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Licensed daycares in 07080South Plainfield, NJ

There are 6 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 07080. Together they have been cited for 86 violations across 17 inspections in the past three years, an average of 5.06 violations per inspection, which is below the South Plainfield average of 8.29.

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 (26 citations), followed by caregiver-to-child ratio (15). 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

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

Greatstart Early Learning Of South Plainfield

Center · 107 Corporate Boulevard Suite B · Last inspected Feb 24, 2025

28 violationsActive
Bright Minds Montessori

Center · 140 Front Street · Last inspected Aug 5, 2025

27 violationsActive
Creative Kids Academy

Center · 1615 Clinton Avenue · Last inspected Nov 10, 2025

22 violationsPending

Questions to ask when you tour in 07080

Recordkeeping is the most-cited issue among providers here, followed by caregiver-to-child ratio. 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 maintain caregiver-to-child ratios during shift changes, lunch breaks, and pickup?

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