Daycares in Metuchen, NJ

All 15 licensed child care facilities in Metuchen, 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 →

15licensed daycares

3.6average safety rating

27%with a clean record

11with violations on record

#	Daycare	Rating	Violations (2 yr)	Capacity
1	Harry C. Williams CCC/Metuchen-Edison YMCA65 High Street	4.4★	13 · 19 high-risk	175
2	DaySpring Child Care Center130 Whitman Ave	4.4★	20 · 17 high-risk	82
3	Metuchen Before & After School Care Program8-12 Talmadge Ave	4.3★	None	100
4	Metuchen Before & After School Program16 Simpson Pl	4.3★	None	18
5	Neve Shalom Nursery School250 Grove Ave	4.3★	None	40
6	Young Scholars Montessori School40 Hampton Street	4.3★	None	38
7	Community Nursery School270 Woodbridge Ave	4.3★	9 · 10 high-risk	133
8	Petits Enfants School LLC17 Oak Avenue	4.3★	17 · 15 high-risk	90
9	Metuchen Edison Community Day Care, Inc.200 Hillside Ave	4.2★	18 · 17 high-risk	131
10	Mandarin Academy of Metuchen20a & 24 Jersey Avenue	3.2★	5 · 7 high-risk	65
11	Callicorp, LLC24-30 Hillside Ave	3.1★	34 · 26 high-risk	109
12	Precious Gems Montessori10 Jersey Avenue	2.6★	14 · 6 high-risk	45
13	Edgar Child Care Center150 Lake Ave	2.6★	31 · 18 high-risk	60
14	Kinder Kastle740 Middlesex Ave	2.5★	15 · 21 high-risk	180
15	Little Genius Academy of Metuchen342-344 Amboy Ave	1.2★	30 · 25 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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