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Licensed daycares in 07503Paterson, NJ

There are 4 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 07503. Together they have been cited for 152 violations across 12 inspections in the past three years, an average of 12.67 violations per inspection, which is above the Paterson average of 6.38.

No facility in this ZIP code currently holds a revoked or suspended license.

The most-cited issue here is recordkeeping (41 citations), followed by physical safety (26). 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 4 providers

4 or more violations in 3 years

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

Rainbow Dreams Day Care

Center · 211 Florida Ave · Last inspected Jan 13, 2026

83 violationsActive
Wonder Of Learning Academy

Center · 661 Main Street · Last inspected Feb 24, 2025

32 violationsActive
Child Care Center Of St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center

Center · 800 Main Street · Last inspected May 14, 2026

21 violationsActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 07503

Recordkeeping is the most-cited issue among providers here, followed by physical safety. 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

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

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