Daycares in Freehold, NJ

All 23 licensed child care facilities in Freehold, 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 →

23licensed daycares

2.7average safety rating

22%with a clean record

18with violations on record

#	Daycare	Rating	Violations (2 yr)	Capacity
1	Alphabet Avenue Nursery School118 West Main Street	4.3★	None	60
2	Freehold Borough YMCA Community Center41 Center Street Suite 2	4.3★	None	100
3	Freehold Renaissance Center59 Broad Street	4.3★	None	24
4	Sunshine Schoolhouse67 W Main Street	4.3★	None	52
5	The Goddard School350 Pond Road	4.3★	None	161
6	Hope Christian School211 Elton-Adelphia Rd	4.3★	3 · 9 high-risk	111
7	Briar Hill School148 Dutch Lane	4.3★	6 · 10 high-risk	126
8	Freehold Montessori Preschool781-783 Elton Adelphia Road	4.3★	11 · 9 high-risk	60
9	Acelero Learning Monmouth County Head Start - Freehold81 W Main Street	3.4★	30 · 10 high-risk	97
10	Freehold Learning Center30 Dutch La	3.2★	24 · 24 high-risk	60
11	Sunshine Daycare & PreSchool59 Broad Street	2.5★	31 · 18 high-risk	30
12	The Malvern School of Freehold, Inc.165 Elton-Adelphia Road	2.2★	17 · 21 high-risk	146
13	Gold Star Kids Academy18 And 42 Thoreau Drive	2.2★	51 · 49 high-risk	60
14	YMCA of Western Monmouth Co. West Freehold100 Castronova Way	2.1★	32 · 33 high-risk	100
15	The Goddard School230 Schanck Rd	1.8★	16 · 22 high-risk	120
16	SKL Associates LLC DBA Lightbridge Academy of Freehold1 Schlechtweg Way	1.8★	28 · 41 high-risk	172
17	Howell Twp. Police Athletic League Adelphia School Center495 Adelphia Road	1.7★	9 · 19 high-risk	100
18	Future Years Child Care470 E Freehold Rd	1.7★	30 · 30 high-risk	93
19	YMCA of Western Monmouth Co. Applegate47 Jeanne Brennan Drive	1.4★	12 · 23 high-risk	80
20	YMCA of Western Monmouth Co. Catena School275 Burlington Rd	1.3★	11 · 21 high-risk	70
21	YMCA of Western Monmouth Co. Laura Donovan School237 Stonehurst Blvd	1.3★	12 · 23 high-risk	60
22	YMCA of Western Monmouth Co. Errickson271 Elton-Adelphia Rd	1.2★	32 · 32 high-risk	100
23	Radoste LLC dba Kiddie Academy of Freehold45 Gibson Place	1.0★	57 · 40 high-risk	166

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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