Daycares in Ridgewood, NJ

All 16 licensed child care facilities in Ridgewood, 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 →

16licensed daycares

3.9average safety rating

38%with a clean record

10with violations on record

#	Daycare	Rating	Violations (2 yr)	Capacity
1	Little Crane Montessori School113 Cottage Pl	4.4★	8 · 18 high-risk	32
2	Little Ivy Learning Center660 East Glen Avenue	4.4★	27 · 30 high-risk	99
3	Orchard School Before School Program230 Demarest Street	4.3★	None	30
4	Ridge School Before School Program325 W Ridgewood Ave	4.3★	None	75
5	YWCA of Bergen County After School Program - Hawes School531 Stevens Ave	4.3★	None	60
6	YWCA of Bergen County After School Program-Somerville School45 S Pleasant Ave	4.3★	None	30
7	YWCA of Bergen County After School Program-Travell SchoolBogert Ave	4.3★	None	50
8	YWCA of Bergen County SACC at Willard School601 Morningside Rd	4.3★	None	44
9	Bethlehem Early Learning Center155 Linwood Ave	4.3★	6 · 12 high-risk	124
10	Montessori Learning Center205 Franklin Ave	4.3★	10 · 25 high-risk	76
11	First Presbyterian Church Nursery School722 E Ridgewood Ave	4.3★	7 · 19 high-risk	80
12	Sara's Pre-School, Inc.303 Prospect Street	4.3★	28 · 39 high-risk	128
13	Cooperative Nursery School of Ridgewood100 Dayton Street	3.7★	9 · 12 high-risk	68
14	West Side Nursery School6 S Monroe Street	3.1★	18 · 25 high-risk	214
15	Ridgewood Nursery School865 E Glen Avenue	2.1★	58 · 37 high-risk	100
16	Friends Neighborhood Nursery School224 Highwood Ave	2.0★	24 · 17 high-risk	35

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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