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Child care in Union County, New Jersey

Everything Childcare Alerts tracks for Union County, synthesized from public records — 6.7% of New Jersey's licensed providers are here. Figures describe the public data; they aren't a rating.

Union County has about 25,405 licensed seats for roughly 40,717 children under six — a licensed-capacity ratio of 62% (a rough access measure, not a wait-list figure).

Who runs child care here

8 of the county's providers are private-equity-owned chains. Biggest chains: Lightbridge Academy (3, PE) · KinderCare (2) · Primrose School (2, PE) · Kiddie Academy (1) · Childtime (1, PE)

By city

Elizabeth (45) · Plainfield (35) · Westfield (27) · Union (22) · Summit (18) · Cranford (15) · Scotch Plains (15) · Rahway (14) · Linden (13) · Roselle (13) · New Providence (9) · Hillside (8)

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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.