Some of the Best Daycares in Portsmouth, NH

Of Portsmouth's 13 daycares, 11 (85%) hold a 4 or 5 star rating from Childery, below New Hampshire's statewide rate of 90%. Locally, providers average 4.0 stars on Process inputs (state QRIS, NAEYC and other accreditation, federal Head Start CLASS scores) and 4.7 stars on Structural inputs (state regulatory baseline plus provider-level licensing data), compared with New Hampshire averages of 3.5 on Process and 4.8 on Structural.

Listed alphabetically below are some of the highest-rated providers in Portsmouth. Childery ranks providers using publicly auditable inputs: state QRIS scores, NAEYC-aligned ratios and group sizes, and federal CCDBG training coverage. See the New Hampshire methodology page for the full breakdown.