Child Care Center
✓ Licensed
Here We Grow Child Development Center
Westfield, NJ
· Union County
422 Central Avenue,
Westfield, NJ 07090
Quick Facts
Capacity
110 children
Age Range
0 - 6 years
Subsidized Program
Participates
State Rating
1
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Contact Information
📞 (908) 233-6000
Licensed Child Care Center
Active License
License Number
20HER0002
License Issued
Jul 8, 2026
Active Through
Jul 8, 2029
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
At Here We Grow, we can assure you that your child will receive tender loving care by our nurturing childcare staff. We feel that building a trusting relationship between parent, child and caregiver is a crucial component to the overall success of your child. We promise to meet the individual needs of your child by establishing an environment conducive to each child's own uniqueness. You and your child will feel secure in a safe, warm and loving environment due to our teacher/child ratio. As elementary school teachers and mothers of our own children, we feel that we have the education and experience to offer you a superior early childhood development program. Here We Grow bases it's philosophy on training and experience. We have a staff of five administrators and twenty staff members, giving the center an unprecedented pool of resources, resulting in the highest quality of care for your child. See for yourself!
Hours of Operation
- Days of Operation Monday–Friday
- Open HoursMonday - Friday 7 A.M. - 6 P.M.
Inspection/Report History
Where possible, ChildcareCenter provides inspection reports as a service to families. This information is deemed reliable but is not guaranteed. We encourage families to contact the daycare provider directly with any questions or concerns. Reports can also be verified with your local daycare licensing office.
| Inspection Date | Type | Reinspection / Rule | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-08 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-06-08 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2026-05-06 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2026-04-06 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-03-19 | New Sponsor,Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-02-18 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-01-13 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-12-09 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2025-04-28 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-04-14 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-04-02 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-03-17 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-02-24 | Other | No | Center Inspection |
| 2025-02-04 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-08-14 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-08-02 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-06-27 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-06-26 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-05-11 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-04-27 | Monitoring,Complaint | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-04-27 | Monitoring,Complaint | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-04-27 | Violation | 3A:52-6.7(b) | Based on complaint, ensure that the staff do not utilize any form of emotional punishment at any time in the center. - Staff members shall not use abusive language, ridicule, harsh, humiliating or frightening treatment or any other form of emotional punishment of children. |
| 2023-04-27 | Violation | 3A:52-7.8(a)(1)(i) | In classroom 7, ensure that children wash their hands before the intake of food. - Handwashing requirements are as follows: the center shall ensure that children three months of age and older wash their hands with soap and running water before intake of food. |
| 2023-04-27 | Violation | 3A:52-4.8(a)(7) | Based on complaint, retrain staff on implementing the center's discipline policy. - Topics of orientation training shall include implementing the center's statement of policy on the disciplining of children, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-6.6. |
| 2023-04-27 | Violation | 3A:52-5.2(a)(8) | Provide a current life/hazard use registration certificate applicable to the center's licensed capacity and ages served. - The center shall obtain a Life Hazard Use Registration certificate applicable to the center’s licensed capacity and ages served pursuant to the Uniform Fire Safety Act, N.J.S.A. 52:27D-192 et seq. The center shall post this document in a prominent location within the center. |
| 2023-04-27 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(b)(1) | Ensure that all outdoor hazards are removed as required. There is a missing nut on the blue climbing structure. - 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. |
| 2022-12-06 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-11-29 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-11-16 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-10-21 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-10-21 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-09-22 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-09-22 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-09-22 | Violation | 3A:52-4.10(b)(1) | Ensure that all staff submit a CARI background check upon renewal for 4 staff members. - 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. |
| 2022-09-22 | 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 for 3 staff members. - 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. |
| 2022-09-22 | Violation | 3A:52-2.1(b) | Complete and submit a DCF Renewal Attestation and all required documents. - 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. |
| 2022-09-14 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-08-23 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-08-01 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-08-01 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-07-07 | New Sponsor | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-07-07 | New Sponsor | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-07-07 | Violation | 3A:52-4.11(b)(2) | Ensure that all staff who do not have a completed CHRI background check are directly supervised by another staff member. At the time of the inspection 1 staff member without a cleared CHRI was walking 11 children in from the playground. - When the center applies for a new license or Certificate of Life/Safety Approval, the sponsor or sponsor representative shall ensure that each staff member at least 18 years of age who is or will be working at the center on a regularly scheduled basis completes the CHRI fingerprinting process specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.11(a). Until the center receives the results of the CHRI background check for a new staff member from the Department of Human Services, the center shall ensure oversight of that person by another staff member and ensure that the person is not alone to supervise a child or group of children. |
| 2022-07-07 | Violation | 3A:52-7.7(a)(3)(i)(4) | At the time of the inspection the sleeping mats had items stored on top of them in room 2. - The schedule for disinfecting shall be as follows: the following equipment items or surfaces shall be washed and disinfected after each use, sleeping mats that are not stored separately. |
| 2022-07-07 | Violation | 3A:52-7.7(e)(1)(i) | Ensure that the center washes and disinfects toilet training chairs and potty seats after each use throughout the center. - 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. |
| 2022-07-07 | Violation | 3A:52-7.8(d)(1)(ii)(3) | Ensure that diapering surfaces are flat, smooth, clean, dry, non-absorbent and in good repair in room 2. - For early childhood programs, the following shall apply: diapering requirements for centers serving children who are not toilet trained are as follows, diapering area and surface requirements are as follows, the diapering surface shall be flat, smooth, clean, dry, non-absorbent, and in good repair. |
| 2022-07-07 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(n)(4) | Ensure that all fire extinguishers are serviced and tagged annually and recharged as needed outside of the infant room. - Fire prevention requirements are as follows: all fire extinguishers shall be visually inspected once a month, and serviced and tagged at least once a year and recharged, if necessary, as specified in the NJUFC. |
| 2022-07-07 | Violation | 3A:52-4.10(a)(1) | Ensure that CARI background checks are completed as required for all staff within two weeks of hire refers to 1 staff member. - The sponsor or sponsor representative, and each staff member shall complete a signed consent form provided by the Department that indicates the identifying information necessary to conduct a CARI background check, including the person’s name, address, date of birth, sex, race, and Social Security number. Pursuant to the Federal Privacy Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-579), the Department shall advise each such person that the disclosure of his or her Social Security number is voluntary, and that the Social Security number will only be used for the purpose of conducting a CARI background check. |
| 2022-07-07 | 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, refers to 1 staff member. - 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. |
| 2022-07-07 | Violation | 3A:52-4.8(a)(1) | Ensure that all staff complete orientation training within two weeks of hire and annually, including training on supervising and tracking children, refers to 1 staff member. - Topics of orientation training shall include supervising and tracking all children, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.3(a). |
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