Daycares in West Orange, NJ

All 18 licensed child care facilities in West Orange, 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 →

18licensed daycares

3.4average safety rating

0%with a clean record

18with violations on record

#	Daycare	Rating	Violations (2 yr)	Capacity
1	Congregation Ahawas Achim B'nai J & D700 Pleasant Valley Way	4.4★	5 · 11 high-risk	63
2	Hazel Avenue School Before and After Care45 Hazel Ave	4.4★	1 · 12 high-risk	60
3	Redwood School Extended Day Program75 Redwood Ave	4.4★	2 · 26 high-risk	100
4	Gregory Avenue School Before & After Care301 Gregory Ave	4.4★	6 · 19 high-risk	100
5	First Mountain Pre-School270 Pleasant Valley Way	4.4★	9 · 25 high-risk	69
6	West Orange Community House & Boys & Girls Club9 Manger Road	4.3★	6 · 17 high-risk	100
7	Saint Cloud School Extended Day Program71 Sheridan Ave	4.3★	13 · 22 high-risk	100
8	West Orange Community House and Boys and Girls Club289 Washington Street	4.3★	6 · 17 high-risk	100
9	Valley Settlement House Child Care Center33-41 Tompkins Street	4.3★	9 · 14 high-risk	180
10	Milza'z Kidz Academy LLC11 Hutton Avenue	3.5★	45 · 25 high-risk	49
11	Playhouse, Inc.88 Franklin Ave	3.2★	13 · 15 high-risk	99
12	Kelly School Before & After School Program555 Pleasant Valley Way	3.0★	9 · 19 high-risk	100
13	Jewish Community Center of Metro West760 Northfield Avenue	2.9★	26 · 53 high-risk	357
14	The Kids Palace II LLC85 Whittlesey Avenue	2.4★	20 · 28 high-risk	30
15	Tutor Time Childcare Learning Center481 Northfield Avenue	2.1★	31 · 19 high-risk	175
16	Helping Hands Childcare Center LLC300 Pleasant Valley Way	2.0★	57 · 32 high-risk	27
17	West Orange Community House and Boys & Girls Club, Inc.242 Main Street	2.0★	37 · 35 high-risk	180
18	Happy Kids Child Care Center LLC15 Washington Street	1.8★	46 · 26 high-risk	13

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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