Daycares in Manahawkin, NJ

All 10 licensed child care facilities in Manahawkin, 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

3.5average safety rating

60%with a clean record

4with violations on record

#	Daycare	Rating	Violations (2 yr)	Capacity
1	Manahawkin Methodist Preschool116 Stafford Ave	4.3★	None	46
2	McKinley Avenue (1011196)1000 Mckinley Ave	4.3★	None	180
3	Ocean Acres (1013572)489 Nautilus Ave	4.3★	None	180
4	Primary Learning Center (1011195)1000 Mckinley Ave	4.3★	None	100
5	Shore Kidz Child Care Center, Inc.1155 Route 72	4.3★	None	52
6	Southern Ocean Preschool400 N Main Street	4.3★	None	75
7	Little Graduates Preschool and Learning Center, LLC935 North Main Street, Suite 3	3.1★	12 · 18 high-risk	42
8	Happy Days South Preschool1445 Forecastle Avenue	2.3★	23 · 16 high-risk	39
9	The Learning Experience1600 Route 72 West	1.9★	45 · 44 high-risk	155
10	Learning Ladder Nursery & Preschool333 Haywood Road	1.4★	38 · 51 high-risk	53

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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