School-age
After-School Care in New Jersey
Daycares for school-age children in New Jersey, town by town. Pick a town below, or search by town or ZIP.
- daycares for school-age children listed
- 4,080
- towns
- 571
- towns have their own after-school care page
- 349
- of all New Jersey daycares
- 100%
Map of New Jersey: each dot is a town with daycares for school-age children, sized by how many are listed
What puts a daycare on this listThe state record lists school-age children among the ages it serves.A daycare that serves school-age children may not run an after-school program every day; ask.
New Jersey
Largest towns for after-school care in New Jersey
Programs
Programs in New Jersey
Counts come from the state record and what each daycare says it offers. A daycare without a tag may still offer the program; ask.
| Program | Listed |
|---|---|
| All daycares | 4,080 |
| Take infants | 1,925 |
| Child care centers | 4,080 |
| Accept subsidy | 142 |
| In-home daycares | None listed |
| Christian & church daycares | 198 |
| Montessori schools | 165 |
| Preschools & pre-K | 3,329 |
| Early morning daycare | 506 |
| Part-time daycare | 369 |
| Drop-in daycare | 68 |
| After-school care | 4,080 |
| Bilingual daycare | 84 |
| Head Start | 161 |
The New Jersey state record
New Jersey Department of Children and Families, Office of Licensing licenses daycares in New Jersey.
- License list
- The state's public list of licensed child care
- Ages served
- The ages on each license
- Inspections
- On the state's own site; each listing links to it
Before you enroll
Choosing after-school care in New Jersey
- 1
Ask about school pickup
Ask whether it picks up from your child's school, and how.
- 2
Ask about school breaks
Ask whether it is open on school holidays, snow days and in summer.
- 3
Ask about homework time
Ask whether there is quiet time for homework and what else children do.
- 4
Check the license record
Open a listing for its state license, the ages it serves and the inspection record, where we hold them.
New Jersey
Cost, inspections and ratios in New Jersey
A to Z
All 571 New Jersey towns with after-school care, A to Z
A17 towns
- Aberdeen7 school-age
- Absecon6 school-age
- Allamuchy1 school-age
- Allendale3 school-age
- Allenhurst1 school-age
- Allentown4 school-age
- Alpha1 school-age
- Alpine1 school-age
- Andover2 school-age
- Annandale2 school-age
- Asbury1 school-age
- Asbury Park9 school-age
- Atco4 school-age
- Atlantic City8 school-age
- Atlantic Highlands4 school-age
- Augusta1 school-age
- Avenel6 school-age
B46 towns
- Barnegat7 school-age
- Barrington3 school-age
- Basking Ridge12 school-age
- Bay Head1 school-age
- Bayonne37 school-age
- Bayville8 school-age
- Beachwood4 school-age
- Bedminster3 school-age
- Belford4 school-age
- Belle Mead1 school-age
- Belleville23 school-age
- Bellmawr5 school-age
- Belmar1 school-age
- Belvidere1 school-age
- Bergenfield15 school-age
- Berkeley Heights8 school-age
- Berlin5 school-age
- Bernardsville3 school-age
- Beverly1 school-age
- Blackwood7 school-age
- Blairstown4 school-age
- Blawenburg1 school-age
- Bloomfield32 school-age
- Bloomingdale4 school-age
- Blue Anchor1 school-age
- Bogota5 school-age
- Boonton4 school-age
- Boonton Township1 school-age
- Bordentown7 school-age
- Bound Brook5 school-age
- Branchburg7 school-age
- Branchville2 school-age
- Brant Beach1 school-age
- Brick15 school-age
- Bridgeton13 school-age
