhood Program Accreditation (NECPA)Not Accredited
- National Association for Family Child Care (NAFCC)Not Accredited
Facility Info
- Facility type
- Daycare
- Age groups served
- Infants, Toddlers, Preschool
- Licensed capacity
- 143
- Teacher-child ratios & group sizesState Minimum Displayed
Age Max ratio Max group Infants 1:4 12 Toddlers 1:5 15 Preschool 1:12 24
Teacher Credentials
- Lead teacher credentialState Minimum Displayed
- High School Diploma
Inspection History
Across 3 inspections since 2025, the issues cited most often were Staff-to-Child Ratios & Group Size (2). Of 4 total findings, 2 were critical.
See All 2 Inspection Visits
Mar 27, 20262 Findings2 Important
- Record of Staff Attendance and Group Size/ratios Are MaintainedHe-C 4002.08(c)
The program shall have a record of daily staff attendance, including the staff’s full name, scheduled work hours, their position as identified under He-C 4002.34, and their arrival and departure times at the program and…
- Program Compliant with Staff-to-child Ratios & Staffing RequirementsHe-C 4002.35(b)
Programs shall staff group child care centers with at least one associate or lead teacher per group.
Jul 9, 20252 Findings2 Critical
- HIGH RISK: Space Free of Heavy Furnishings or Items That Could Easily Tip or Are UnstableHe-C 4002.23(b)(6)
Child care staff shall ensure that the indoor space is free of heavy furnishings or items not secured to the wall or floor that could easily tip or are unstable.
- HIGH RISK: Children >3 Years Have No Access to Items Posing a Suffocation/choking RiskHe-C 4002.25(f)
Child care staff shall not allow children younger than 3 years of age to have access to toys, toy parts, and other materials that pose a suffocation or choking risk or are small enough to be swallowed, including, but not…
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