Daycares in Carteret, NJ

All 6 licensed child care facilities in Carteret, 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 →

6licensed daycares

3.7average safety rating

17%with a clean record

5with violations on record

#	Daycare	Rating	Violations (2 yr)	Capacity
1	Carteret BoE at Columbus School1 Carteret Avenue	4.4★	None	220
2	Acelero Learning Middlesex County-Carteret132 Emerson Street	4.3★	None	150
3	Carteret BoE at Nathan Hale School678 Roosevelt Avenue	4.3★	1 · 14 high-risk	82
4	Carteret BoE at Pvt Nicholas Minue School83 Post Blvd	4.3★	1 · 16 high-risk	150
5	Heart Felt Childcare Center, LLC67-69 Washington Ave	3.5★	2 · 18 high-risk	30
6	Bright Star Day Care Center, Inc1176-78 Roosevelt Avenue	1.4★	81 · 82 high-risk	55

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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