Daycares in Union City, NJ

All 57 licensed child care facilities in Union City, 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 →

57licensed daycares

3.2average safety rating

9%with a clean record

52with violations on record

#	Daycare	Rating	Violations (2 yr)	Capacity
1	La Edad De Oro Daycare Center301 45 Th Street Rear	4.4★	13 · 14 high-risk	23
2	Happy Today & Bright Tomorrow, LLC1905-1907 Kerrigan Avenue	4.4★	18 · 17 high-risk	48
3	ABC Day Care Center, LLC511 - 30th Street	4.4★	64 · 29 high-risk	55
4	Little Blossom Daycare, LLC200-19th Street	4.3★	None	26
5	Little P's Small World Daycare, Inc.2205 New York Ave	4.3★	None	9
6	Little P's Small World daycare, Inc.2201 New York Ave	4.3★	None	30
7	Mrs P's Small World II Day Care Center1011 Bergenline Ave	4.3★	None	26
8	N.A.C.A.W. Child Care Center308 - 38th Street	4.3★	None	18
9	Junior Prep Pre School1003-1007 Summit Ave	4.3★	2 · 3 high-risk	86
10	Guardian Angel Child Provider II700 Central Ave	4.3★	10 · 12 high-risk	84
11	Junior Prep PreSchool Annex2413 Central Ave	4.3★	2 · 12 high-risk	30
12	Miftaahul Uloom Center501 15th Street	4.3★	14 · 14 high-risk	120
13	Home Away IV Child Care Center100 Manhattan Avenue	4.3★	15 · 16 high-risk	97
14	Little Amber Child Care Center406 11th Street	4.3★	15 · 20 high-risk	38
15	Hold My Hand Day Care Center301 - 23rd Street	4.3★	26 · 14 high-risk	30
16	St. Anthony Day Care Center700 Central Ave	4.3★	12 · 18 high-risk	56
17	Shine DayCare Center, LLC2404 Bergenline Ave	4.3★	18 · 19 high-risk	65
18	Tiny Seed of the Big Future Childcare Center II532-A 38th Street	4.3★	24 · 22 high-risk	40
19	Happy Time Day Care & Pre-K410 6th Street	4.3★	28 · 25 high-risk	60
20	Junior Prep Annex II917 Summit Ave	4.2★	4 · 5 high-risk	53
21	Home Away III Care Center508 25th Street	4.2★	8 · 16 high-risk	47
22	Tata's Kids, Inc.301-43rd Street	3.8★	18 · 13 high-risk	72
23	Palisade Children Center #2321 - 37th Street	3.6★	8 · 3 high-risk	42
24	Happy Times Too910 New York Ave	3.5★	22 · 14 high-risk	70
25	Caring Hands Child Care4409 New York Ave	3.5★	9 · 16 high-risk	94
26	Home Away Child Care Center2414 Bergenline Avenue	3.5★	26 · 18 high-risk	38
27	Palisade Children Center4308 Palisade Ave	3.4★	10 · 9 high-risk	60
28	Le Petit Jardin2400 Kerrigan Ave	3.2★	4 · 9 high-risk	30
29	Reino Magico, Inc. Day Care Center701 Bergenline Ave	3.2★	18 · 15 high-risk	54
30	The Tiny Seed of the Big Future Children Care Center118 37th Street	3.0★	39 · 26 high-risk	52
31	Palisade Children's Center, Inc.413-36th Street	2.9★	4 · 6 high-risk	86
32	Tata's Day Care4110 Palisade Ave	2.9★	10 · 7 high-risk	30
33	Union City Early Childhood Learning Center510-35th Street	2.9★	9 · 9 high-risk	225
34	Academia Learning & Day Care Center2900 Bergenline Ave (Rear)	2.8★	11 · 9 high-risk	47
35	N. Hudson Community Action, Corp.Corp.Head Start/Early HS Pr401 Palisade Ave	2.8★	26 · 22 high-risk	174
36	Angels Learning Center2801 Central Ave	2.7★	4 · 12 high-risk	31
37	Alphabets, Inc.1617-1619 West Street	2.5★	16 · 11 high-risk	45
38	Tatis Small World Learning Center, Inc.132 32 Street	2.5★	25 · 20 high-risk	88
39	The Learning Depot Corp811- 813 11th Street	2.4★	32 · 17 high-risk	108
40	Alice In Wonderland725 - 17th Street	2.3★	35 · 32 high-risk	30
41	Spanish American Day Care Center, Inc.411- 413 44th Street	2.2★	9 · 13 high-risk	90
42	The Hudson Learning Center118 - 49th Street	2.2★	15 · 18 high-risk	15
43	Lollipop Learning Center, LLC1015 West Street	2.2★	19 · 17 high-risk	29
44	Precious Steps809 7th Street	2.2★	27 · 23 high-risk	30
45	Little Darlings152 48th Street	2.1★	42 · 25 high-risk	81
46	Union City BOE Early Childhood at Eugenio Maria De Hostos Ce2200 Kennedy Boulevard	2.0★	7 · 8 high-risk	120
47	Angel's World Day Care Center708 West Street	2.0★	38 · 24 high-risk	30
48	Jersey Kids2004-2006 New York Ave	2.0★	31 · 23 high-risk	98
49	Borja Day Care Center, Inc.307 33rd Street	1.9★	21 · 16 high-risk	50
50	Smiling Faces Ed Ctr3300 New York Ave	1.9★	26 · 24 high-risk	106
51	First United Methodist Learning Center2213-15 New York Ave	1.8★	12 · 10 high-risk	97
52	Mrs. P's Small World2201 Bergenline Ave	1.8★	17 · 13 high-risk	98
53	Union City Day Care219 47th Street	1.8★	23 · 23 high-risk	403
54	Kiddie Corner 15th Street427-15th Street	1.8★	33 · 30 high-risk	60
55	Angels Learning Center II1315 Bergenline Ave	1.5★	27 · 15 high-risk	73
56	Kidz City Daycare and Learning Center408 40th Street Ground Floor	1.4★	42 · 24 high-risk	23
57	Venecia Daycare717 6 Th Street	1.0★	61 · 28 high-risk	15

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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