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Licensed daycares in 07009Cedar Grove, NJ

There are 7 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 07009. Together they have been cited for 145 violations across 31 inspections in the past three years, an average of 4.68 violations per inspection, which is below the Cedar Grove average of 9.78.

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 (36 citations), followed by caregiver-to-child ratio (34). 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.

Alphabest At Memorial Middle School

Center · 500 Ridge Road · Last inspected Dec 9, 2025

28 violationsActive
The Learning Experience At Cedar Grove

Center · 1090 Route 23 South · Last inspected Jun 16, 2026

26 violationsActive
Community Nursery Group

Center · 65 Bowden Road · Last inspected Jan 14, 2026

25 violationsActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 07009

Recordkeeping is the most-cited issue among providers here, followed by caregiver-to-child ratio. 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

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

3

Walk me through how children are supervised during outdoor time and transitions between rooms.

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