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Licensed daycares in 07108Newark, NJ

There are 6 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 07108. Together they have been cited for 196 violations across 12 inspections in the past three years, an average of 16.33 violations per inspection, which is above the Newark average of 10.55.

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 (38 citations), followed by health and medication (33). 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 6 providers

4 or more violations in 3 years

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

First Steps Early Childhood Center

Center · 29-35 Elizabeth Avenue · Last inspected May 11, 2026

91 violationsPending
Schooldays Rock Early Learning Center Llc

Center · 179-205 Irvine Turner Boulevard · Last inspected Feb 24, 2025

78 violationsPending
Bright Stars Academy Llc

Center · 176 Avon Avenue · Last inspected Mar 5, 2025

65 violationsPending

Questions to ask when you tour in 07108

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

1

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

2

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

3

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

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