Daycares in Union, NJ

All 22 licensed child care facilities in Union, 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 →

22licensed daycares

3.0average safety rating

9%with a clean record

20with violations on record

#	Daycare	Rating	Violations (2 yr)	Capacity
1	Connecticut Farms Church Nursery School888 Stuyvesant Ave	4.4★	15 · 13 high-risk	60
2	ESPIN Preschool Learning Center1089 Cedar Avenue	4.3★	None	133
3	St. Paul's Calvary Child Care Center2780 Vauxhall Road	4.3★	None	52
4	Burnett Middle School (Aftercare Program)1000 Caldwell Avenue	4.3★	16 · 21 high-risk	60
5	Hannah Caldwell School School-age Program1120 Commerce Ave	4.3★	8 · 40 high-risk	180
6	Kawameeh Middle School Aftercare Program490 David Terrace	4.2★	18 · 26 high-risk	60
7	Hollywood - Kiddie Quarters, Inc.1730 Stuyvesant Ave	4.2★	18 · 48 high-risk	130
8	YM/YWHA of Union County501 Green Lane	4.1★	84 · 45 high-risk	280
9	Livingston Aftercare-YMCAMidland Blvd	3.4★	19 · 38 high-risk	116
10	The Achievers Learning and Development Center, LLC1331-B Magie Ave	3.1★	65 · 33 high-risk	15
11	Wonder Twin Powers Inc. t/a The Townley Pre-School829 Salem Road	2.6★	9 · 21 high-risk	30
12	Garden of Wonders LLC20 Stahuber Ave	2.5★	26 · 30 high-risk	112
13	Battle Hill Aftercare2600 Killian Place	2.4★	11 · 35 high-risk	60
14	Washington Aftercare301 Washington Ave	2.2★	15 · 29 high-risk	100
15	Connecticut Farms Aftercare875 Stuyvesant Ave	2.2★	11 · 26 high-risk	130
16	Jefferson School155 Hilton Avenue	2.1★	5 · 17 high-risk	60
17	Franklin AftercareLindy Terrace	2.1★	15 · 32 high-risk	140
18	Wonder World Nursery School1359 Morris Ave	2.0★	11 · 18 high-risk	86
19	Kean University Childcare Development Center1000 Morris Avenue	1.9★	29 · 37 high-risk	90
20	The Learning Experience - Union2234 Morris Avenue	1.8★	62 · 76 high-risk	170
21	Discovery Child Care1050 Jeanette Ave	1.6★	64 · 35 high-risk	86
22	YMCA of Eastern Union County, Five Points Branch201 Tucker Ave	1.2★	23 · 39 high-risk	128

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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