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Penny's Child Care

47 HERITAGE CIRCLE, HUDSON, NH 03051Childery Rating: 4/5

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Quality Indicators

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  • Overall Quality
    4 / 5
  • Process Quality
    3 / 5
  • Structural Quality
    5 / 5

Why this rating

This daycare earned 4 out of 5 stars overall. Process quality reflects a Granite Steps for Quality rating of Level 2 (out of 4). Structural quality reflects a clean inspection record 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

State Quality Rating
Granite Steps for Quality Level 2 (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
15
Teacher-child ratios & group sizesState Minimum Displayed
AgeMax ratioMax group
Infants1:412
Toddlers1:515
Preschool1:1224

Teacher Credentials

Lead teacher credentialState Minimum Displayed
High School Diploma

Inspection History

3 Inspection Visits Since 2024 · 5 Findings
Most recent: Mar 10, 2026⤓ Download Inspection History Report (PDF)
2 Critical3 Important

Across 3 inspections since 2024, the issues cited most often were Staff-to-Child Ratios & Group Size (3) and Building & Premises Safety (2). Of 5 total findings, 2 were critical.

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  1. Dec 9, 20253 Findings3 Important
    • Record of Child Attendance and Group Size/ratios Are MaintainedHe-C 4002.08(a)(1)

      The program shall have a record of each child’s attendance in each room that: Documents each child’s daily arrival at and departure from the program, in real time.

    • 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…

    • Items Labeled “Harmful if Swallowed/flammable” Inaccessible to ChildrenHe-C 4002.22(b)

      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…

  2. Feb 22, 20242 Findings2 Critical
    • HIGH RISK: Record of Attendance and Group Size/ratios Are MaintainedHe-C 4002.08(a)

      The program shall maintain daily child attendance records, in either paper or electronic format, including the child’s full name, date of birth, and their arrival and departure times in the program and each room or group…

    • HIGH RISK: If on Independent Water Supply, the Program Tests Water Using an Accredited LabHe-C 4002.27(a)(4)

      Programs that have their own independent water supply and are not considered to be public water systems as defined in RSA 485:1-a, XV and confirmed by DES, shall test their water supply in accordance with the following:…

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