Daycares in Toms River, NJ

All 38 licensed child care facilities in Toms River, ranked by their real state inspection record — not ads. Every rating below comes from official licensing and violation data.

38licensed daycares

—average safety rating

100%with a clean record

0with violations on record

#	Daycare	Rating	Violations (2 yr)	Capacity
1	A Shining Star Academy LLC932 Fischer Blvd Unit 4	Unrated	None	30
2	Button and Bows Childrens Place1212 Route 166	Unrated	None	55
3	Cherry Lane Child Care & Learning Center808 Main Street	Unrated	None	145
4	Chestnut Hill Nursery School129 Chestnut Street	Unrated	None	75
5	Child Care and Learning Center of Toms River1001 Fischer Blvd	Unrated	None	30
6	Creative Castle Nursery School2340 Church Road	Unrated	None	90
7	Hilltop Nursery School1917 Route 37 West	Unrated	None	244
8	Holy Cross Christian Nursery School1500 Hooper Ave	Unrated	None	115
9	Kids Growing Early Learning Center399 Dover Road	Unrated	None	55
10	KinderCare Learning Center #914915 Hazelwood Rd	Unrated	None	99
11	Learning Ladder Nursery and Preschool2 Vans Way	Unrated	None	70
12	Lil Sprouts Educational Center Inc.2119 Whitesville Road	Unrated	None	60
13	Mulberry Bush Preschool1088 W. Whitty Road	Unrated	None	18
14	Ocean Gymnastics Academy - Oceans of Fun Nursery School1200 Fischer Blvd	Unrated	None	30
15	Ocean Inc. Kids Child Development CenterOcean County College	Unrated	None	120
16	Ocean Kids Academy1172 Church Road	Unrated	None	60
17	Precious Moments Child Care Center & Preschool1182 Fischer Blvd	Unrated	None	30
18	Smart Start Academy for Kids, Inc.1580 Lakewood Road	Unrated	None	157
19	Sung Star Academy182 James Street	Unrated	None	174
20	The Goddard School36 Bey Lea Rd	Unrated	None	194
21	The Goddard School255 Route Route 70	Unrated	None	155
22	The Learning Experience90 Bey Lea Road	Unrated	None	165
23	The Learning Ladder Child Care Center3001 Yorktowne Blvd	Unrated	None	75
24	The Peppermint Tree Child Development Center1571 Partridge Street	Unrated	None	70
25	The Salvation Army Ocean County Citadel Youth Programs1738 Route 37 E	Unrated	None	75
26	The Starting Point Daycare and Preschool LLC864 Route 37 W Ste 16	Unrated	None	75
27	Toms River Nursery School & Kindergarten1404 Old Freehold Rd	Unrated	None	110
28	VIP Child Development Center LLC1851 Hooper Avenue	Unrated	None	60
29	Westminster Nursery School1070 Hooper Ave	Unrated	None	174
30	Y-Kids at Cedar Grove Elementary School179 Cedar Grove Road	Unrated	None	69
31	Y-Kids at East Dover Elementary SchoolVaughn Ave	Unrated	None	90
32	Y-Kids at Hooper Avenue Elementary SchoolHooper Ave	Unrated	None	90
33	Y-Kids at Joseph A. Citta Elementary SchoolRoute 9 S	Unrated	None	60
34	Y-Kids at North Dover Elementary SchoolChurch Rd	Unrated	None	90
35	Y-Kids at Silver Bay Elementary SchoolSilver Bay Rd	Unrated	None	60
36	Y-Kids at Walnut Street Elementary SchoolWalnut Street	Unrated	None	90
37	Y-Kids at Washington Street Elementary SchoolW. Earle Ct	Unrated	None	60
38	Y-Kids at West Dover Elementary School50 Blue Jay Dr	Unrated	None	70

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.