Daycares in Elizabeth, NJ

All 45 licensed child care facilities in Elizabeth, 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 →

45licensed daycares

3.9average safety rating

22%with a clean record

35with violations on record

#	Daycare	Rating	Violations (2 yr)	Capacity
1	Temple Community Development Corporation128 Broadway	4.4★	4 · 10 high-risk	28
2	Catapult Learning at Albert Einstein School #29919 N Broad Street	4.4★	4 · 8 high-risk	130
3	Temple Community Development Corporation II130 Broadway	4.4★	1 · 9 high-risk	30
4	Catapult Learning at Antonia Pantoja School #27505-517 Morris Avenue	4.4★	None	60
5	Catapult Learning at Juan P. Duarte - Jose Julian J. Marti S25 First Street	4.4★	3 · 7 high-risk	30
6	Donald Stewart Early Childhood Center #51544 Pennsylvania Ave	4.4★	2 · 13 high-risk	180
7	Catapult Learning @ Mabel G. Holmes School 5A Annex720 Clarkson Avenue	4.4★	2 · 10 high-risk	60
8	Catapult learning at Victor Mravlag School #21132 Shelley Avenue	4.4★	1 · 8 high-risk	50
9	Catapult Learning at William O'Halloran School 22447 Richmond Street	4.4★	7 · 13 high-risk	60
10	Catapult Learning at Madison-Monroe School #161091 North Avenue	4.4★	9 · 14 high-risk	60
11	YMCA of Eastern Union County - Elmora School #12638 Magie Avenue	4.4★	10 · 13 high-risk	65
12	Temple Community Development Corporation 4630 South Street	4.4★	12 · 20 high-risk	41
13	Catapult Learning at Joseph Battin School No. 4300 S. Broad Street	4.4★	1 · 17 high-risk	30
14	NCSC S.O.A.R. Program631-657 Westminister Avenue	4.4★	6 · 19 high-risk	180
15	Temple Community Development Corporation #3134 1st Street	4.4★	15 · 25 high-risk	26
16	Tender Kids Learning Center40 Parker Road	4.4★	12 · 16 high-risk	72
17	Abraham Lincoln School #14 - YMCA After School Program50 Grove Street	4.3★	None	60
18	Benedictine Preschool, Inc.851 N Broad Street	4.3★	None	45
19	Catapult Learning at Orlando Edreira School #261014 S. Elmora Avenue	4.3★	None	90
20	Dr. Antonia Pantoja School #27 - YMCA After School Program505-517 Morris Avenue	4.3★	None	25
21	Jefferson Park Ministries, Inc.1071 Julia Street	4.3★	None	113
22	Madison-Monroe School #16 YMCA After School Program1091 North Avenue	4.3★	None	60
23	New Hope Memorial Child Care Center887-889 E. Jersey Street	4.3★	None	136
24	Saint Mary's Child Care Center237 S Broad Street	4.3★	None	60
25	Winfield Scott School #2 - YMCA After School Program125 Madison Ave	4.3★	None	65
26	Woodrow Wilson School #19529 Edgar Rd	4.3★	None	74
27	Proceed Inc., Early Childhood Development Center I1122 East Grand Street	4.3★	6 · 11 high-risk	49
28	Egenolf Early Childhood Center725 Newark Ave	4.3★	8 · 8 high-risk	280
29	Proceed Early Childhood Development Center II1126 Dickinson Street	4.3★	13 · 11 high-risk	67
30	Robert Morris School #18 - YMCA After School Program860 Cross Ave	4.3★	10 · 8 high-risk	67
31	Elizabethport Presbyterian Center, Inc.178-184 First Street	4.3★	9 · 12 high-risk	90
32	Catapult Learning at Martin Luther King, Jr. #52130 Trumbull Street	4.2★	5 · 10 high-risk	180
33	Elizabeth Center 1189 Head Start1189 E Broad Street	3.8★	19 · 15 high-risk	260
34	Frances C. Smith Early Childhood Center #501000 S Elmora Ave	3.2★	4 · 6 high-risk	180
35	Catapult Learning at Winfield Scott School #2125 Madison Ave	3.1★	3 · 12 high-risk	60
36	Jefferson Park Day Care Center485 Madison Ave	3.1★	20 · 19 high-risk	99
37	Safe Haven Program125 3rd Street	3.0★	17 · 19 high-risk	120
38	Catapult Learning at Mabel G Holmes School 5650 Bayway Avenue	2.7★	13 · 20 high-risk	80
39	Little Rascals Daycare Center217 Rahway Avenue	2.5★	16 · 11 high-risk	26
40	Catapult at Ronald Reagan Academy #301200 North Avenue	2.4★	6 · 18 high-risk	60
41	Catapult Learning at Terence C. Reilly School #7436 1st Avenue	2.3★	6 · 11 high-risk	60
42	Catapult Learning at George Washington School #1250 Broadway	2.3★	6 · 13 high-risk	60
43	The Little Schoolhouse102-110 Third Street	2.2★	25 · 10 high-risk	112
44	YMCA Child Development Center16-20 Jefferson Ave	2.2★	36 · 43 high-risk	120
45	San Jose Episcopal Day Care Center38 W End Pl	1.6★	12 · 20 high-risk	49

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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