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Licensed daycares in 07843Hopatcong, NJ

There are 3 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 07843. Together they have been cited for 36 violations across 10 inspections in the past three years, an average of 3.60 violations per inspection, which is below the Hopatcong average of 5.84.

No facility in this ZIP code currently holds a revoked or suspended license.

The most-cited issue here is recordkeeping (9 citations), followed by caregiver-to-child ratio (8). 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 3 providers

4 or more violations in 3 years

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

West Side Child Care Center

Center · 16 Maxim Dr · Last inspected Apr 8, 2026

24 violationsPending
Hopatcong Headstart

Center · 406 Wills Ave · Last inspected Sep 29, 2025

14 violationsActive
Alphabest At Durban Avenue Elementary School

Center · 616 Durban Ave · Last inspected Sep 29, 2025

13 violationsActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 07843

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

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