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The Amherst Preschool

58 MERRIMACK ROAD, AMHERST, NH 03031Childery Rating: 5/5

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Quality Indicators

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  • Overall Quality
    5 / 5
  • Process Quality
    Not Available
  • Structural Quality
    5 / 5

Why this rating

This daycare earned 5 out of 5 stars overall. Structural quality reflects a 1% violation rate across 2 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. No objective process measures (e.g., state quality rating or national accreditation) are available for this daycare. The overall rating reflects structural features only.

Quality Recognitions & Accreditations

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
48
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

2 Inspection Visits Since 2024 · 3 Findings
Most recent: Sep 16, 2025⤓ Download Inspection History Report (PDF)
3 Critical

Across 2 inspections since 2024, the issues cited most often were Building & Premises Safety (2) and Curriculum & Developmental Programming (1). Of 3 total findings, 3 were critical.

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  1. Sep 16, 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…

  2. Apr 2, 20242 Findings2 Critical
    • HIGH RISK: Outdoor Play Area Is Accessible to Children W/disabilitiesHe-C 4002.24(a)

      (a) The play area shall: (1) Be accessible to children with disabilities; (2) Be appropriate for each age group served, including use of toys and equipment that is age and developmentally appropriate to the needs of the…

    • HIGH RISK: Energy Absorb. Material Under Play Equipment, Sufficient Depth, Raked Regularly, Not a Choking HazardHe-C 4002.24(h)

      For outdoor play equipment that would allow a child to fall from a height of more than 29 inches, programs shall: (1) Equip and maintain the ground area under and extending at least 39 inches beyond the external limits o…

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