Daycares in New Brunswick, NJ

All 33 licensed child care facilities in New Brunswick, 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 →

33licensed daycares

3.3average safety rating

12%with a clean record

29with violations on record

#	Daycare	Rating	Violations (2 yr)	Capacity
1	Paul Robeson School199 Commercial Avenue	4.5★	4 · 7 high-risk	90
2	Mae J. Strong Child Development Center120 Livingston Ave	4.4★	8 · 23 high-risk	179
3	Acelero Learning Middlesex County - New Brunswick25 Howard Street	4.3★	None	90
4	Gan Yeladeem Learning Center/David H. Meyer Children's Ctr.222 Livingston Ave	4.3★	None	60
5	Lincoln Elementary School Annex165 Somerset Street	4.3★	None	90
6	PRAB Early Childhood Center - Raritan Gardens300 Hoffman Blvd	4.3★	None	90
7	Youth Services System - Lord Stirling Community School101 Redmond Street	4.3★	19 · 17 high-risk	150
8	Vibrant Kids Child Care Center, LLC594 Jersey Avenue	4.3★	25 · 20 high-risk	30
9	Livingston School Youth Services206 Delavan Street	4.2★	6 · 8 high-risk	178
10	PRAB Parent Infant Care Center (PIC-C)1000 Somerset Street	4.2★	6 · 6 high-risk	30
11	The Salvation Army Corps Community Center in New Brunswick287 Handy Street	4.2★	10 · 13 high-risk	83
12	Youth Services System - Roosevelt83 Livingston Ave	4.2★	40 · 25 high-risk	250
13	Puerto Rican Action Board, Inc. at Roosevelt Elementary83 Livingston Ave	3.7★	36 · 17 high-risk	19
14	Lord Stirling Community School101 Redmond Street	3.6★	18 · 11 high-risk	110
15	Youth Services System - Redshaw216 Livingston Ave	3.6★	19 · 18 high-risk	250
16	Youth Services System - Woodrow Wilson133 Tunison Rd	3.3★	10 · 8 high-risk	180
17	Mount Zion CDC Preschool39 Morris Street	3.1★	13 · 17 high-risk	90
18	New Brunswick Middle School1125 Livingston Ave	2.9★	9 · 10 high-risk	100
19	Lincoln Youth Services System66 Bartlett Street	2.9★	9 · 12 high-risk	180
20	Play Learn and Care288 Livingston Avenue	2.8★	11 · 11 high-risk	29
21	YES Early Learning Center St. Ladislaus197 Somerset Street	2.8★	13 · 9 high-risk	180
22	PRAB Early Childhood Center at Joyce Kilmer411 Joyce Kilmer Avenue	2.8★	20 · 5 high-risk	110
23	Mario Gonzalez Child Care Center287 Townsend Street	2.8★	23 · 11 high-risk	80
24	The Tiny Tots Spot112 Lee Ave & 192 Hale Street	2.8★	43 · 21 high-risk	85
25	Johnson & Johnson Child Development Center1 Johnson & Johnson Plaza	2.7★	11 · 8 high-risk	162
26	Rutgers Psychology Child Development Center26 Nichol Avenue Room 21	2.5★	23 · 13 high-risk	60
27	Puerto Rican Action Board Day Care Center18 Drift Street	2.4★	10 · 10 high-risk	220
28	Youth Services System - McKinley35 Van Dyke Ave	2.3★	9 · 11 high-risk	250
29	Campus Kids (CAC Childcare Ctr., Inc.)247 Somerset Street	2.3★	19 · 10 high-risk	30
30	PRAB Early Childhood Center - Downtown323 George Street	2.0★	20 · 10 high-risk	61
31	Rutgers Psychology Child Development Center @ CHA61 Dudley Road	1.9★	7 · 8 high-risk	59
32	Youth Enrichment Services ELC115 Commercial Ave	1.6★	37 · 24 high-risk	221
33	Puerto Rican Action Board, Inc. (PRAB)15 Van Dyke Avenue	1.0★	32 · 25 high-risk	20

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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