Daycares in Jersey City, NJ

All 162 licensed child care facilities in Jersey City, 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 →

162licensed daycares

3.9average safety rating

20%with a clean record

130with violations on record

#	Daycare	Rating	Violations (2 yr)	Capacity
1	Valerie Morris/C.A.S.P.E.R. Program- 29123 Claremont Avenue	4.5★	None	180
2	Valerie Morris/C.A.S.P.E.R. Program- 39214 Plainfield Avenue	4.5★	None	180
3	Valerie Morris/C.A.S.P.E.R. Program- 15135 Stegman Street	4.5★	None	180
4	Valerie Morris/C.A.S.P.E.R. Program- 23143 Romaine Avenue	4.5★	None	125
5	Valerie Morris/C.A.S.P.E.R. Program- 14153 Union Street	4.5★	None	70
6	Valerie Morris/C.A.S.P.E.R. Program- 1291 Astor Place	4.5★	None	115
7	Valerie Morris/C.A.S.P.E.R. Program- 20239 Ocean Avenue	4.5★	None	180
8	Dr Lena Edwards Academic Charter School509 Bramhall Avenue	4.5★	5 · 7 high-risk	180
9	Munchkin Village127 Ocean Ave	4.5★	3 · 13 high-risk	49
10	The Learning Tree411 - 413 Martin Luther King D	4.5★	None	30
11	Kiddie Korner Infant Center8 - 10 Clifton Place	4.5★	3 · 16 high-risk	305
12	Garden Preschool Cooperative242 Tenth Street Suite 104	4.5★	18 · 24 high-risk	29
13	Starting Points of Hudson County254 Bartholdi Ave	4.5★	13 · 33 high-risk	420
14	Kidz Kingdom Learning Center1944 Kennedy Blvd	4.4★	2 · 6 high-risk	45
15	Valerie Morris/C.A.S.P.E.R. Program- 4159 Wilkinson Avenue	4.4★	1 · 4 high-risk	180
16	Valerie Morris/C.A.S.P.E.R. Program- 17600 Bergen Avenue	4.4★	1 · 7 high-risk	143
17	Valerie Morris/C.A.S.P.E.R. Program-24220 Virginia Avenue	4.4★	1 · 7 high-risk	102
18	Valerie Morris/C.A.S.P.E.R. Program- 11886 Bergen Avenue	4.4★	1 · 6 high-risk	121
19	It Takes A Village, Inc.496 Ocean Ave	4.4★	None	33
20	Valerie Morris/C.A.S.P.E.R. Program- 341830 Kennedy Blvd	4.4★	4 · 9 high-risk	180
21	Small Discoveries Preschool123 Monticello Avenue	4.4★	1 · 8 high-risk	53
22	Valerie Morris/C.A.S.P.E.R. Program- 22264 Van Horne Street	4.4★	1 · 9 high-risk	147
23	Valerie Morris/C.A.S.P.E.R. Program- 30171 Seaview Avenue	4.4★	2 · 11 high-risk	180
24	Valerie Morris/C.A.S.P.E.R. Program- 33362 Union Street	4.4★	1 · 15 high-risk	86
25	Supertots II Educational Center167 Sterling Ave	4.4★	None	45
26	Play and Learn8 -10 Clifton Place	4.4★	2 · 7 high-risk	80
27	Smart Start Academy-The Learning lounge II, LLC180 Newark Ave	4.4★	5 · 11 high-risk	26
28	It Takes A Village III492 - 494 Ocean Ave	4.4★	None	151
29	Totz Play N Learn231 Hutton Street	4.4★	18 · 13 high-risk	24
30	Boys & Girls Club of Hudson County at PS 15135 Stegman St	4.4★	2 · 15 high-risk	126
31	L C Preschool168 New York Ave	4.4★	10 · 10 high-risk	20
32	Precious Moments Childcare Services II113 Sterling Ave	4.4★	7 · 10 high-risk	30
33	Play and Learn II41 - 53 Tuers Ave	4.4★	1 · 9 high-risk	96
34	Salem Child Development Center50 Clinton Ave	4.4★	2 · 18 high-risk	100
35	Pinky Preschool and Nursery Corp./Smile Preschool and Nurser276 First Street	4.4★	8 · 17 high-risk	35
36	Team Walker, Inc264 Van Horne Sreet	4.4★	1 · 19 high-risk	180
37	Boys & Girls Club of Hudson County at PS 4159 Wilkinson Avenue	4.4★	None	206
38	Smart Start Academy462 Central Ave.	4.4★	6 · 15 high-risk	45
