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Licensed daycares in 07070Rutherford, NJ

There are 6 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 07070. Together they have been cited for 148 violations across 24 inspections in the past three years, an average of 6.17 violations per inspection, which is below the Rutherford average of 13.30.

No provider in this ZIP code has a completely clean three-year record. No facility in this ZIP code currently holds a revoked or suspended license.

The most-cited issue here is physical safety (42 citations), followed by health and medication (27). Worth knowing before you tour.

Every record below comes from New Jersey DCF, Office of Licensing and links back to the state's own document.

Compare all 6 providers

4 or more violations in 3 years

9 providers. A higher count isn't automatically a red flag — read the actual citations before drawing conclusions.

Kiddie Academy Of Rutherford

Center · 306 Union Ave · Last inspected Jul 6, 2026

56 violationsActive
Lightbridge Academy

Center · 201 Route 17 North · Last inspected Nov 17, 2025

28 violationsActive
The Rutherford Schoolhouse

Center · 168 Chestnut Street · Last inspected May 27, 2026

27 violationsPending

Questions to ask when you tour in 07070

Physical safety is the most-cited issue among providers here, followed by health and medication. Providers with clean records will have ready answers.

1

When was your last playground and facility safety check, and what did it find?

2

How do you log medication administration, and who verifies it?

3

How do you maintain caregiver-to-child ratios during shift changes, lunch breaks, and pickup?

A note on New Jersey records

New Jersey does not publish a severity classification for violations, so we can't tell you which citations were most serious — only what was cited and whether it was corrected. New Jersey does publish complaint outcomes. We show everything the state makes public and link to the source for each item.

Data synced from New Jersey DCF, Office of Licensing on Jul 9, 2026. Source records · Report an error