Daycares in Westfield, NJ

All 27 licensed child care facilities in Westfield, 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 →

27licensed daycares

3.7average safety rating

7%with a clean record

25with violations on record

#	Daycare	Rating	Violations (2 yr)	Capacity
1	Westfield Y at Jefferson School1200 Boulvard	4.4★	4 · 14 high-risk	50
2	Westfield "Y" Children's Center170 Elm Street	4.4★	2 · 19 high-risk	128
3	Kinderprep808 South Avenue West	4.4★	30 · 21 high-risk	72
4	Saint Paul's Day School414 E Broad Street	4.4★	6 · 22 high-risk	159
5	Redeemer Lutheran School229 Cowperthwaite Pl	4.3★	None	30
6	Time Out for Parents/The Presbyterian Church140 Mountain Ave	4.3★	None	32
7	Tamaques Elementary School641 Willow Grove Rd	4.3★	6 · 11 high-risk	50
8	Westfield Area Y ASP at Lincoln School in Westfield728 Westfield Avenue	4.3★	1 · 8 high-risk	40
9	Westfield Y/Washington School900 Saint Marks Ave	4.3★	4 · 15 high-risk	30
10	Westfield Area Y Preschool422 E Broad Street	4.3★	12 · 4 high-risk	100
11	Westfield Area Y - Wilson Key Program301 Linden Ave	4.3★	7 · 14 high-risk	50
12	Westfield Area Y SACC220 Clark Street	4.3★	10 · 9 high-risk	159
13	Temple Emanu-El Early Childhood Education Program756 E Broad Street	4.3★	13 · 17 high-risk	147
14	Noah's Ark Country Day School618 Central Ave	4.3★	26 · 33 high-risk	76
15	Presbyterian Nursery School & Kindergarten140 Mountain Ave	4.3★	36 · 33 high-risk	145
16	KSR Kids LLC DBA Lightbridge Academy-Westfield751 Central Avenue	4.3★	13 · 51 high-risk	179
17	Westfield Day Care Center140 Mountain Ave	4.2★	20 · 17 high-risk	120
18	Precious People Early Learning Center132 S Ave E	3.7★	13 · 14 high-risk	46
19	Wesley Hall School For Early ChildhoodOne E Broad Street	3.6★	32 · 27 high-risk	158
20	Cradles to Crayons Learning Center, Inc.932 South Avenue West	3.1★	33 · 66 high-risk	120
21	Westfield "Y" McKinley School500 First Street	3.0★	13 · 13 high-risk	30
22	Compass Schoolhouse125 Elmer Street	2.4★	18 · 17 high-risk	141
23	Christopher Academy510 Hillcrest Ave	2.3★	24 · 29 high-risk	86
24	Love, Laugh, Learn dba Westfield Little School462 West Broad Street	2.1★	21 · 21 high-risk	53
25	Here We Grow Child Development Center422 Central Ave	2.1★	63 · 43 high-risk	110
26	Noah's Ark Childcare836 Mountain Ave	2.1★	22 · 64 high-risk	44
27	Talent Day Caree649 Centeral Avenue	1.9★	77 · 33 high-risk	60

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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