39	The Salvation Army Early Childhd Edu Ctr562 Bergen Avenue	4.4★	1 · 10 high-risk	125
40	Key Element Learning338 Grove Street	4.4★	10 · 16 high-risk	23
41	Apollo After School3044 Kennedy Blvd	4.4★	11 · 26 high-risk	157
42	Future Stars Daycare PreSchool123 Brunswick Street	4.4★	4 · 24 high-risk	29
43	Learning Ladders NJ Inc160 Morgan Street	4.4★	7 · 13 high-risk	105
44	PF4 Sunnyside Academy D/B/A Babyland Nursery353 Westside Ave	4.4★	4 · 19 high-risk	30
45	The Scandinavian School of Jersey City513 Manila Ave/210 9th Street	4.4★	21 · 31 high-risk	120
46	New Life Dream Academy46-48 Martin Luther King Drive	4.4★	5 · 26 high-risk	91
47	Sweet Dreams Academy for Children Inc661 Montgomery Street	4.4★	10 · 27 high-risk	77
48	First N Infant Care/Baby World491 Ocean Ave	4.4★	11 · 20 high-risk	90
49	Saint Elizabeth Child Care Center129 Garrison Ave	4.4★	23 · 40 high-risk	357
50	Kidz Kastle207 Ocean Ave	4.4★	17 · 32 high-risk	70
51	Cradles to Crayons406 Communipaw Ave	4.4★	14 · 50 high-risk	50
52	The Wonder Years255 Central Ave	4.4★	23 · 42 high-risk	25
53	Mosdos of Greenville Day Care925 West Side Ave	4.4★	24 · 49 high-risk	127
54	Baby Galileo Preschool & Daycare360 Grove Street	4.3★	None	29
55	Baby Galileo Preschool & Daycare175 Newark Ave	4.3★	None	59
56	Bright Future Daycare577 Bergen Ave	4.3★	None	117
57	Bright Horizon at Harborside150 Hudson Street Suite 101	4.3★	None	15
58	Bright Horizons at Marin Blvd Jersey City201 Luis Munor Marin Blvd, Uni	4.3★	None	70
59	Bright Horizons at Plaza 3 Jersey City152 Plaza 3	4.3★	None	86
60	CCAARF International Learning Center163 Christopher Columbus Dr	4.3★	None	18
61	Children's Learning Center2039 Kennedy Blvd	4.3★	None	46
62	Concordia Learning Center761 Summit Ave.	4.3★	None	120
63	Early Stages Learning Center104 Martin Luther King Drive	4.3★	None	30
64	Family Collective Day Care Center, Inc.450 Martin Luther King Drive	4.3★	None	30
65	Family Friendly Center at P. S. #5182 Merseles Street	4.3★	None	80
66	Greater Bergen Community Action (Bergen Head Start)2 Oxford Ave	4.3★	None	133
67	Greater Bergen Community Action (Bergenview Head Start)654 Bergen Ave	4.3★	None	90
68	Greater Bergen Community Action-St Johns Headstart155 North Street	4.3★	None	78
69	Growing Tree Learning Center II160 5th Street	4.3★	None	68
70	Happy N Bright Preschool180 Duncan Ave	4.3★	None	10
71	Kiddie Academy of Hamilton Park255 Brunswick Street Suite 1	4.3★	None	120
72	Kidz Academy793 Westside Ave	4.3★	None	22
73	Lil' Masters Daycare43 Charles Street	4.3★	None	30
74	Lori's Little Helpers1763 Kennedy Blvd	4.3★	None	18
75	Montessori School of Jersey City, LLC17 Erie Street	4.3★	None	26
76	New City Kids - 886 Bergen Ave886 Bergen Ave	4.3★	None	135
77	New City Kids - Lafayette264 Van Horne Street	4.3★	None	133
78	Oasis Child Care, Inc.260 Hutton Street	4.3★	None	70
79	Sacred Heart School183 Bayview Ave	4.3★	None	79
80	The Children's Center at Goldman Sachs30 Hudson Street	4.3★	None	37
81	Viaquenti Academy837 Jersey Ave	4.3★	None	105
82	Waddlers and Toddlers Day Care Center59 Webster Ave	4.3★	None	30
83	World of ABC, LLC159 2nd Street	4.3★	None	125
84	Y Learning Center at Infinity H S193 Old Bergen Road	4.3★	None	126