- Bridgewater12 school-age
- Bridgewater Township1 school-age
- Brielle1 school-age
- Brigantine1 school-age
- Brooklawn1 school-age
- Brookside1 school-age
- Browns Mills5 school-age
- Budd Lake5 school-age
- Buena Vista2 school-age
- Burlington7 school-age
- Butler2 school-age
C34 towns
- Caldwell4 school-age
- Califon6 school-age
- Camden40 school-age
- Camden City2 school-age
- Cape May6 school-age
- Cape May Court House7 school-age
- Carlstadt2 school-age
- Carneys Point2 school-age
- Carteret7 school-age
- Cedar Grove7 school-age
- Cedar Knolls5 school-age
- Chatham16 school-age
- Cherry Hill23 school-age
- Cherry Hill Township1 school-age
- Chesilhurst1 school-age
- Chester4 school-age
- Chesterfield2 school-age
- Cinnaminson3 school-age
- Clark4 school-age
- Clarksboro2 school-age
- Clayton3 school-age
- Clementon8 school-age
- Cliffside Park6 school-age
- Cliffwood2 school-age
- Clifton51 school-age
- Clinton3 school-age
- Closter6 school-age
- Collingswood8 school-age
- Colonia10 school-age
- Colts Neck3 school-age
- Columbus2 school-age
- Cranbury4 school-age
- Cranford14 school-age
- Cresskill3 school-age
D11 towns
E25 towns
- East Brunswick14 school-age
- East Hanover6 school-age
- East Orange50 school-age
- East Rutherford6 school-age
- East Windsor8 school-age
- Eastampton1 school-age
- Eatontown7 school-age
- Edgewater5 school-age
- Edgewater Park1 school-age
- Edison48 school-age
- Egg Harbor City1 school-age
- Egg Harbor Township21 school-age
- Elizabeth44 school-age
- Elmer2 school-age
- Elmwood Park3 school-age
- Elwood1 school-age
- Emerson5 school-age
- Englewood12 school-age
- Englewood Cliffs3 school-age
- Englishtown4 school-age
- Erial4 school-age
- Essex Fells2 school-age
- Evesham3 school-age
- Ewing11 school-age
- Ewing Township4 school-age
F23 towns
- Fair Haven3 school-age
- Fair Lawn17 school-age
- Fairfield5 school-age
- Fairfield Township1 school-age
- Fairview1 school-age
- Fanwood4 school-age
- Farmingdale5 school-age
- Flanders6 school-age
- Flemington16 school-age
- Florence1 school-age
- Florham Park11 school-age
- Folsom1 school-age
- Fords4 school-age
- Forked River7 school-age
- Fort Lee14 school-age
- Frankford1 school-age
- Franklin2 school-age
- Franklin Lakes6 school-age
- Franklin Park3 school-age
- Franklin Township1 school-age
- Franklinville3 school-age
- Freehold24 school-age
- Frenchtown2 school-age
G19 towns
- Galloway11 school-age
- Garfield16 school-age
- Garwood2 school-age
- Gibbsboro4 school-age
- Gibbstown3 school-age
- Gillette1 school-age
- Gladstone1 school-age
- Glassboro9 school-age
- Glen Gardner1 school-age
- Glen Ridge6 school-age
- Glen Rock3 school-age
- Glendora1 school-age
- Gloucester City3 school-age
- Gloucester Township2 school-age
- Great Meadows1 school-age
- Green Brook3 school-age
- Greendell1 school-age
- Groveville1 school-age
- Guttenberg10 school-age
H40 towns
- Hackensack17 school-age
- Hackettstown11 school-age
- Haddon Heights4 school-age
- Haddon Township1 school-age
- Haddonfield10 school-age
- Hainesport4 school-age
- Haledon3 school-age
- Hamburg3 school-age
- Hamilton31 school-age
- Hamilton Square3 school-age
- Hamilton Township9 school-age
- Hammonton4 school-age
- Hampton2 school-age
- Hanover Township1 school-age
- Hardyston1 school-age
- Harrington Park2 school-age
- Harrison10 school-age
- Harrisonville1 school-age
- Hasbrouck Hts1 school-age
- Haskell2 school-age
- Haworth1 school-age
