Daycares in South Plainfield, NJ

All 10 licensed child care facilities in South Plainfield, 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 →

10licensed daycares

4.3average safety rating

20%with a clean record

8with violations on record

#	Daycare	Rating	Violations (2 yr)	Capacity
1	South Plainfield BOE Latchkey Franklin School1000 Franklin Avenue	4.4★	1 · 7 high-risk	143
2	Greatstart Early Learning of South Plainfield4001 Hadley Road	4.4★	25 · 22 high-risk	103
3	Lil Big Ones, LLC134 Durham Ave	4.3★	None	66
4	Petits Enfants Academy LLC1 Cragwood Road	4.3★	None	132
5	South Plainfield BOE Latchkey Riley School100 Morris Avenue	4.3★	1 · 7 high-risk	123
6	South Plainfield BOE Latchkey Roosevelt School135 Jackson Avenue	4.3★	2 · 7 high-risk	157
7	South Plainfield BOE Latchkey Kennedy School2900 Norwood Avenue	4.3★	3 · 12 high-risk	143
8	South Plainfield BOE Latchkey Grant School305 Cromwell Pl	4.3★	3 · 8 high-risk	176
9	Creative Kids Academy1615 Clinton Avenue	4.3★	7 · 13 high-risk	61
10	A Small World810 Hamilton Blvd	3.7★	15 · 17 high-risk	44

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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