The Giving Nest Preschool & Kindergarten - North Plainfield NJ Child Care Center

300 CLINTON AVE , North Plainfield NJ 07063
(908) 754-2060

About the Provider

Description: The core of The Giving Nest curriculum is to teach the children the joy of being kind and giving to others. Throughout the year our activities include manners, sharing, and reaching out to others who are less fortunate. Contact The Giving Nest today for more information about our schools. We'd love to give you a tour, answer your questions, and show you what makes our school so special . We look forward to building a relationship with you and your child. Since 1990, our commitment is to provide our families with the highest quality child care at affordable rates. The Giving Nest provides individualized attention to all children. By keeping our child/teacher ratio below state regulations our dedicated staff can provide the one-on-one attention your child deserves. Every class follows a carefully planned daily schedule; offering ample time for learning new things, creating projects, socializing with friends, exploring the diversified toys in the classrooms, and playing outside in our beautiful, fenced-in playground. All the children work in small groups, which gives them the opportunity to proceed at their own pace. This setting also offers the children more individualized instruction. Our small group format will allow your child to receive a large amount of nurturing, encouragement, and attention from the teachers.

Program and Licensing Details

  • License Number: 18GIV0001
  • Capacity: 120
  • Age Range: 2 1/2 - 6 years
  • State Rating: 1
  • Enrolled in Subsidized Child Care Program: Yes
  • Current License Issue Date: 2026-09-01
  • Current License Expiration Date: 2029-09-01
  • District Office: New Jersey Dept of Children and Families - Office of Licensing
  • District Office Phone: 1-877-667-9845 (Note: This is not the facility phone number.)

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Inspection/Report History

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Inspection Date Inspection Type Reinspection Form
2026-05-18 Renewal No Center Inspection
2025-05-20 Monitoring No Center Inspection
2024-05-13 Email Yes Center Inspection
2024-04-25 Monitoring No Center Inspection
2023-12-01 Email Yes Center Inspection
2023-10-24 Email Yes Center Inspection
2023-09-13 Email Yes Center Inspection
2023-08-10 Phone Call Yes Center Inspection
2023-07-05 Email Yes Center Inspection
2023-06-07 Email Yes Center Inspection
2023-05-02 150758 3A:52-4.10(b)(1) When the center applies for a new or renewal license or Certificate of Life/Safety Approval, the sponsor or sponsor representative shall submit to the Department the completed CARI consent forms for all staff members who are or will be working at the center on a regularly scheduled basis. Within two weeks after a new staff member begins working at the center, the sponsor or sponsor representative shall submit to the Department a completed CARI consent form for the new staff member.
2023-05-02 150758 3A:52-4.11(a)(1) As a condition of securing a license or Certificate of Life/Safety Approval, the sponsor or sponsor representative shall ensure that a Criminal History Record Information (CHRI) fingerprint background check is completed for himself or herself, and for all staff members at least 18 years of age who are or will be working at the center on a regularly- scheduled basis, to determine whether any such person has been convicted of a crime, as specified in P.L. 2000, c. 77 (N.J.S.A. 30:5B-6.10 to 6.17). The sponsor or sponsor representative and each staff member shall complete the electronic fingerprinting process through the vendor authorized by the State to conduct CHRI background checks through the Division of State Police in the Department of Law and Public Safety and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
2023-05-02 150758 3A:52-5.2(a)(5) The center shall be permitted to obtain a valid fire safety inspection certificate issued by the municipality in which it is located, based on a fire inspection conducted within the preceding 12 months, and submit a copy of the certificate to the Office of Licensing in lieu of a CO or CCO, if the center serves only children 2 ½ years of age or older and is located in a public school building that is used as a public school.
2023-05-02 150758 3A:52-2.1(b) A person applying for an initial license or renewal license to operate a center or relocation of a center shall submit a completed application to the Office of Licensing at least 45 days prior to the anticipated opening of the center or to the expiration of its existing regular license.
2023-05-02 150758 3A:52-5.3(i)(5)(i) Environmental condition precautions are as follows: at the time of the initial application, any renewal application, relocation of an existing licensed center and, in the discretion of the Office of Licensing, any other time, the applicant or facility operator shall certify in writing that the center provides a potable water supply provided by a public community water system. If the facility is supplied by a public community water system, the applicant or facility operator shall provide documentation of water testing conducted by a laboratory certified by the Department of Environmental Protection for water testing for lead and copper from all faucets and other sources used for drinking water or food preparation and at least 50 percent of all indoor water faucets utilized by the center.

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