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Licensed daycares in 08753Toms River, NJ

There are 21 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 08753. Together they have been cited for 580 violations across 70 inspections in the past three years, an average of 8.29 violations per inspection, which is below the Toms River average of 23.96.

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 physical safety (132 citations), followed by recordkeeping (125). 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

1–3 violations in 3 years

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

Y-Kids At Hooper Avenue Elementary School

Center · Hooper Ave · Last inspected Nov 27, 2024

1 violationActive
Y-Kids At Joseph A. Citta Elementary School

Center · Route 9 S · Last inspected May 21, 2026

2 violationsPending
Y-Kids At East Dover Elementary School

Center · Vaughn Ave · Last inspected Oct 21, 2025

3 violationsActive

4 or more violations in 3 years

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

River Kids Llc

Center · 1001 Fisher Blvd · Last inspected Jul 1, 2026

96 violationsActive
Cherry Lane Child Care & Learning Center

Center · 808 Main Street · Last inspected Feb 10, 2026

69 violationsActive
Kiddie Academy Of Toms River

Center · 642 Bay Ave · Last inspected Apr 30, 2026

65 violationsActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 08753

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

1

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

2

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

3

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

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