- Hawthorne8 school-age
- Hazlet11 school-age
- Hewitt2 school-age
- High Bridge1 school-age
- Highland Lakes1 school-age
- Highland Park7 school-age
- Highlands1 school-age
- Hightstown2 school-age
- Hillsborough25 school-age
- Hillsdale4 school-age
- Hillside11 school-age
- Hoboken45 school-age
- Hohokus2 school-age
- Holmdel7 school-age
- Hopatcong4 school-age
- Hope1 school-age
- Hopewell2 school-age
- Howell10 school-age
- Howell Township4 school-age
I3 towns
- Irvington46 school-age
- Iselin11 school-age
- Island Heights2 school-age
J4 towns
- Jackson10 school-age
- Jamesburg3 school-age
- Jersey City169 school-age
- Joint Base MDL1 school-age
K7 towns
- Keansburg2 school-age
- Kearny22 school-age
- Kendall Park6 school-age
- Kenilworth2 school-age
- Kenvil1 school-age
- Keyport4 school-age
- Kinnelon5 school-age
L36 towns
- Lafayette1 school-age
- Lake Hopatcong3 school-age
- Lakewood38 school-age
- Lambertville5 school-age
- Landing2 school-age
- Landisville1 school-age
- Lanoka Harbor5 school-age
- Laurel Spring1 school-age
- Laurel Springs2 school-age
- Laurence Harbor1 school-age
- Lavallette1 school-age
- Lawrence1 school-age
- Lawrence Township1 school-age
- Lawrenceville19 school-age
- Lebanon9 school-age
- Ledgewood1 school-age
- Leonardo3 school-age
- Leonia4 school-age
- Liberty Corner1 school-age
- Lincoln Park4 school-age
- Lincroft4 school-age
- Linden15 school-age
- Lindenwold7 school-age
- Linwood3 school-age
- Little Egg Harbor3 school-age
- Little Falls5 school-age
- Little Ferry3 school-age
- Little Silver2 school-age
- Livingston18 school-age
- Lodi9 school-age
- Logan Township4 school-age
- Long Branch9 school-age
- Long Valley6 school-age
- Lopatcong4 school-age
- Lumberton6 school-age
- Lyndhurst14 school-age
M64 towns
- Madison9 school-age
- Magnolia2 school-age
- Mahwah11 school-age
- Manahawkin7 school-age
- Manalapan13 school-age
- Manasquan4 school-age
- Manchester5 school-age
- Mantua1 school-age
- Manville5 school-age
- Maple Shade4 school-age
- Maplewood20 school-age
- Marboro1 school-age
- Margate2 school-age
- Marlboro9 school-age
- Marlboro Township1 school-age
- Marlton14 school-age
- Marmora3 school-age
- Martinsville1 school-age
- Matawan9 school-age
- Mays Landing7 school-age
- Maywood2 school-age
- Mcafee1 school-age
- Medford16 school-age
- Medford Lakes1 school-age
- Mendham4 school-age
- Menlo Park Terrace1 school-age
- Mercerville1 school-age
- Merchantville2 school-age
- Metuchen16 school-age
- Middlesex10 school-age
- Middletown8 school-age
- Middletown Township5 school-age
- Midland Park2 school-age
- Milford2 school-age
- Millburn10 school-age
- Millington1 school-age
- Millstone Township2 school-age
- Milltown3 school-age
- Millville18 school-age
- Mine Hill2 school-age
- Minotola1 school-age
- Monmouth Beach1 school-age
- Monmouth Junction7 school-age
- Monroe2 school-age
- Monroe Township1 school-age
- Monroeville1 school-age
- Montague1 school-age
- Montclair26 school-age
- Montgomery Twp1 school-age
- Montvale4 school-age
- Montville4 school-age
- Moonachie1 school-age
- Moorestown7 school-age
- Morganville7 school-age
- Morris Plains5 school-age
- Morristown20 school-age
- Mount Holly3 school-age
- Mount Laurel17 school-age
- Mount Olive1 school-age
- Mountain Lakes6 school-age
- Mountainside5 school-age
- Mt Arlington1 school-age
- Mt Ephraim1 school-age
- Mullica Hill6 school-age
N25 towns
- National Park1 school-age
