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.

17licensed daycares

—average safety rating

100%with a clean record

0with violations on record

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

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.