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Licensed daycares in 07304Jersey City, NJ

There are 21 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 07304. Together they have been cited for 350 violations across 65 inspections in the past three years, an average of 5.38 violations per inspection, which is below the Jersey City average of 7.95.

No provider in this ZIP code has a completely clean three-year record. 1 facility currently holds a revoked or suspended license.

The most-cited issue here is recordkeeping (88 citations), followed by health and medication (65). 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 21 providers

Clean record — no violations in 3 years

2 providers.

C.A.S.P.E.R Program-P.S. #12

Center · 91 Astor Place · Last inspected May 11, 2026

0 violationsPending
C.A.S.P.E.R Program-P.S. #14

Center · 153 Union Street · Last inspected May 28, 2026

0 violationsPending

1–3 violations in 3 years

5 providers. Most citations here are paperwork and routine issues — read the actual citations before drawing conclusions.

C.A.S.P.E.R Program-P.S. #22

Center · 264 Van Horne Street · Last inspected Apr 30, 2026

1 violationPending
C.A.S.P.E.R Program-P.S. #33

Center · 362 Union Street · Last inspected May 28, 2026

1 violationPending
Pee Wee Prep

Center · 475 Communipaw Avenue · Last inspected Apr 15, 2026

1 violationActive

4 or more violations in 3 years

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

The Children Academy Day Care Center

Center · 2281 Kennedy Blvd · Last inspected Feb 24, 2025

49 violationsActive
Playscape

Center · 221 Mallory Avenue · Last inspected Mar 16, 2026

45 violationsActive
Jersey City Day Care 100, Inc.

Center · 409-415 Halladay Street · Last inspected Jun 9, 2026

30 violationsActive

No longer operating

1 provider with a revoked, suspended, or closed license.

Small Discoveries Preschool

Center · 123 Monticello Avenue · Last inspected Feb 20, 2026

10 violationsClosed

Questions to ask when you tour in 07304

Recordkeeping is the most-cited issue among providers here, followed by health and medication. 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 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