- Neptune12 school-age
- Neptune City1 school-age
- Netcong1 school-age
- New Brunswick31 school-age
- New Jersey1 school-age
- New Milford2 school-age
- New Providence10 school-age
- New Vernon1 school-age
- Newark119 school-age
- Newfield1 school-age
- Newfoundland1 school-age
- Newport1 school-age
- Newton8 school-age
- North Arlington9 school-age
- North Bergen22 school-age
- North Branch1 school-age
- North Brunswick26 school-age
- North Caldwell2 school-age
- North Haledon6 school-age
- North Plainfield10 school-age
- Northfield7 school-age
- Northvale3 school-age
- Norwood5 school-age
- Nutley9 school-age
O15 towns
- Oak Ridge6 school-age
- Oakhurst5 school-age
- Oakland10 school-age
- Oaklyn5 school-age
- Ocean2 school-age
- Ocean City3 school-age
- Ocean Grove1 school-age
- Ocean Township1 school-age
- Ocean View1 school-age
- Oceanport1 school-age
- Ogdensburg2 school-age
- Old Bridge21 school-age
- Old Tappan4 school-age
- Oradell3 school-age
- Orange17 school-age
P48 towns
- Palermo1 school-age
- Palisades Park11 school-age
- Palmyra1 school-age
- Paramus27 school-age
- Park Ridge3 school-age
- Parlin9 school-age
- Parsippany13 school-age
- Parsippany-Troy Hills1 school-age
- Passaic27 school-age
- Paterson72 school-age
- Paulsboro4 school-age
- Pedricktown1 school-age
- Pemberton2 school-age
- Pennington8 school-age
- Penns Grove2 school-age
- Pennsauken15 school-age
- Pennsville3 school-age
- Pequannock2 school-age
- Perth Amboy23 school-age
- Phillipsburg11 school-age
- Pilesgrove2 school-age
- Pine Beach1 school-age
- Pine Brook1 school-age
- Pine Hill2 school-age
- Piscataway23 school-age
- Piscatway1 school-age
- Pitman5 school-age
- Pittstown1 school-age
- Plainfield30 school-age
- Plainsboro3 school-age
- Plainsboro Township1 school-age
- Pleasantville11 school-age
- Pluckemin1 school-age
- Pohatcong1 school-age
- Point Pleasant5 school-age
- Point Pleasant Beach2 school-age
- Point Pleasant Boro1 school-age
- Pompton Lakes2 school-age
- Pompton Plains6 school-age
- Pompton PLakes1 school-age
- Port Elizabeth1 school-age
- Port Monmouth2 school-age
- Port Murray2 school-age
- Port Norris1 school-age
- Port Reading3 school-age
- Princeton20 school-age
- Princeton Junction3 school-age
- Prospect Park4 school-age
Q2 towns
- Quakertown1 school-age
- Quinton1 school-age
R28 towns
- Rahway18 school-age
- Ramsey6 school-age
- Randolph12 school-age
- Raritan3 school-age
- Readington3 school-age
- Red Bank11 school-age
- Ridgefield4 school-age
- Ridgefield Park7 school-age
- Ridgewood15 school-age
- Ringoes3 school-age
- Ringwood8 school-age
- River Edge6 school-age
- River Vale4 school-age
- Riverside2 school-age
- Riverton2 school-age
- Robbinsville8 school-age
- Rochelle Park1 school-age
- Rockaway11 school-age
- Rocky Hill1 school-age
- Roebling2 school-age
- Roosevelt1 school-age
- Roseland7 school-age
- Roselle8 school-age
- Roselle Park5 school-age
- Rosenhayn1 school-age
- Rumson2 school-age
- Runnemede4 school-age
- Rutherford9 school-age
S46 towns
- Saddle Brook7 school-age
- Saddle River1 school-age
- Salem5 school-age
- Sayreville5 school-age
- Scotch Plains16 school-age
- Seaside Heights1 school-age
- Seaville1 school-age
- Secaucus6 school-age
- Sergeantsville1 school-age
- Sewaren3 school-age
- Sewell18 school-age
- Shamong3 school-age
- Short Hills6 school-age
- Shrewsbury5 school-age
- Sicklerville17 school-age
- Skillman5 school-age
- Smithville1 school-age
