YMCA @ Pollard School
120 MAIN STREET, PLAISTOW, NH 03865Childery 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.Not Available
- 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. Structural quality reflects a clean inspection record across 2 visits in the last 3 years (most recently inspected May 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
- School-Age
- Licensed capacity
- 60
- 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 2 inspections since 2024, the issues cited most often were Licensing & Administrative Compliance (1), First Aid & Pediatric CPR (1), and Staff Qualifications & Background Checks (1). Of 5 total findings, 2 were critical.
See the Inspection Visit
Feb 9, 20245 Findings2 Critical3 Important
- HIGH RISK: The Program Provides Staff W/policies/procedures at Hire & Ensures Staff ComplyHe-C 4002.16(j)
All staff shall review the program’s EOP within 30 days of their date of hire and sign and date an acknowledgement of their review, with the acknowledgement kept on file for review by department staff.
- HIGH RISK: All Staff Used for Ratios Are Certified in Pediatric CPR & FA as RequiredHe-C 4002.20(m)(1)
The center director, site director, family child care provider, and all staff used to meet staff to child ratios shall: (1) Be certified in pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and first aid within 90 days of th…
- Program Has on File All Required Staff RecordsHe-C 4002.09(a)
The program shall maintain on file for each staff member: (1) Documentation of the staff’s qualifications, including a resume, transcripts, diplomas, or any other documentation, which demonstrates their qualifications; (…
- HIGH RISK: Staff Have Completed Required Professional DevelopmentHe-C 4002.33(a)
All center directors, agency administrators, site coordinators, or site directors, and all other child care staff who are responsible for the supervision of children, or who are necessary for the staff to child ratios, s…
- 12 Hours of PD with 3 in H&S for Staff Working 25 Hours per Week or LessHe-C 4002.33(g)
The only exceptions to He-C 4002.33(f) shall be: (1) Assistant teachers, associate teachers, group leaders, assistant group leaders, family child care workers, and family child care assistants who work fewer than 25 hour…
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