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Licensed daycares in 07208Elizabeth, NJ

There are 7 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 07208. Together they have been cited for 122 violations across 23 inspections in the past three years, an average of 5.30 violations per inspection, which is roughly in line with the Elizabeth average of 6.09.

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 (37 citations), followed by background checks (23). 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

1–3 violations in 3 years

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

Catapult Learning At Antonia Pantoja School #27

Center · 505-517 Morris Avenue · Last inspected Jan 28, 2025

3 violationsPending

4 or more violations in 3 years

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

Tender Kids Learning Center

Center · 40 Parker Road · Last inspected Mar 18, 2025

38 violationsPending
Elizabeth Center 1189 Head Start

Center · 1189 East Broad Street · Last inspected Feb 17, 2026

35 violationsActive
Catapult Learning At Joseph Battin School No. 4

Center · 840 N Broad Street · Last inspected Apr 7, 2025

21 violationsActive

No longer operating

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

Catapult Learning At Albert Einstein School #29

Center · 919 N Broad Street · Last inspected Apr 29, 2025

8 violationsClosed
Robert Morris School #18 - Ymca After School Program

Center · 860 Cross Ave · Last inspected Oct 1, 2025

10 violationsClosed

Questions to ask when you tour in 07208

Recordkeeping is the most-cited issue among providers here, followed by background checks. 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

Can you show me how you document background and reference checks for new staff?

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