- Somerdale5 school-age
- Somers Point3 school-age
- Somerset27 school-age
- Somerville4 school-age
- South Amboy5 school-age
- South Bound Brook1 school-age
- South Hackensack1 school-age
- South Orange17 school-age
- South Plainfield9 school-age
- South River6 school-age
- South Toms River1 school-age
- Southampton2 school-age
- Sparta11 school-age
- Spotswood5 school-age
- Spring Lake2 school-age
- Spring Lake Heights2 school-age
- Springfield5 school-age
- Stafford Township1 school-age
- Stanhope6 school-age
- Stanton1 school-age
- Stewartsville2 school-age
- Stillwater1 school-age
- Stirling4 school-age
- Stockholm1 school-age
- Stratford5 school-age
- Succasunna5 school-age
- Summit19 school-age
- Sussex2 school-age
- Swedesboro6 school-age
T13 towns
- Tabernacle2 school-age
- Teaneck23 school-age
- Tenafly11 school-age
- Thorofare1 school-age
- Three Bridges1 school-age
- Tinton Falls5 school-age
- Titusville2 school-age
- Toms River36 school-age
- Totowa7 school-age
- Towaco4 school-age
- Trenton48 school-age
- Tuckerton2 school-age
- Turnersville8 school-age
U6 towns
- Union23 school-age
- Union Beach3 school-age
- Union City54 school-age
- Upper Deerfield1 school-age
- Upper Montclair1 school-age
- Upper Saddle River1 school-age
V7 towns
W51 towns
- Waldwick8 school-age
- Wall2 school-age
- Wall Township1 school-age
- Wallington3 school-age
- Wanamassa2 school-age
- Wanaque2 school-age
- Wantage2 school-age
- Waretown2 school-age
- Warren13 school-age
- Washington9 school-age
- Washington Township3 school-age
- Watchung2 school-age
- Waterford1 school-age
- Wayne28 school-age
- Weehawken4 school-age
- Wenonah4 school-age
- West Berlin2 school-age
- West Caldwell7 school-age
- West Collingswood1 school-age
- West Creek1 school-age
- West Deptford6 school-age
- West Long Branch2 school-age
- West Milford5 school-age
- West New York27 school-age
- West Orange23 school-age
- West Windsor6 school-age
- Westampton5 school-age
- Westfield29 school-age
- Westmont4 school-age
- Westville4 school-age
- Westwood9 school-age
- Weymouth1 school-age
- Wharton4 school-age
- Whippany7 school-age
- Whitehouse Station2 school-age
- Whitesboro1 school-age
- Whiting1 school-age
- Wickatunk1 school-age
- Williamstown16 school-age
- Willingboro13 school-age
- Wood-Ridge2 school-age
- Woodbine2 school-age
- Woodbridge8 school-age
- Woodbury7 school-age
- Woodbury Heights1 school-age
- Woodcliff Lake3 school-age
- Woodland Park10 school-age
- Woodstown3 school-age
- Woolwich2 school-age
- Wrightstown1 school-age
- Wyckoff13 school-age
Y1 town
- Yardville2 school-age
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Questions
Questions about after-school care in New Jersey
How many daycares for school-age children are in New Jersey?
4,080 daycares for school-age children are listed in 571 New Jersey towns. A daycare that serves school-age children may not run an after-school program every day; ask.
Which New Jersey town has the most daycares for school-age children?
Jersey City, with 169 listed. Next are Newark (119) and Paterson (72).
Do these daycares pick children up from school?
Some do. Ask whether it picks up from your child's school, how, and what it costs.
Who licenses daycares in New Jersey?
New Jersey Department of Children and Families, Office of Licensing licenses daycares in New Jersey. It publishes inspections on its own site; use the state search linked on this page.