85	Y Learning Center at PS-37158 Erie Street	4.3★	None	205
86	Valerie Morris/C.A.S.P.E.R. Program- 26164 Laidlaw Avenue	4.3★	1 · 6 high-risk	144
87	Valerie Morris/C.A.S.P.E.R. Program- 6100 St. Paul's Avenue	4.3★	2 · 6 high-risk	183
88	Valerie Morris/C.A.S.P.E.R. Program- 28167 Hancock Avenue	4.3★	5 · 7 high-risk	161
89	Valerie Morris/C.A.S.P.E.R. Program- 5182 Merseles Street	4.3★	1 · 9 high-risk	126
90	It Takes A Village II486 Ocean Ave	4.3★	2 · 11 high-risk	90
91	Lincoln Park Preschool Education Center330 Duncan Avenue	4.3★	8 · 18 high-risk	116
92	Jersey City Community Charter School128 Danforth Avenue	4.3★	11 · 16 high-risk	115
93	Bergen-lafayette Montessori School324 Communipaw Ave	4.3★	2 · 9 high-risk	52
94	Busy Bees of Palisade Day Care & Learning Center423 Palisade Ave	4.3★	15 · 20 high-risk	22
95	Hudson County Area Vocational Tech Sch525 Montgomery Street	4.3★	8 · 14 high-risk	24
96	The Little Steppers Learning Center429 Martin Luther King Drive	4.3★	1 · 22 high-risk	28
97	The Children Academy Day Care Center2281 Kennedy Blvd	4.3★	29 · 20 high-risk	30
98	Golden Age Learning Center, LLC DBA Kids Golden Age498 Central Ave	4.3★	21 · 27 high-risk	30
99	Little Smiles Infant Toddler Center3257 John F. Kennedy Blvd	4.3★	10 · 21 high-risk	46
100	Beloved Community Charter School Inc508 Grand Street	4.3★	34 · 30 high-risk	190
101	Early Rise Academy364 Ocean Ave	4.3★	13 · 29 high-risk	37
102	Parkside Pre-School202-206 Central Ave	4.3★	16 · 29 high-risk	160
103	Academy House Child Development Center895 Bergen Ave	4.3★	16 · 41 high-risk	235
104	Garden of Mustard Seeds Development & Learning Center, LLC368 Palisade Ave	4.3★	22 · 37 high-risk	30
105	New Heaven Daycare Center, LLC196 Martin Luther King Drive	4.3★	6 · 48 high-risk	43
106	P.R.R. Corporation/Smile Preschool & Child Care194 Newark Ave	4.2★	8 · 7 high-risk	45
107	Valerie Morris/C.A.S.P.E.R. Program- 27201 North Street	4.2★	1 · 9 high-risk	118
108	Valerie Morris/C.A.S.P.E.R. Program- 3111 Bright Street	4.2★	2 · 6 high-risk	250
109	Bright Horizons at Washington Blvd389 Washington Blvd.	4.2★	7 · 8 high-risk	34
110	Trinity Child Care Center509 Bramhall Ave	4.2★	7 · 9 high-risk	75
111	Valerie Morris/C.A.S.P.E.R. Program- 253385 John F. Kennedy Blvd	4.2★	4 · 11 high-risk	108
112	River School Warren-Bright Horizons School254 Warren Street	4.2★	13 · 18 high-risk	75
113	Bright Star Learning Center3 Sherman Place	4.2★	18 · 16 high-risk	23
114	Baby World Preschool485 Ocean Ave	4.1★	12 · 16 high-risk	58
115	Happy Face Day Care Center II379 Palisade Ave	3.8★	25 · 22 high-risk	82
116	Academy House IV3000 Kennedy Blvd	3.7★	14 · 42 high-risk	65
117	Busy Place Early Learning Center Too444 Central Ave	3.6★	3 · 13 high-risk	37
118	Happy Face Day Care Center II375 Palisade Ave	3.6★	8 · 17 high-risk	42
119	Kiddee Korner Day Care Management Corporation304-308 Martin Luther King Dr	3.5★	7 · 8 high-risk	160
120	River School Exchange Place-Bright Horizons School251 Warren Street	3.5★	12 · 20 high-risk	110
121	Leaders of Tomorrow Day Care/PreSchool144 Bartholdi Ave	3.4★	5 · 11 high-risk	94
122	Learning Ladders33 Hudson Street	3.4★	10 · 14 high-risk	142
