Home New Jersey Cape May ZIP 08204

Licensed daycares in 08204Cape May, NJ

There are 5 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 08204. Together they have been cited for 175 violations across 17 inspections in the past three years, an average of 10.29 violations per inspection, which is above the Cape May average of 6.64.

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 recordkeeping (38 citations), followed by physical safety (32). 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 5 providers

4 or more violations in 3 years

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

For Kids Only Country School

Center · 662 Townbank Road · Last inspected Mar 19, 2026

56 violationsActive
Kidspace Academy Llc

Center · 3860 Bayshore Road · Last inspected Feb 24, 2025

51 violationsActive
Lower Township Day Care Program - Sandman

Center · 838 Seashore Road · Last inspected Oct 31, 2025

27 violationsActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 08204

Recordkeeping is the most-cited issue among providers here, followed by physical safety. Providers with clean records will have ready answers.

1

What records do you keep on staff training and child incidents, and how are they reviewed?

2

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

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