Daycares in Dover, NJ

All 10 licensed child care facilities in Dover, 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 →

10licensed daycares

3.3average safety rating

20%with a clean record

8with violations on record

#	Daycare	Rating	Violations (2 yr)	Capacity
1	Little Bears Day Care41 E Blackwell Street	4.3★	None	49
2	Little People's Academy, Inc.141 E Blackwell Street	4.3★	None	67
3	Project Safe East Dover302 East Mcfarland Street	4.3★	7 · 9 high-risk	91
4	Dennis O'Brien SchoolMineral Spring Dr	4.3★	4 · 15 high-risk	30
5	Project Safe After School Program14 Academy Street	3.8★	10 · 15 high-risk	100
6	Project Safe After School Program51 Highland Ave	3.2★	7 · 15 high-risk	85
7	HeadStart Community Program of Morris County, Inc.18 Thompson Ave	2.6★	9 · 13 high-risk	192
8	Imagine and Learn Childcare Center15 1/2 Mcfarlan Street	2.2★	50 · 37 high-risk	28
9	El Primer Paso Ltd29 Segur Street	1.9★	23 · 15 high-risk	27
10	Dover Child Care Center, Inc. Infant/Toddler and Pre-School50 N Morris Street	1.7★	77 · 26 high-risk	90

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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