123	J P Morgan Chase Back-up CCC, Newport575 - Washington Blvd	3.3★	5 · 17 high-risk	85
124	Happy Face Day Care III377 Palisade Ave	3.3★	8 · 14 high-risk	42
125	Supertots Educational Center158 Sterling Ave	3.3★	2 · 12 high-risk	30
126	Connecting Circles Childcare Service136 Garfield Ave	3.3★	12 · 23 high-risk	24
127	Valerie Morris/C.A.S.P.E.R. Program- 38339 Stegman Parkway	3.2★	1 · 3 high-risk	180
128	Park Prep Academy, Inc.519 Central Ave	3.2★	7 · 6 high-risk	41
129	Busy Place Early Learning Center444 Central Ave	3.2★	5 · 20 high-risk	102
130	Tots World Child Care Center122 Seaview Ave	3.2★	3 · 10 high-risk	119
131	Academy House CDC V404 Tonnele Avenue	3.2★	40 · 50 high-risk	245
132	Valerie Morris/C.A.S.P.E.R. Program- 37158 Erie Street	3.1★	5 · 12 high-risk	223
133	Greater Bergen Community Action93 Nelson Ave	3.1★	16 · 15 high-risk	340
134	Valerie Morris/C.A.S.P.E.R. Program- 896 Franklin Street	3.0★	4 · 11 high-risk	138
135	Three Little Birds691 Westside Avenue	2.9★	2 · 4 high-risk	45
136	New Millennium45 - 47 Madison Ave	2.9★	8 · 15 high-risk	95
137	New City Kids After School Center240 Fairmount Ave	2.9★	11 · 20 high-risk	113
138	The Nurturing Place81 York Street	2.9★	24 · 24 high-risk	85
139	Great Kidz Learning Center178 Mallory Ave	2.9★	7 · 17 high-risk	33
140	Bright Star Learning Center51 Sherman Place	2.9★	21 · 23 high-risk	24
141	Early Beginnings Day School338 Grove Street	2.9★	10 · 30 high-risk	23
142	Westside Academy400 Westside Ave.	2.8★	7 · 12 high-risk	50
143	River School Newport-Bright Horizons School30 Newport Parkway	2.8★	17 · 18 high-risk	175
144	Happy Days Child Day Care Center, LLC102 Van Reypen Street	2.8★	41 · 37 high-risk	19
145	New Dreams Child Daycare Center534 West Dide Ave	2.8★	26 · 38 high-risk	49
146	Adventures in Learning Center2 Montgomery Street	2.5★	27 · 30 high-risk	112
147	Jersey City Day Care 100, Inc.409-415 Halladay Street	2.5★	15 · 37 high-risk	215
148	Growing Tree Learning Center27 Fisk Street	2.4★	11 · 12 high-risk	160
149	Smart Start Academy532 Jersey Ave	2.3★	11 · 16 high-risk	100
150	Waterfront Montessori, LLC100 -150 Warren Street Ste 108	2.3★	22 · 34 high-risk	129
151	Little Smiles Preschool & Day Care70 Beach Street	2.2★	14 · 13 high-risk	47
152	The Playscape School221 Mallory Avenue	2.2★	25 · 32 high-risk	25
153	Liberty Montessori : The Place for Learning, LLC6 Chapel Ave	2.1★	16 · 30 high-risk	84
154	Learn & Grow Day Care Center Ii165 Hutton Street	2.1★	25 · 29 high-risk	25
155	Boys & Girls Club of Hudson County225 Morris Blvd	2.1★	22 · 30 high-risk	207
156	Hudson Sprouts769 Montgomery St	2.1★	37 · 30 high-risk	99
157	Kidz Inn Day Care & Learning Center, Inc73 Congress Street	2.0★	18 · 21 high-risk	54
158	Little Smiles Infant-Toddler Center40a - 40b Congress	1.9★	18 · 25 high-risk	27
159	Valerie Morris/C.A.S.P.E.R. Program- 1696 Sussex Street	1.8★	11 · 25 high-risk	251
160	The Brunswick School189 Brunswick Street	1.8★	51 · 69 high-risk	422
161	Precious Learning Center327-329 Martin Luther King Dr	1.6★	23 · 35 high-risk	45
162	New Jersey Kids II Day Care Center565 Summit Ave	1.0★	35 · 50 high-risk	30

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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