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Licensed daycares in 07103Newark, NJ

There are 22 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 07103. Together they have been cited for 859 violations across 69 inspections in the past three years, an average of 12.45 violations per inspection, which is above the Newark average of 7.11.

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 recordkeeping (221 citations), followed by health and medication (167). 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 22 providers

4 or more violations in 3 years

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

New Community Youth Services

Center · 56-68 Hayes Street · Last inspected Apr 29, 2026

68 violationsActive
Sarah Ward Nursery

Center · 105 Lock Street · Last inspected Feb 24, 2025

68 violationsActive
Mercyland Children And Academy Center

Center · 396 15TH AVENUE · Last inspected Mar 12, 2026

55 violationsActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 07103

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