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Child care in Essex County, New Jersey

Everything Childcare Alerts tracks for Essex County, synthesized from public records — 11.3% of New Jersey's licensed providers are here. Figures describe the public data; they aren't a rating.

Essex County has about 43,581 licensed seats for roughly 62,851 children under six — a licensed-capacity ratio of 69% (a rough access measure, not a wait-list figure).

Who runs child care here

7 of the county's providers are private-equity-owned chains. Biggest chains: KinderCare (9) · The Learning Experience (3, PE) · The Goddard School (2, PE) · Bright Horizons (2) · Tutor Time (1, PE)

By city

Newark (143) · East Orange (47) · Irvington (44) · Bloomfield (31) · Montclair (23) · Belleville (19) · Livingston (19) · Maplewood (19) · West Orange (18) · South Orange (17) · Verona (12) · Orange (12)

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Childcare Alerts is an independent service that synthesizes public New Jersey child care records for education and research. It is not a rating or a safety verdict; the official state record always controls.