Daycares in Madison, NJ

All 10 licensed child care facilities in Madison, 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 →

10licensed daycares

4.0average safety rating

10%with a clean record

9with violations on record

#	Daycare	Rating	Violations (2 yr)	Capacity
1	Rainbow Montessori Madison4 Madison Ave	4.4★	1 · 3 high-risk	64
2	The Child Development Center at Giralda FarmsFive Giralda Farms	4.4★	6 · 7 high-risk	160
3	The F M Kirby Children's Center54 E Street	4.4★	44 · 23 high-risk	335
4	Madison Community House Preschool25 Cook Ave	4.3★	None	32
5	Madison Extended Day Care Program-Central Ave. SchoolCentral Ave	4.3★	1 · 14 high-risk	84
6	Madison Extended Day Care Program-King's Road SchoolKing Rd	4.3★	3 · 13 high-risk	60
7	Madison Extended Day Care Program-Torey J. Sabtini SchoolGlenwild Circle Glenwild Rd	4.3★	4 · 13 high-risk	60
8	Madison Cooperative Nursery School4 Madison Ave	4.2★	7 · 8 high-risk	49
9	Madison Montessori School19 Green Ave	2.6★	10 · 8 high-risk	46
10	Drew University Acorn Academy24 Madison Ave	2.4★	15 · 19 high-risk	115

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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