Daycares in Matawan, NJ

All 9 licensed child care facilities in Matawan, 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 →

9licensed daycares

2.9average safety rating

44%with a clean record

5with violations on record

#	Daycare	Rating	Violations (2 yr)	Capacity
1	Lloyd Road Y-Kids401 Lloyd Rd	4.3★	None	70
2	Old Bridge Before & After School Program-Cheesequake School111 Route 34	4.3★	None	30
3	Ravine Drive Y-Kids170 Ravine Dr	4.3★	None	100
4	YMCA Children's Learning Center201 Broad Street	4.3★	None	145
5	Presbyterian Nursery School883 Hwy 34	2.3★	17 · 11 high-risk	75
6	The Goddard School300 Belchase Drive	2.1★	32 · 31 high-risk	114
7	First Friends, Inc.269 Highway #34	2.1★	29 · 36 high-risk	210
8	Shreeji Day Care Corp dba The Learning Experience762 Route 34	1.0★	39 · 27 high-risk	179
9	Matawan Kids Academy LLC DBA Lightbridge Academy-Matawan233 Broad Street	1.0★	55 · 71 high-risk	182

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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