Daycares in Brick, NJ

All 18 licensed child care facilities in Brick, ranked by their real state inspection record — not ads. Every rating below comes from official licensing and violation data.

Typical cost in New Jersey: about $1,247/month for infant care at a center (federal median) — see daycare costs in New Jersey →

18licensed daycares

3.2average safety rating

17%with a clean record

15with violations on record

#	Daycare	Rating	Violations (2 yr)	Capacity
1	Brick Recreation270 Chambers Bridge Rd	4.5★	13 · 12 high-risk	40
2	Meridian Early Childhood Education Center at Ocean Medical C980 Rt. 70	4.5★	1 · 18 high-risk	75
3	Brick HeadStart503 Adamston Rd	4.4★	None	60
4	The Goddard School65 Drum Point Rd	4.4★	6 · 22 high-risk	132
5	Olde Riverside Farm Day School561 Herbertsville Rd	4.3★	None	83
6	Teacher's Pet, Inc.184 Chambers Bridge Rd	4.3★	None	29
7	The Honey Tree of Ocean County1450 Route 88	4.3★	None	89
8	The Mustard Seed Preschool714 Herbertsville Rd	4.2★	2 · 21 high-risk	44
9	Little Rascals Early Learning Academy567 Mantoloking Road	4.1★	11 · 12 high-risk	90
10	Brick Rainbow Kids1823 Route 88	3.5★	25 · 43 high-risk	180
11	Ocean Early Childhood Center58 Princeton Ave	3.0★	6 · 14 high-risk	90
12	Smarty Pants515 Brick Blvd	2.7★	14 · 16 high-risk	90
13	Stepping Stone Care, LLC211 Drum Point Road	1.9★	35 · 37 high-risk	45
14	The Children's Palace, Inc.145 Drum Point Road	1.7★	21 · 23 high-risk	30
15	Creative Starts Academic Learning Center225 Old Squan Rd	1.7★	15 · 33 high-risk	76
16	Little Giggles Daycare LLC2004 Route 88	1.7★	24 · 30 high-risk	45
17	Good Hands Day Care582 Plaza Terrace East	1.3★	52 · 31 high-risk	119
18	Kiddie Academy of Brick920 Cedar Bridge Avenue	1.3★	91 · 82 high-risk	152

Ranked by DaycareAlert's violations-based safety rating (recency-weighted state inspection findings), then by fewest recent violations. "Violations (2 yr)" counts citations in the last two years so cities and facilities are comparable regardless of how far back a state's records go. Data comes directly from state licensing agencies — always open a facility's full record before deciding.

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