Daycares in Trenton, NJ

All 50 licensed child care facilities in Trenton, 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 →

50licensed daycares

3.6average safety rating

26%with a clean record

37with violations on record

#	Daycare	Rating	Violations (2 yr)	Capacity
1	Stepping Stones Learning Institute701-719 Roebling Ave	4.4★	8 · 16 high-risk	124
2	Boys & Girls Club of Trenton & Mercer County212 Centre Street	4.4★	6 · 23 high-risk	175
3	Trenton Area YMCA Pre-School Center431 Pennington Ave	4.4★	16 · 17 high-risk	174
4	Mercer County CYO (CYO Center)920 S Broad Street	4.4★	34 · 22 high-risk	255
5	Boys & Girls Club of Trenton - Hill School1010 East State St	4.3★	None	225
6	Boys & Girls Club of Trenton - Mott School45 Stokely Ave	4.3★	None	250
7	Boys and Girls Club of Trenton/Mercer - Columbus School1200 Brunswick Avenue	4.3★	None	80
8	Capital City Academy159 North Clinton Avenue	4.3★	None	100
9	Deeper Life Hanover Campus135 East Hanover Street	4.3★	None	30
10	Get SET After School Program1140 Greenwood Ave	4.3★	None	45
11	GGrant 94ft Academic Sports Academy, Inc.301 Gladstone Ave	4.3★	None	100
12	Justice Juniors Child Care Center25 Market Street	4.3★	None	45
13	Life Gate Christian Academy901 S Clinton Ave	4.3★	None	50
14	Noah's Ark Daycare/Preschool, LLC225-227-229 Fulton Street	4.3★	None	97
15	True Servant Preschool Academy2630 S Broad Street	4.3★	None	45
16	Umma Daycare Learning Center, Inc.474 Greenwood Ave	4.3★	None	49
17	Young Scholars' Institute Pre-School Center471 Parkway Ave	4.3★	None	75
18	Carolyn Stokes Day Nursery1 Princess Diana Dr	4.3★	19 · 8 high-risk	143
19	The Children's Home Society of NJ Afterschool Program1300 Stuyvesant Avenue	4.3★	7 · 12 high-risk	180
20	Stepping Stones Learning Institute118 1/2 Swan Street	4.3★	23 · 18 high-risk	30
21	Ewing Head Start100 Scotch Road	4.3★	6 · 17 high-risk	60
22	CYO - East State Street Center794 East State Street	4.3★	8 · 19 high-risk	144
23	Children First Academy331 Hamilton Ave	4.3★	13 · 15 high-risk	60
24	GGrant94ft Academic Sports Academy at PJ Hill School1010 East State Street	4.3★	12 · 22 high-risk	307
25	Trinity Cathedral Academy, Inc.801 W State Street	4.3★	25 · 20 high-risk	45
26	Kids "R' First635 S Clinton Ave	4.3★	19 · 19 high-risk	79
27	Little Kids College-Tremont123 Tremont Street	4.3★	32 · 22 high-risk	30
28	Project TEACH - Mercer1600 Stuyvesant Ave	4.3★	15 · 16 high-risk	42
29	Puerto Rican Community Center, Inc.223 Perry Street	4.2★	8 · 10 high-risk	105
30	The Childrens Home Society of NJ Head Start/EHS1746 South Clinton Avenue	3.8★	9 · 10 high-risk	30
31	Stepping Stones Learning Institute1015 Fairmount Avenue	3.8★	3 · 15 high-risk	87
32	Little Kids College, Inc.850 Cherry Street	3.8★	17 · 12 high-risk	30
33	Fantazja Przedszkole LLC958 Pennsylvania Avenue	3.8★	7 · 34 high-risk	30
34	Laura Spelman Child Care Center540 North Olden Avenue	3.4★	19 · 15 high-risk	105
35	Boys and Girls Club of Trenton Rivera School400 N Montgomery Street	3.2★	19 · 30 high-risk	180
36	Bethel Dominion Center Childcare Center931 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd	3.2★	13 · 30 high-risk	97
37	Trenton Area YMCA Preschool Center Prospect Village110 Prospect Village Community	3.1★	23 · 25 high-risk	52
38	The Childrens Home Society of NJ Head Start/EHS715 Bellevue Avenue	2.7★	8 · 17 high-risk	91
39	Agape International Children's Academy101 Ingham Avenue	2.7★	36 · 30 high-risk	30
40	The Learning Depot239 E Front Street	2.6★	25 · 54 high-risk	126
41	Kids R First II506-508 E State Street	2.5★	6 · 15 high-risk	119
42	Boys and Girls Clubs of Mercer at Gregory School500 Rutherford Ave	2.4★	9 · 20 high-risk	150
43	Howley School LLC555 Second Street	2.2★	37 · 16 high-risk	195
44	Divine Kidz Academy and Preschool Inc16 Bank Street	2.2★	17 · 39 high-risk	68
45	The Childrens Home Society of NJ Head Start/EHS794 East State Street	2.1★	13 · 26 high-risk	103
46	The Childrens Home Society of NJ Head Start/EHS1198 Southard Street	1.9★	22 · 30 high-risk	130
47	Friends West State Child Development Center1201 W State Street	1.7★	21 · 17 high-risk	131
48	Divine Kidz Academy and Preschool16 W Front Street	1.5★	51 · 65 high-risk	141
49	Millhill Child and Family Development Center101-A Oakland Street	1.4★	36 · 26 high-risk	163
50	Kids R First III415 Greenwood Ave & 212-220 S	1.3★	62 · 28 high-risk	168

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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