Daycares in Maplewood, NJ

All 19 licensed child care facilities in Maplewood, 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 →

19licensed daycares

3.3average safety rating

21%with a clean record

15with violations on record

#	Daycare	Rating	Violations (2 yr)	Capacity
1	Prospect Co-op Nursery School646 Prospect Street	4.5★	4 · 9 high-risk	59
2	Little Hands and Feet Childcare Center415-417 Boyden Avenue	4.3★	None	30
3	New Beginnings Preschool1605 Springfield Avenue	4.3★	None	30
4	South Mountain YMCA-Civic House Site124 Dunnell Road	4.3★	None	55
5	Youthnet Maplewood Middle School7 Burnet Street	4.3★	None	60
6	Congregation Beth Ephraim Preschool113-117, 120 Parker Avenue	4.3★	1 · 6 high-risk	42
7	Le Petite Academy1529 Springfield Ave	4.3★	21 · 24 high-risk	84
8	South Mountain YMCA Tuscan School25 Harvard Ave	4.2★	2 · 18 high-risk	90
9	Kinderenrichment550 Ridgewood Road	3.8★	2 · 5 high-risk	15
10	Morrow Memorial Pre-School600 Ridgewood Rd	3.5★	7 · 5 high-risk	64
11	South Mountain YMCA-Clinton School27 Berkshire Rd	2.9★	28 · 22 high-risk	141
12	South Mountain YMCA-Jefferson School518 Ridgewood Road	2.8★	11 · 18 high-risk	81
13	The Blessed Day Care Center1033 Chancellor Ave	2.6★	68 · 87 high-risk	63
14	Mina's Kids Day Care Center II495 Valley Street	2.5★	9 · 24 high-risk	48
15	South Mountain YMCA Child Care Center10 W Parker Ave	2.2★	17 · 26 high-risk	309
16	Mina's Kids Day Care Center1757 Springfield Avenue	2.2★	31 · 57 high-risk	75
17	South Mountain YMCA- Seth Boyden School274 Boyden Avenue	2.1★	5 · 23 high-risk	72
18	AppleCore Learning240 Franklin Avenue	2.0★	9 · 13 high-risk	90
19	Le Parc Place195 Maplewood Avenue	1.9★	13 · 17 high-risk	38

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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