Daycares in Garfield, NJ

All 17 licensed child care facilities in Garfield, 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 →

17licensed daycares

4.1average safety rating

35%with a clean record

11with violations on record

#	Daycare	Rating	Violations (2 yr)	Capacity
1	Boys & Girls Club of Garfield490 Midland Ave	4.4★	37 · 23 high-risk	279
2	ABC Enrichement Program241 Ray Street	4.3★	None	175
3	Garfield Recreation Center - School #6111 Palisade Ave	4.3★	None	75
4	Garfield Recreation Center - School #7233 Lincoln Pl	4.3★	None	75
5	Garfield Recreation Center School #962 Alpine Street	4.3★	None	113
6	Garfield YMCA - School #5207 Outwater La	4.3★	None	75
7	Recreation & Parks, City of Garfield466 Midland Ave	4.3★	None	163
8	Garfield YMCA School 962 Alpine Street	4.3★	6 · 9 high-risk	43
9	Garfield YMCA School 1055 Lincoln Place	4.3★	3 · 13 high-risk	55
10	Garfield YMCA - School #8157 Cedar Street	4.3★	3 · 15 high-risk	64
11	Garfield YMCA - School #4Madona Pl	4.3★	6 · 20 high-risk	75
12	Garfield YMCA Bright Beginnings CCC33 Outwater La	4.3★	31 · 39 high-risk	164
13	Happy Times Day Care LLC62 Lanza Avenue	4.2★	9 · 17 high-risk	60
14	Kidz University II92 Monroe Street	4.2★	41 · 39 high-risk	150
15	Susana's Day Care Center Inc184 Lincoln Place	3.6★	29 · 31 high-risk	17
16	Building Blocks Academy of Garfield160 Lanza Avenue Suite 2	3.4★	18 · 17 high-risk	14
17	Margaret P. Muscarelle Child Development Center1 Walnut Street	2.7★	9 · 13 high-risk	150

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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