Daycares in Kearny, NJ

All 20 licensed child care facilities in Kearny, 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 →

20licensed daycares

3.5average safety rating

10%with a clean record

18with violations on record

#	Daycare	Rating	Violations (2 yr)	Capacity
1	New Beginnings Early Learning Center126 Midland Ave	4.5★	34 · 52 high-risk	30
2	North Hudson Community Action, Corp. Head Start Program380 Kearny Ave	4.4★	6 · 19 high-risk	41
3	Little Friends650 Kearny Ave	4.4★	12 · 14 high-risk	150
4	Growing and Learning Center21 Davis Avenue	4.4★	14 · 23 high-risk	22
5	The Good Shepherd of the Little Ones 2777 Kearny Ave	4.4★	23 · 30 high-risk	28
6	Tiny Hearts Childcare & Learning Center198 Midland Ave	4.4★	43 · 33 high-risk	46
7	Happy Time Day Care Center18 Davis Ave	4.3★	None	54
8	The Tot Spot Childcare, Inc.569 Kearny Ave	4.3★	None	68
9	Kids World Learning Center, LLC65 Kearny Ave	4.3★	21 · 15 high-risk	30
10	The Good Shepherd of the Little Ones 1780 Kearny Ave	4.3★	47 · 47 high-risk	85
11	Right at School at Schuyler School644 Forest St	4.2★	4 · 32 high-risk	120
12	Precious Angels 1, LLC545 Kearny Ave Suite 2	3.8★	5 · 32 high-risk	44
13	Right at School at Roosevelt School733 Kearny Ave	3.3★	7 · 25 high-risk	134
14	Alphabetland Pre-School139 Bergen Ave	3.2★	27 · 24 high-risk	50
15	Right at School at Franklin School100 Davis Ave	3.0★	11 · 18 high-risk	120
16	Right at School at Washington School80 Belgrove Drive	2.4★	21 · 20 high-risk	120
17	Right at School at Garfield School360 Belgrove Drive	2.3★	28 · 24 high-risk	168
18	The Little Neighborhood Learning Center429 Kearny Ave	2.0★	10 · 40 high-risk	117
19	Bright Beginners Academy163 - 165 Stuyvesant Ave	1.9★	25 · 20 high-risk	41
20	A learning Adventure73 B Kearny Ave.	1.0★	38 · 40 high-risk	56

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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