Atlantic County · Galloway Township · #020240374
Day care facility, Block 456, Lot 1.02
Galloway Township, NJ · 9,414 sq ft non-residential, institutional
About this project
Building permit for an institutional adult and child day care facility of about 9,414 sq ft in Galloway Township, with a reported construction cost of $1.6 million.
Official description: Institutional Adult/Child Day Care for 6+ Occupants; Hospitals & Institutional; reported construction cost $1,600,000
- Plan type
- Building permit (new construction)
- Land use
- Hospitals & Institutional
- Status
- Certificate
Filing history
- 2024-05-17 · #020240374 · Building permit (new construction) · 9,414 sq ft
The full picture AI research · Nov 1, 2026
The county record describes a building permit for a new institutional day care facility in Galloway Township, Atlantic County. It would serve both adults and children. The building is about 9,414 square feet, and the reported construction cost is $1.6 million.
The records give no street address. They also don't say what is on the site now, who will run the center, or whether the township's planning board reviewed it. Searches of news, township agendas and company sites found nothing tied to Block 456, Lot 1.02. Details such as enrollment, hours and site layout are therefore unknown.
In general, a building permit comes late in the process. It usually means the zoning and site-plan questions were already settled.
What it could mean nearby
- Drop-off and pick-up trips could add morning and afternoon traffic near the site, but no traffic study was found.
- A facility of this size would likely create local jobs for staff, though no hiring figures were found.
- It would add child and adult care capacity for local families, but no capacity figure was found.
Where it stands
The latest county filing, dated 2024-05-17, is a building permit. This suggests the project had cleared its main local approvals. Construction inspections and a certificate of occupancy usually come next, followed by state licensing to operate.
- May 17, 2024 Latest county filing: building permit for the day care facility
Want to weigh in? No further public hearing is known. Residents can ask the Galloway Township construction or planning office about the file for this block and lot.
Planning terms explained
- Block and Lot
- The numbers the township tax map uses to identify a specific parcel of land.
- Institutional use
- A category for buildings that serve the public, such as schools, care centers and religious buildings, rather than homes or stores.
- Building permit
- Official permission to start construction after plans have been reviewed for code compliance.
- Certificate of occupancy
- A township sign-off that a finished building is safe to use.
We searched the web for this project but found nothing beyond the county record, so this explanation is based on the filing alone. Researched by AI from public sources on Nov 1, 2026. It can make mistakes, so check the linked sources and the municipality before relying on it.
Scope estimate for contractors
Estimated construction value: $3.3M
- ~47 roofing squares (assumes 2 stories)
- ~23 tons of cooling (rule of thumb 400 sq ft/ton)
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