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Licensed daycares in 07860Newton, NJ

There are 9 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 07860. Together they have been cited for 209 violations across 31 inspections in the past three years, an average of 6.74 violations per inspection, which is below the Newton average of 14.65.

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 (42 citations), followed by physical safety (40). 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 9 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.

Project Self-Sufficiency Little Sprouts Early Learning Center

Center · 127 Mill Street · Last inspected Oct 28, 2025

55 violationsActive
Merriam Avenue School Ymca Before & After School Program

Center · 81 Merriam Avenue · Last inspected Mar 6, 2026

35 violationsActive
Newton Head Start

Center · 111 Ryerson Avenue First United Methodist Church Of Newton · Last inspected Jun 10, 2026

32 violationsActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 07860

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