Daycares in Clifton, NJ

All 49 licensed child care facilities in Clifton, 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 →

49licensed daycares

3.0average safety rating

16%with a clean record

41with violations on record

#	Daycare	Rating	Violations (2 yr)	Capacity
1	Boys & Girls Club of Clifton Schools Out Program - P.S. #1158 Park Slope	4.4★	None	43
2	ABC Child Learning Center18 Delaware Street	4.3★	None	105
3	Boys and Girls Club of Clifton School 3365 Washington Avenue	4.3★	None	90
4	Catapult Learning at Vincent Capuana School 15 Annex37 Speer Avenue	4.3★	None	75
5	Center for Family Resources745 Clifton Ave	4.3★	None	60
6	Little Genius Academy LLC810 Broad Street	4.3★	None	60
7	Machon Romemu733 Passaic Avenue	4.3★	None	60
8	Magical Palace of Knowledge775 Valley Road	4.3★	None	180
9	The Learning Center For Exceptional Children199 Scoles Ave	4.3★	None	63
10	Center for Family Resources - School #17361 Lexington Ave	4.3★	6 · 10 high-risk	44
11	Center for Family Resources Clifton School #8 Annex39 Allwood Road	4.3★	8 · 23 high-risk	147
12	Bright Start Academy366 Clifton Avenue	4.3★	14 · 13 high-risk	95
13	Boys & Girls Club of Clifton Schools'Out Program PS #17361 Lexington Ave	4.3★	16 · 23 high-risk	180
14	The Clifton Little School391 Broad Street	4.3★	40 · 37 high-risk	133
15	Boys & Girls Club of Clifton Schools' Out Program P.S. #841 Oak Street	4.2★	2 · 18 high-risk	70
16	Gingerbread House Day Care Center822 Clifton Ave	4.2★	15 · 15 high-risk	150
17	Kidz Lounge157 Valley Rd	4.1★	11 · 29 high-risk	26
18	Center for Family Resources712 Gregory Ave	3.4★	14 · 27 high-risk	75
19	Jin-A Child Care Center77 Jay Street	3.3★	10 · 11 high-risk	92
20	Boys & Girls Club of Clifton Schools Out Program99 St Andrews Blvd	3.1★	7 · 9 high-risk	114
21	Boys & Girls Club of Clifton "Schools' Out Program"School #11 147 Mersellis Ave	3.1★	3 · 16 high-risk	80
22	Boys and Girls Club of Clifton School 5136 Valley Road	3.0★	7 · 19 high-risk	171
23	Boys and Girls Club of Clifton School 13782 Van Houten Avenue	3.0★	12 · 23 high-risk	165
24	Tiny Stars Learning Center303 Maplewood Avenue	3.0★	34 · 26 high-risk	85
25	Boys & Girls Club of Clifton "Schools' Out Program"School #15 700 Gregory Ave	2.9★	3 · 16 high-risk	60
26	Boys & Girls Club of Clifton, School 21270 Van Houten Avenue	2.9★	4 · 18 high-risk	135
27	RA Clifton Associates, LLC. DBA Lightbridge Academy-Clifton1096 Route 46 West	2.8★	40 · 74 high-risk	190
28	The Garden Childcare Center 2 LLC105 1st Street	2.7★	10 · 23 high-risk	31
29	Kidz Place Day Care and Preschool101 Central Ave	2.7★	27 · 34 high-risk	105
30	Step By Step Day Care LLC447 Clifton Avenue	2.5★	27 · 28 high-risk	40
31	Clifton PlayHaus66 Second Street	2.5★	64 · 66 high-risk	24
32	Allwood Play and Learn94 Chelsea Road	2.4★	18 · 21 high-risk	60
33	The Garden Childcare Center560 Clifton Avenue	2.4★	29 · 25 high-risk	20
34	New Bairn School5 Prospect Village Plaza	2.3★	14 · 36 high-risk	132
35	Boys & Girls Club of Clifton "Schools' Out Program"School #12 165 Clifton Ave	2.1★	8 · 15 high-risk	200
36	Boys & Girls Club of Clifton "Schools' Out Program"School #9 25 Brighton Rd	2.1★	4 · 19 high-risk	60
37	Boys & Girls Club of Clifton802 Clifton Ave	2.1★	9 · 17 high-risk	420
38	Center for Family Resources PS #1499 St. Andrews Boulevard	2.1★	15 · 18 high-risk	54
39	Tiny Tots Play n' Learn Daycare536 Clifton Ave	2.1★	36 · 26 high-risk	13
40	Little Hands Child Center605 Van Houten Avenue	2.1★	27 · 57 high-risk	40
41	Sandy's Kinderland22 Colfax Avenue	2.0★	22 · 24 high-risk	80
42	Center for Family Resources - CELA/Brighton290 Brighton Road	1.9★	39 · 33 high-risk	88
43	Dana's Day Care1410 Main Avenue	1.5★	48 · 56 high-risk	66
44	A Learning Adventure18 Robert Street	1.3★	48 · 36 high-risk	45
45	The Learning Studio LLC2 Pleaseant Avenue	1.0★	34 · 38 high-risk	50
46	Carla's Kids101 Central Ave 2nd Floor	1.0★	37 · 41 high-risk	89
47	Mickey Academy11 Brighton Rd	1.0★	21 · 28 high-risk	56
48	Tiniest Footprints Early Learning & Childcare Center649 Lexington Avenue	1.0★	27 · 46 high-risk	90
49	Rainbow Montessori School I22 Varettoni Pl	1.0★	42 · 42 high-risk	135

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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