Drop-In Daycare in New Jersey
Daycares that offer drop-in care in New Jersey, town by town. Pick a town below, or search by town or ZIP.
- daycares that offer drop-in care listed
- 68
- towns
- 58
- towns have their own drop-in daycare page
- 2
- of all New Jersey daycares
- 2%
Map of New Jersey: each dot is a town with daycares that offer drop-in care, sized by how many are listed
New Jersey
Largest towns for drop-in daycare 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
Using drop-in care in New Jersey
- 1
Register before you need it
Most drop-in care needs forms and records on file first. Ask what to send before the first visit.
- 2
Ask how to book
Ask how far ahead to book a drop-in day, and whether spots depend on who is absent that day.
- 3
Ask how it charges
Ask whether drop-in care is by the hour, half day or day, and if there is a minimum.
- 4
Visit once first
A short visit helps your child settle. Ask whether you can stay for the first hour.
New Jersey
Cost, inspections and ratios in New Jersey
A to Z
All 58 New Jersey towns with drop-in daycare, A to Z
A2 towns
- Allentown1 offer drop-in
- Atlantic City1 offer drop-in
B3 towns
- Bayonne2 offer drop-in
- Bloomingdale1 offer drop-in
- Brick3 offer drop-in
C3 towns
- Cherry Hill1 offer drop-in
- Clifton2 offer drop-in
- Cranford1 offer drop-in
D1 town
- Delran1 offer drop-in
E2 towns
- East Brunswick1 offer drop-in
- Edgewater3 offer drop-in
F5 towns
- Fair Lawn1 offer drop-in
- Flanders1 offer drop-in
- Flemington1 offer drop-in
- Fort Lee1 offer drop-in
- Freehold1 offer drop-in
H3 towns
- Hackensack1 offer drop-in
- Hillsborough1 offer drop-in
- Hoboken1 offer drop-in
I1 town
- Iselin1 offer drop-in
J1 town
- Jersey City2 offer drop-in
L1 town
- Lawrenceville2 offer drop-in
M9 towns
- Mahwah1 offer drop-in
- Manasquan1 offer drop-in
- Maplewood1 offer drop-in
- Middlesex1 offer drop-in
- Middletown1 offer drop-in
- Montclair1 offer drop-in
- Montvale1 offer drop-in
- Mount Laurel1 offer drop-in
- Mountain Lakes2 offer drop-in
N2 towns
- North Branch1 offer drop-in
- North Brunswick1 offer drop-in
O1 town
- Old Bridge1 offer drop-in
P3 towns
- Paterson1 offer drop-in
- Pennington1 offer drop-in
- Plainfield1 offer drop-in
R3 towns
- Randolph1 offer drop-in
- Ridgewood1 offer drop-in
- Rutherford1 offer drop-in
S7 towns
- Salem1 offer drop-in
- Short Hills1 offer drop-in
- Sicklerville1 offer drop-in
- Somerville1 offer drop-in
- Stafford Township1 offer drop-in
- Stratford1 offer drop-in
- Summit1 offer drop-in
T1 town
- Tinton Falls1 offer drop-in
V1 town
- Voorhees1 offer drop-in
W9 towns
- Waretown1 offer drop-in
- Watchung1 offer drop-in
- Wayne2 offer drop-in
- West Caldwell1 offer drop-in
- Westwood1 offer drop-in
- Willingboro1 offer drop-in
- Wood-Ridge1 offer drop-in
- Woodbridge1 offer drop-in
- Woodstown1 offer drop-in
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Nearby
Nearby states
Questions
Questions about drop-in daycare in New Jersey
How many daycares that offer drop-in care are in New Jersey?
68 daycares that offer drop-in care are listed in 58 New Jersey towns. A daycare not on this list may still take drop-ins; ask.
Which New Jersey town has the most daycares that offer drop-in care?
Brick, with 3 listed. Next are Edgewater (3) and Bayonne (2).
What is drop-in daycare?
Care when you need it, without a regular weekly schedule. Each daycare sets its own rules: ask whether you must register your child first, how far ahead to book, and whether it charges by the hour, half day or day.
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.