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Sunnybrook Montessori School

142 MAIN STREET, LANCASTER, NH 03584Childery Rating: 4/5

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Quality Indicators

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  • Overall Quality
    4 / 5
  • Process Quality
    4 / 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 3 (out of 4). Structural quality reflects a 1% violation rate across 2 visits in the last 3 years (most recently inspected January 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 3 (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
24
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 2025 · 5 Findings
1 Critical4 Important

Across 3 inspections since 2025, the issues cited most often were Staff-to-Child Ratios & Group Size (2), Staff Qualifications & Background Checks (1), and Medication Administration (1). Of 5 total findings, 1 was critical.

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  1. Apr 2, 20264 Findings4 Important
    • Health Screening for Staff and Household Members Completed and on FileHe-C 4002.09(b)(1)

      A written record of a health screening for all child care staff, household members, and other individuals who work with children in the classroom and who have 5 or more hours per week of contact with children shall: Be o…

    • Staff Have Completed Required Professional DevelopmentHe-C 4002.32(a)(1)

      In addition to program managers, all child care staff who are responsible for the supervision of children, or who are necessary for the staff to child ratios, shall have on file documentation of completion of training in…

    • Substitutes Have Completed Required Professional DevelopmentHe-C 4002.32(k)

      All substitutes and any volunteer who works alone with children or is counted in staff-to-child ratios shall complete the health and safety trainings as required by (b) above and 3 hours of annual professional developmen…

    • Program Updates Staff Roster to Remove Ineligible Individuals Within 5 Business Days.He-C 4002.40(n)

      The program manager shall update the staff roster in the NHCIS portal within 5 business days when the individuals as described in (b) above are no longer working in the program or part of the household, with the date the…

  2. Jan 8, 20251 Finding1 Critical
    • HIGH RISK: Program Maintains a Record of Medication Admin as per RuleHe-C 4002.21(n)

      Child care staff shall maintain a written record for each dose of medication administered to each child, which shall: (1) Be maintained on file in the program, available for review by the department; (2) Be completed by…