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Grow 'n Learn Nursery School & Day Care Center
Thorofare, NJ
· Gloucester County
4 East Lecato Avenue,
Thorofare, NJ 08086
Quick Facts
Capacity
54 children
Age range (listing information)
2 1/2 - 13 years
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Subsidized Program
Participates
State Rating
1
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Contact Information
📞 (856) 853-0569
Licensed Child Care Center
Active License
License Number
08GRO0001
License Issued
Nov 20, 2025
Active Through
Nov 20, 2028
Issued By
New Jersey Department of Children & Families
District Office
New Jersey Dept of Children and Families - Office of Licensing
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About the Provider
Welcome to Grow N' Learn Nursery School and Daycare Center.We offer Academic and Creative Curriculum in a clean loving atmosphere. For the past 29 years Grow N' Learn has been offering community excellence in the West Deptford area. Now accepting 2 1/2 to 13 years of age. We provide before and after school care for West Deptford Residents, full to 1/2 programs, services available when public schools are closed.
Hours of Operation
- Monday7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
- Tuesday7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
- Wednesday7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
- Thursday7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
- Friday7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
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| Inspection Date | Type | Reinspection / Rule | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-03 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2026-08-25 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2026-07-30 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2026-06-11 | Monitoring,Complaint | No | Center Inspection |
| 2025-11-12 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-10-24 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-09-23 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2024-02-05 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-01-04 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-12-12 | Complaint | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-03-10 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-02-24 | Monitoring,Complaint | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-02-24 | Monitoring,Complaint | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-02-24 | Violation | 3A:52-4.8(a)(2) | Based on complaint 21828, retrain all staff on the center's policies and procedures for diapering and toilet training. - Topics of orientation training shall include understanding center operations, policies and procedures, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.5(b)3. |
| 2022-12-12 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-11-03 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-11-03 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-10-17 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-10-17 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-10-17 | Violation | 3A:52-4.3(c) | Ensure that adequate staff/child ratios are maintained at all times throughout the center. - The following staff/child ratios shall apply, except as specified in 3A:52-4.3(d) through (f):Age Staff/Child RatioUnder 18 months - 1:418 months up to 2 ½ years - 1:62 ½ years up to 4 years - 1:104 years - 1:125 years and older - 1:15 |
| 2022-10-17 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(q)(2)(ii) | Ensure that the center complies with the licensed capacity of the classrooms at all times throughout the center. - Space and room requirements are as follows: at no time shall a center allow more children in attendance than the licensed room capacity. |
| 2022-10-17 | Violation | 3A:52-6.1(b)(7)(ii) | Develop a written policy for the use of television, computers and other technology by children over the age of 2 years old and maintain it on file at the center. - The staff member(s) specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.5 who are responsible for developing and overseeing the implementation of the center's daily activities shall ensure that the use of a television, computers, and other video equipment shall be limited to educational and instructional use, shall be age and developmentally appropriate, and shall not be used as a substitute for planned activities or for passive viewing. Centers shall develop a written policy regarding the use of television, computers, and other equipment for children over the age of two and maintain on file written plans for such use and the length of time for their use. In addition, centers shall develop a written policy for the use of such equipment as it pertains to children in care less than four hours and children in care more than four hours. |
| 2022-10-17 | Violation | 3A:52-6.1(b)(7) | Ensure that the use of television, computers, and other video equipment is for educational and instructional use, is age and developmentally appropriate, is not used as a substitute for planned activities, and is not used for passive viewing. - The staff member(s) specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.5 who are responsible for developing and overseeing the implementation of the center's daily activities shall ensure that the use of a television, computers, and other video equipment shall be limited to educational and instructional use, shall be age and developmentally appropriate, and shall not be used as a substitute for planned activities or for passive viewing. |
