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Licensed daycares in 08879 — South Amboy, NJ
There are 5 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 08879. Together they have been cited for 120 violations across 13 inspections in the past three years, an average of 9.23 violations per inspection, which is roughly in line with the South Amboy average of 8.70.
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 (39 citations), followed by health and medication (19). 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.
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4 or more violations in 3 years
6 providers. A higher count isn't automatically a red flag — read the actual citations before drawing conclusions.
Questions to ask when you tour in 08879
Recordkeeping is the most-cited issue among providers here, followed by health and medication. Providers with clean records will have ready answers.
What records do you keep on staff training and child incidents, and how are they reviewed?
How do you log medication administration, and who verifies it?
Walk me through how children are supervised during outdoor time and transitions between rooms.
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