Daycares in Manalapan, NJ

All 12 licensed child care facilities in Manalapan, 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 →

12licensed daycares

2.7average safety rating

8%with a clean record

11with violations on record

#	Daycare	Rating	Violations (2 yr)	Capacity
1	Kickin It Kids337 Iron Ore Road	4.3★	None	15
2	YMCA of Western Monmouth County - Wemrock Brook School118 Millhurst Rd	4.3★	2 · 8 high-risk	100
3	Royal Montessori Academy337 Route 9 South	4.3★	17 · 36 high-risk	60
4	Temple Shaari Emeth Early Learning Center400 Craig Rd	3.4★	12 · 27 high-risk	121
5	Bridges at Saint Thomas More Nursery School186 Gordon's Corner Rd	2.9★	7 · 9 high-risk	109
6	Lightbridge Academy of Manalapan357 Route 9 South	2.8★	38 · 32 high-risk	171
7	Ivy League Pre-School140 Gordon's Corner Rd	2.1★	34 · 29 high-risk	147
8	YMCA of Western Mon. Co. Milford Brook20 Globar Terrace	1.9★	21 · 32 high-risk	60
9	The Learning Experience of Manalapan65 Route 33	1.9★	16 · 24 high-risk	172
10	ABC Spectrum Preschool, Inc.78 Millhurst Rd	1.9★	32 · 40 high-risk	99
11	Manalapan Montessori100 Bridge Plaza Drive	1.7★	39 · 30 high-risk	120
12	The Goddard School at Manalapan22 Wilson Ave	1.4★	29 · 29 high-risk	208

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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