Daycares in Hackettstown, NJ

All 11 licensed child care facilities in Hackettstown, 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 →

11licensed daycares

2.8average safety rating

9%with a clean record

10with violations on record

#	Daycare	Rating	Violations (2 yr)	Capacity
1	The Pumpkin Patch Preschool915 Country Road 517	4.3★	None	38
2	Catholic Charities Afterschool Pro.at Hatchery Hill School398 Fifth Avenue	4.3★	8 · 15 high-risk	100
3	Catholic Charities AfterschoolProg. at Willow Grove Sch.601 Willow Grove Street	4.3★	8 · 15 high-risk	100
4	Gethsemane Lutheran Pre-School409 E Baldwin Street	4.2★	26 · 19 high-risk	33
5	Heaven Sent Nursery School298 Main Street	3.8★	2 · 4 high-risk	35
6	Shanda's Sunny Days on Main178 Main Street	2.4★	43 · 38 high-risk	70
7	Friendship Center, Inc.420 Schooley's Mountain Rd	2.1★	31 · 17 high-risk	60
8	Liberty Learning Center134-Route 46	2.1★	24 · 22 high-risk	60
9	A-2-Z Academy of Early Learning, LLC43 B Newburgh Road	1.5★	45 · 23 high-risk	122
10	The Pumpkin Patch150 Mountain Ave	1.0★	51 · 39 high-risk	75
11	The Learning Experience1885 Route 57	1.0★	58 · 52 high-risk	173

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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