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Dover Children's Center

43 Back River Road, Dover, NH, 03820-0382 -

School Notes Overview:

Quality, affordable childcare serving children 6 weeks to 12 years of age. Before and after school programs available. Tuition is on a sliding scale. ...

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School Overview:

	Dover Children's Center
School Type	Early Childhood / Day Care
School Membership(s)	European Council for International Schools
Religious Affiliation	Nonsectarian
Grades Offered	Grades Nursery/Preschool - 5
Programs for Learning Differences	Yes
Year Founded	1968
County	Strafford County, NH
Student Body
Total Students	35 students
Student Body Type	Co-ed
	This School	(NH) School Avg.
% Students of Color	13%	7%
Students by Grade
	Nursery - 25 students
	Pre-K - 20 students
	Kind - 15 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers	n/a
	This School	(NH) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio	1:15	* Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year	251 days	180 days
Hours in School Day for Students	8 hours	6 hours
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline	None / Rolling
Head of School	Anne Grassie
Admissions Director	Tammy Howe

School Notes:

Quality, affordable childcare serving children 6 weeks to 12 years of age. Before and after school programs available. Tuition is on a sliding scale.
Profile last updated: 02/10/2008

In the News:

Dover child care center asks city to continue full rent subsidy (Foster's Daily Democrat)
posted on November 17, 2009 at 08:34:05 am
DOVER — A nonprofit that provides child care primarily for low-income families is struggling to pay its rent in the McConnell Center and now the City Council must decide if it will increase its planned subsidy while the McConnell Center continues to operate in the red.
Lorraine Goren, tireless volunteer, remembered for helping others: Loses battle to cancer (Foster's Daily Democrat)
posted on October 31, 2009 at 07:18:55 am
Lorraine Goren Foster's file photo, one of Dover's most well-known and loved volunteers, died Friday after a long battle with ovarian cancer. In 2006, Goren was honored as the New Hampshire Volunteer of the Year by the state association of hospital auxiliaries.
Waiting for day care: State assistance frozen, families face waiting list (Foster's Daily Democrat)
posted on September 30, 2009 at 07:18:48 am
John Huff/Staff photographer Jaacob Commesso, 2, rides a trike around the playground at Dover Children's Center Tuesday. DOVER — Over a thousand low-income families requiring child care assistance could be placed on a waiting list after a dramatic increase in enrollment drained state resources.
Full speed ahead for adult learning (Foster's Daily Democrat)
posted on March 15, 2009 at 07:30:27 am
Register on line? Pay on line? Learn on line? All from the convenience of your keyboard? The Adult Learning Center's spring 2009 programs are posted and ready for your participation — or make your spring learning choices from a traditional, hard-copy brochure.

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School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (03820)	School Zip (03820)	(NH) State Average
Population (Approximate)	28,537 people	1,235,735 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	42%	37%
Population Average Age	36 years old	36 years old
Average Household size	2.3 persons	2.5 persons
Median Household Income	$44,493	$52,816
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	5 rooms	5.5 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	47 years old	40 years old
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Median Value of Housing Unit Zipcode (03820) What's a Zindex? Subject to Zillow Terms of Use
% Owning / % Renting	52% / 48%	66% / 34%