| 2022-10-17 | Violation | 3A:52-7.6(a)(2) | Ensure that parents are notified immediately when a child sustains a head or facial injury, including when a child is bitten on the face. - The center shall take immediate necessary action to protect the child from further harm and shall immediately notify the child's parent(s) when a child sustains a head or facial injury, including when a child bumps his or her head. |
| 2022-10-17 | Violation | 3A:52-7.6(e)(1) | Develop a written policy for parental notification of injuries if the center uses methods other than a telephone call and maintain on file the signatures of staff and parents acknowledging receipt of the policy. - The center shall develop and follow a written policy for parental notification if a method other than a telephone call is used at the center for parental notification. The center shall distribute a copy of this policy to the parent of each enrolled child and secure and maintain on file a record of each parent’s signature attesting to receipt of this policy. |
| 2022-10-17 | Violation | 3A:52-7.7(a)(3)(iv) | Ensure that the center washes and disinfects the tables used by the children for eating before each meal. - The schedule for disinfecting shall be as follows: tables used by the children for eating shall be washed and disinfected before each meal. |
| 2022-10-17 | Violation | 3A:52-7.7(e)(1)(i) | Ensure that the center washes and disinfects toilet training chairs and potty seats after each use. - For early childhood programs, the following shall apply: in addition to the items specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-7.7(a)3, the following equipment items or surfaces shall be washed and disinfected after each use, toilet training chairs and potty seats that have first been emptied into a toilet. |
| 2022-10-17 | Violation | 3A:52-7.8(a)(4)(i) | Ensure that staff wash their hands immediately before preparing or serving food. - Handwashing requirements are as follows: staff members shall wash their hands with soap and running water immediately before preparing or serving food. |
| 2022-10-17 | Violation | 3A:52-7.8(a)(4)(iii) | Ensure that staff wash their hands immediately after assisting a child in toileting. - Handwashing requirements are as follows: staff members shall wash their hands with soap and running water immediately after assisting a child in toileting. |
| 2022-10-17 | Violation | 3A:52-4.5(e)(2)(i) | Ensure that the head teacher is present at the center for at least 75% of the center's daily operating hours or at least six hours a day, whichever is less. - For early childhood programs the head teacher shall be scheduled to work at the center for at least 75 percent of the center's daily operating hours or at least six hours a day, whichever is less. |
| 2022-10-17 | Violation | 3A:52-6.8(h)(3)(ii) | Ensure that the center provides parent/staff conferences semi-annually and upon request. - For early childhood programs, the following shall apply, the center shall provide for the direct involvement of parents of enrolled children in the center's operation and activities by holding individual parent/staff conferences semi-annually and upon request of the parent or staff member(s) to discuss the child’s needs and progress. |
| 2022-10-17 | Violation | 3A:52-4.10(b)(1) | Ensure that all staff, the sponsor and/or the sponsor representative submit a CARI background check upon renewal. - 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. |
| 2022-10-17 | Violation | 3A:52-4.11(a)(1) | Ensure that all staff, the sponsor and/or the sponsor representative complete a CHRI background check as required for the center's license renewal. - 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. |
| 2022-10-17 | Violation | 3A:52-4.8(c) | Ensure that all staff complete 12 hours of staff development annually. - The center shall ensure that all staff members who work at the center complete 12 hours of continuing staff development each year. |
| 2022-10-17 | Violation | 3A:52-4.8(d)(1) | Ensure that all credentialed staff complete 20 hours of staff development annually. - In lieu of the child care staff development specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.8(b), the director, head teacher(s), group teacher(s), and program supervisor(s) shall each complete 20 hours of staff development each year. Recommended topics of training for these staff include educational and physical activity. |
| 2022-10-17 | Violation | 3A:52-4.5(b)(2)(i) | Ensure that the center maintains daily time sheets for staff that indicate the hours the staff worked at the center. - The director shall have the authority and responsibility for the implementation of policies and procedures for the day-to-day operation of the center, including maintenance of staff attendance records indicating daily hours worked. |
| 2022-10-17 | Violation | 3A:52-7.11(b) | Ensure that the center maintains and distributes to all families the center's communicable disease policy and maintains on file the signatures of the parents attesting to their receipt of the policy. - The center shall distribute a copy of the policy on the management of communicable diseases to the parent of each child enrolled and secure and maintain on file a record of each parent’s signature attesting to receipt of the policy. |
| 2022-10-17 | Violation | 3A:52-6.8(j)(3) | Develop and maintain on file an expulsion policy and maintain on file signatures from all families attesting to the receipt of the policy. - The center shall develop and follow a written policy on the expulsion of children from enrollment at the center. The center shall distribute a copy of the expulsion policy to the parent of each enrolled child and secure and maintain on file a record of each parent’s signature attesting to receipt of the policy. |
