Quick Facts (2026-27)
- School Type: Early Childhood / Day Care
- Grades: Kindergarten
- Enrollment: 10 students
- Application Deadline: None / Rolling
- Source: ✓Verified school update
Bearcamp Valley School & Childrens Center
Quick Facts (2026-27)
- School Type: Early Childhood / Day Care
- Grades: Kindergarten
- Enrollment: 10 students
- Application Deadline: None / Rolling
- Source: ✓Verified school update
School Facts
School Type
Religious Affiliation
Grades Offered
Grades Kindergarten
Students By Grade
Year Founded
1965
School Motto
A Child’s Mind is a Fire to Light, not a Vessel to Fill…
Student Body
Total Students
10 students
Student Body Type
Co-ed
Academic Profile
Total Classroom Teachers
3 teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
3:1
National avg.:
School Membership(s)School Assoc.
Tuition & Financial Aid
Admission Deadline
None / Rolling
Application URL
School Notes
- We work to provide developmentally appropriate educational environments that empower children to be confident, successful, lifelong learners.
- Bearcamp Valley School & Children¡¯s Center is a nonprofit child care and early learning center that has been serving this community since 1963.
- We are an educational community of families and teachers working in partnership to serve children between the ages of 18 months and 14 years.
- Each child¡¯s individuality, style and pace of learning is respected, and everyone in the school is recognized and expected to make a valuable contribution to our community life.
- With this educational approach, our children learn to become problem seekers and problem solvers.
- We work to provide developmentally appropriate educational environments that empower children to be confident, successful, lifelong learners.
- Bearcamp Valley School & Children¡¯s Center is a nonprofit child care and early learning center that has been serving this community since 1963.
- We are an educational community of families and teachers working in partnership to serve children between the ages of 18 months and 14 years.
- Each child¡¯s individuality, style and pace of learning is respected, and everyone in the school is recognized and expected to make a valuable contribution to our community life.
- With this educational approach, our children learn to become problem seekers and problem solvers.
Source: Verified school update
Frequently Asked Questions
When is the application deadline for Bearcamp Valley School & Childrens Center?
The application deadline for Bearcamp Valley School & Childrens Center is rolling (applications are reviewed as they are received year-round).
Nearby ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Schools
The nearest high school to Bearcamp Valley School & Childrens Center is Waterville Valley Academy (14.8 miles away)
The nearest elementary school and preschool is Ossipee Co-op Preschool (8.5 miles away)
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Distance: 8.5 mi
Gr: PK-6 | 442 students
68 Main Street
Ossipee, NH 03864
(603) 539-4589
Distance: 13.2 mi
Gr: PK-8 | 50 students
Avg. class size: 10 students
Extracurriculars: 2
Christian
129 Route 28
Ossipee, NH 03864
(603) 539-8636
Distance: 14.8 mi
Gr: 9-12 | 42 students
Avg. class size: 2 students
Sports: 3
Specialized Curriculum
88 Boulder Path Rd.
Waterville Valley, NH 03215
(603) 236-4246
Distance: 15.3 mi
Gr: 1-10 | 26 students
Mennonite
11 Porter Rd
Brownfield, ME 04010
(207) 935-1520
Distance: 16.7 mi
Gr: PK-1 | 26 students
Montessori School
58 Oak Street
North Conway, NH 03860
(603) 356-4464
Distance: 14.8 mi
Gr: 9-12 | 42 students
Avg. class size: 2 students
Sports: 3
Specialized Curriculum
88 Boulder Path Rd.
Waterville Valley, NH 03215
(603) 236-4246
Distance: 15.3 mi
Gr: 1-10 | 26 students
Mennonite
11 Porter Rd
Brownfield, ME 04010
(207) 935-1520
Distance: 17.8 mi
Gr: 9-12 | 340 students
Avg. class size: 11 students
Sports: 19 | Extracurriculars: 17
80 Academy Drive
Wolfeboro, NH 03894
(603) 569-7200
Distance: 18.7 mi
Gr: K-12 | 21 students
Avg. class size: 6 students
Assembly of God
8 Drift Rd
Fryeburg, ME 04037
(207) 935-3129
Distance: 19.1 mi
Gr: 5-12 | 103 students
Avg. class size: 5 students
Sports: 12 | Extracurriculars: 3
Specialized Curriculum
93 Camp School Road
Wolfeboro, NH 03894
(603) 569-3451
Distance: 8.5 mi
Gr: PK-6 | 442 students
68 Main Street
Ossipee, NH 03864
(603) 539-4589
Distance: 13.2 mi
Gr: PK-8 | 50 students
Avg. class size: 10 students
Extracurriculars: 2
Christian
129 Route 28
Ossipee, NH 03864
(603) 539-8636
Distance: 15.3 mi
Gr: 1-10 | 26 students
Mennonite
11 Porter Rd
Brownfield, ME 04010
(207) 935-1520
Distance: 16.7 mi
Gr: PK-1 | 26 students
Montessori School
58 Oak Street
North Conway, NH 03860
(603) 356-4464
Distance: 18.7 mi
Gr: K-12 | 21 students
Avg. class size: 6 students
Assembly of God
8 Drift Rd
Fryeburg, ME 04037
(207) 935-3129
Distance: 8.5 mi
Gr: PK-6 | 442 students
68 Main Street
Ossipee, NH 03864
(603) 539-4589
Distance: 13.2 mi
Gr: PK-8 | 50 students
Avg. class size: 10 students
Extracurriculars: 2
Christian
129 Route 28
Ossipee, NH 03864
(603) 539-8636
Distance: 16.7 mi
Gr: PK-1 | 26 students
Montessori School
58 Oak Street
North Conway, NH 03860
(603) 356-4464
Distance: 20.3 mi
Gr: NS-8 | 37 students
Avg. class size: 10 students
Extracurriculars: 6
40 Meredith Center Road
Meredith, NH 03253
(603) 279-5680
Distance: 20.3 mi
Gr: PK-K | 28 students
Montessori School
17 Broadway St
Plymouth, NH 03264
(603) 254-3406
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Miles
Quick Facts
(Math: 50-59% | Reading: 50-59%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
191 Main St.
New Hampton, NH 03256
(603) 744-3221
New Hampton, NH 03256
(603) 744-3221
9593 miles
Gr: K-5 | 93 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 6%
(Math: 50-54% | Reading: 30-34%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
478 Elm St.
Laconia, NH 03246
(603) 524-4113
Laconia, NH 03246
(603) 524-4113
9593.3 miles
Gr: PK-5 | 259 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 11%
(Math: 30-34% | Reading: 50-54%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
16 Education Dr.
Ashland, NH 03217
(603) 968-7622
Ashland, NH 03217
(603) 968-7622
9595.1 miles
Gr: K-8 | 159 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 8:1 Minority enrollment: 11%
(Math: 45% | Reading: 40%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
21 Laker Ln
Meredith, NH 03253
(603) 279-7968
Meredith, NH 03253
(603) 279-7968
9595.5 miles
Gr: PK-6 | 397 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 9:1 Minority enrollment: 10%
(Math: 40-44% | Reading: 60-69%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
1 Laker Ln.
Meredith, NH 03253
(603) 279-6162
Meredith, NH 03253
(603) 279-6162
9595.5 miles
Gr: 9-13 | 288 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 7%
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