Daycares in Ocean City, NJ

All 5 licensed child care facilities in Ocean City, 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 →

5licensed daycares

3.5average safety rating

40%with a clean record

3with violations on record

#	Daycare	Rating	Violations (2 yr)	Capacity
1	Ark-Kids Club Pre-school550 Wesley Avenue	4.4★	9 · 20 high-risk	290
2	Ocean City Head Start Center204 E. 4th Street	4.3★	None	20
3	OCIslandKids1140 Asbury Avenue	4.3★	None	30
4	The Children's Place of Music and Learning, Inc.145-147 Haven Avenue	2.5★	26 · 40 high-risk	67
5	Discovery World Preschool500 Bay Avenue, Suite 101	2.2★	17 · 24 high-risk	30

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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