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Licensed daycares in 08731Forked River, NJ

There are 7 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 08731. Together they have been cited for 291 violations across 28 inspections in the past three years, an average of 10.39 violations per inspection, which is roughly in line with the Forked River average of 10.39.

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 health and medication (54 citations), followed by caregiver-to-child ratio (48). 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 7 providers

4 or more violations in 3 years

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

Mouse House

Center · 442 Lacey Road · Last inspected May 5, 2026

72 violationsActive
Forever Young Nursery School

Center · 1030 Lacey Rd · Last inspected Feb 24, 2025

54 violationsActive
Land Of Oz

Center · 117 W Lacey Road · Last inspected Jan 15, 2026

43 violationsActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 08731

Health and medication is the most-cited issue among providers here, followed by caregiver-to-child ratio. Providers with clean records will have ready answers.

1

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

2

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

3

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

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