Daycares in Middletown, NJ

All 15 licensed child care facilities in Middletown, 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

3.3average safety rating

47%with a clean record

8with violations on record

#	Daycare	Rating	Violations (2 yr)	Capacity
1	Middletown Preschool50 Bray Ave	4.4★	None	30
2	B & J Development LLC DBA Ivy Hill Middletown204 Wilson Avenue	4.3★	None	50
3	First Discoveries II160 Old Country Rd	4.3★	None	45
4	Harmony Y-Kids100 Murphy Road	4.3★	None	90
5	Middletown Village Y-Kids147 Kings Highway	4.3★	None	60
6	New Monmouth Y-Kids121 New Monmouth Road	4.3★	None	60
7	Nutswamp Y-Kids925 Nutswamp Road	4.3★	None	90
8	Ocean Avenue Y-Kids235 Ocean Avenue	4.3★	None	60
9	King of Kings School250 Harmony Rd	2.9★	13 · 13 high-risk	122
10	First Discoveries Preschool & Day Care70 Hwy 35	2.6★	12 · 13 high-risk	66
11	The Goddard School209 Harmony Road	2.6★	19 · 25 high-risk	110
12	Learning Path Preschool924 Middletown Lincroft Rd	1.9★	25 · 14 high-risk	66
13	Bright Kidz Preschool and Daycare24 Cherry Tree Farm Road	1.8★	26 · 18 high-risk	88
14	Westminster Preschool94 Tindall Road	1.6★	42 · 21 high-risk	53
15	First Steps Early Learning Center1672 Highway 35	1.6★	31 · 31 high-risk	46

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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