Kid's Culture - Dover
Data last updated · May 2026
Quality Indicators
See Methodology →- Overall QualityCombines daily care quality (interactions, learning, environment) with structural features like staff-to-child ratios and teacher qualifications.3 / 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.2 / 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.4 / 5
Why this rating
This daycare earned 3 out of 5 stars overall. Process quality reflects a Granite Steps for Quality rating of Level 1 (out of 4). Structural quality reflects a 17% violation rate across 4 visits in the last 3 years (most recently inspected September 2025) 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
- State Quality Rating
- Granite Steps for Quality Level 1 (Max 4) Learn more →
- Accreditations
- National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)Not 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, School-Age
- Licensed capacity
- 64
- 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 4 inspections since 2024, the issues cited most often were Licensing & Administrative Compliance (4), Building & Premises Safety (1), and Safe Sleep & SIDS Prevention (1). Of 11 total findings, 7 were critical.
See All 4 Inspection Visits
Sep 12, 20251 Finding1 Critical
- HIGH RISK: Are Dangerous Items and Staff Personal Belongings Stored OOR or LockedHe-C 4002.23(c)
Child care staff shall ensure that potentially harmful items, including but not limited to matches, lighters, chemicals, materials labeled “harmful if swallowed,” flammable materials, sharp objects, and staffs’ personal…
Jul 8, 20252 Findings1 Critical1 Important
- HIGH RISK: Programs Shall Allow Department Staff to Review and Reproduce Documents.He-C 4002.05(n)(4)
Applicants, licensees, permittees, and child care staff shall allow representatives of the department to review and or reproduce any forms or reports which the applicant, licensee, or permittee are required to maintain o…
- Programs Provide Information Within 2 Business Days of Written Request.He-C 4002.05(l)
The applicant, licensee, permittee, or any child care staff shall submit any reports or make available to the department any records or information required by the department for investigation, monitoring or licensing pu…
May 1, 20252 Findings2 Critical
- HIGH RISK: Each Allergy Care Plan Is Posted, Staff Are FamiliarHe-C 4002.20(i)
The program shall post each allergy care plan in accordance with the posting requirements in He-C 4002.14.
- 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…
Apr 23, 20246 Findings3 Critical3 Important
- HIGH RISK: The Program Conducts Fire Drills and Maintains Record of Drills as RequiredHe-C 4002.17(a)
Except for nature-based programs that operate solely outside, programs shall conduct fire drills in accordance with the following: (1) Programs that operate continuously throughout the year shall conduct at least one dri…
- HIGH RISK: Staff Supervise Children in Center-based Programs as RequiredHe-C 4002.20(b)
In center-based programs, staff shall position themselves to: (1) Be able to hear all children younger than school age at all times, continuously scan the entire environment to know where children are and what they are d…
- HIGH RISK: Infant Sleep Rooms Are a Comfortable Temp., Infants Not Wearing Items W/ties or HoodsHe-C 4002.26(j)
When child care staff place infants in their crib or play pen for sleep, they shall check to ensure that the temperature in the room is comfortable for a lightly clothed adult, check the infants to ensure that they are c…
- Programs Shall Comply with Approved Corrective Action Plans.He-C 4002.06(m)
Programs shall comply with approved corrective action plans and corrective action plans issued in accordance with (i) and (j) above.
- Health Screening for Staff and Household Members Completed and on FileHe-C 4002.09(b)
A written record of a health screening for all child care staff, household members and other individuals who have 5 or more hours per week of contact with children shall: (1) Be on file at the program and available for r…
- Child Registration Form Is Complete and Updated AnnuallyHe-C 4002.10(a)
Child care staff shall ensure that for each child, upon the child’s first day in attendance in the program, there is a “Child Care Registration and Emergency Information” (April 2022) form or an equivalent form provided…