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Child care in Mercer County, New Jersey

Everything Childcare Alerts tracks for Mercer County, synthesized from public records — 5% of New Jersey's licensed providers are here. Figures describe the public data; they aren't a rating.

Mercer County has about 20,159 licensed seats for roughly 25,716 children under six — a licensed-capacity ratio of 78% (a rough access measure, not a wait-list figure).

Who runs child care here

12 of the county's providers are private-equity-owned chains. Biggest chains: The Goddard School (5, PE) · The Learning Experience (5, PE) · Bright Horizons (3) · Kiddie Academy (3) · KinderCare (2)

By city

Trenton (50) · Hamilton (39) · Lawrenceville (23) · Princeton (23) · Pennington (13) · Ewing (12) · Hamilton Township (9) · East Windsor (7) · Robbinsville (6) · Hightstown (5) · West Windsor (5) · Princeton Junction (3)

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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.