| 2022-10-17 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(f)(2) | Ensure that toilet bolts are covered. - Toilet facility requirements are as follows: mirrors, dispensers, and other equipment shall be fastened securely. |
| 2022-10-17 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(p) | Repair and/or remove all broken and/or rusted toys from the outdoor play area. - Play equipment, materials, and furniture for indoor and outdoor use shall be of sturdy and safe construction, non-toxic, free of hazards, and used in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions. The center may not use play equipment intended for outdoor use indoors. |
| 2022-10-17 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(b)(7) | Provide and maintain the resilient surfacing and use zones under all play equipment as required. - Outdoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: the center shall comply with the Playground Safety Subcode of the New Jersey Uniform Construction Code, as specified in N.J.A.C. 5:23-11. |
| 2022-10-17 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(b)(1) | Remove overgrown vegetation from the outdoor play area. - Outdoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: the building, land, walkways, and outdoor play area shall be free from hazards to the health, safety or well-being of the children. |
| 2022-09-15 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-09-01 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-07-27 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-06-27 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-05-27 | Monitoring,Complaint | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-05-27 | Monitoring,Complaint | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-05-27 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(i)(8) | Submit a Safe Building Interior Certification or other approval issued by the DOH. - Environmental condition precautions are as follows: at the time of the initial application, any renewal application, relocation of an existing licensed center, and, as determined by the Office of Licensing, on a case-by-case basis, the facility operator shall submit to the Office of Licensing a Safe Building Interior Certification or other approval issued by the Department of Health that indicates that no further remediation is needed for the interior of the building in which the center is located. |
| 2022-05-27 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(a)(19) | Complete radon testing in every room on the lowest floor used by children and post the results in a prominent location. - Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: the center shall test for the presence of radon gas in each classroom on the lowest floor level used by children at least once every five years and shall post the test results in a prominent location in all buildings at the center, as specified in N.J.S.A. 30:5B-5.2. |
| 2022-05-27 | Violation | 3A:52-4.8(b) | Ensure that all staff complete orientation training which may be included for six of the required annual training hours. - Orientation training as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.8(a) may be included for six of the required hours of staff development specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.8(c) and (d). |
| 2022-05-27 | Violation | 3A:52-4.6(c)(1) | Ensure that the new head teacher meets the required qualifications as specified in the manual. - For early childhood programs, the following shall apply: for all centers, the head teacher or consulting head teacher shall meet the qualification requirements specified in one of the seven options set forth in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.6(c) for education and experience. |
| 2022-05-27 | Violation | 3A:52-4.11(a)(1) | Ensure that all staff, the sponsor and/or the sponsor representative complete a CHRI background check as required. - 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. |
| 2022-05-27 | Violation | 3A:52-3.6(b)(1) | Ensure that the center maintains and distributes to all families and staff a copy of the Information to Parents document and maintains on file signatures of all staff and families attesting to the receipt of the policy. Based on complaint # 20709, the center needs to afford parents of enrolled children the opportunity to visit the center at any time during the center's hours of operation and program activities without having to secure prior approval. - The center shall distribute a copy of the Information to Parents document to each child’s parent(s) upon enrollment and to every person upon becoming a staff member and secure and maintain on file a record of each parent’s and staff member’s signature attesting to receipt of the document. The center shall maintain on file a copy of the Information to Parents document. |
| 2021-11-16 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2020-02-18 | Fax | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2020-01-21 | Fax | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-12-23 | Renewal | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-11-13 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-10-24 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-10-01 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
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