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Licensed daycares in 07501Paterson, NJ

There are 14 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 07501. Together they have been cited for 403 violations across 40 inspections in the past three years, an average of 10.07 violations per inspection, which is above the Paterson average of 6.38.

No provider in this ZIP code has a completely clean three-year record. 2 facilities currently hold a revoked or suspended license.

The most-cited issue here is recordkeeping (102 citations), followed by health and medication (84). 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 14 providers

4 or more violations in 3 years

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

Sha'terra Memorial Christian Academy

Center · 20 Southard Street · Last inspected Feb 24, 2025

61 violationsActive
Memorial Day Nursery - Site #2

Center · 238 Straight Street · Last inspected Dec 18, 2025

45 violationsActive
The Boys & Girls Club Of Paterson And Passaic - Aha

Center · 11-27 16th Ave · Last inspected Dec 15, 2025

45 violationsActive

No longer operating

2 providers with a revoked, suspended, or closed license.

Paterson Day Care 100

Center · 363 Broadway 2nd Floor · Last inspected Nov 25, 2025

20 violationsClosed
Tiny Steps Learning Center

Center · 31 McBride Avenue · Last inspected Nov 10, 2025

42 violationsClosed

Questions to ask when you tour in 07501

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

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