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Licensed daycares in 07504Paterson, NJ

There are 7 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 07504. Together they have been cited for 211 violations across 24 inspections in the past three years, an average of 8.79 violations per inspection, which is above the Paterson average of 6.35.

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 physical safety (48 citations), followed by recordkeeping (40). 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

4 or more violations in 3 years

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

Little Scholars Play House

Center · 84 Vreeland Ave · Last inspected Feb 24, 2025

72 violationsActive
Sonshine Christian Academy Day Nursery

Center · 385 Park Ave · Last inspected Feb 24, 2025

40 violationsActive
Amazin Kids Paradise Academy

Center · 779 East 26th Street · Last inspected Feb 3, 2026

32 violationsActive

No longer operating

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

New Destiny Family Success Center

Center · 137 Carroll Street · Last inspected Mar 6, 2025

10 violationsClosed

Questions to ask when you tour in 07504

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