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Growing Seeds Learning Academy - Rockaway
Rockaway, NJ
· Morris County
153 White Meadow Road,
Rockaway, NJ 07866
Quick Facts
Capacity
95 children
Age Range
6 weeks & older
Type of Care
Full-Time, Part-Time
Subsidized Program
Participates
State Rating
2
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Contact Information
📞 (862) 465-8832
Licensed Child Care Center
Active License
License Number
180200001
License Issued
Mar 11, 2025
Active Through
Mar 11, 2028
Issued By
New Jersey Department of Children & Families
Accreditation
GROW NJ
District Office
New Jersey Dept of Children and Families - Office of Licensing
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About the Provider
Growing Seeds Learning Academy – Rockaway offers a nurturing early learning environment for children beginning at 6 weeks of age through school age. Our educators create engaging experiences that encourage children to ask questions, explore new ideas, express their creativity, and develop important social and emotional skills. We focus on supporting the whole child while helping each student progress at their own pace in a caring and encouraging setting.
Additional Information:
Located on White Meadow Road, our Rockaway center provides families with childcare and educational experiences designed for different stages of childhood. Children have opportunities to learn through hands-on activities, purposeful play, and interaction with teachers and peers. Growing Seeds Learning Academy works closely with families to support each child’s development and help build a strong foundation for continued learning.
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Hours of Operation
- Monday07:00 AM - 06:00 PM
- Tuesday07:00 AM - 06:00 PM
- Wednesday07:00 AM - 06:00 PM
- Thursday07:00 AM - 06:00 PM
- Friday07:00 AM - 06:00 PM
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
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| Inspection Date | Type | Reinspection / Rule | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-04 | Life Safety Modification,Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-08-07 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-07-01 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-05-12 | Re-Inspection,Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-04-20 | Other,Life Safety Modification | No | Center Inspection |
| 2025-12-08 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-11-24 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-10-16 | Complaint | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-10-02 | Monitoring,Technical Assistance Inspection,Other | No | Center Inspection |
| 2025-03-10 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-02-24 | Other | No | Center Inspection |
| 2025-02-07 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-01-10 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-12-12 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-11-12 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-10-18 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-09-20 | Complaint | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-08-15 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-08-01 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-07-02 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-06-11 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-05-23 | Renewal | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-04-08 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-03-18 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-02-29 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-02-12 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-01-23 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-12-08 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-10-30 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-09-28 | Complaint | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-08-08 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-06-15 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-06-15 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-06-15 | Violation | 3A:52-4.6(c)(3) | Ensure that the group teacher meets the required qualifications as specified in the manual. - For early childhood programs, the following shall apply: the group teacher shall meet the requirements for experience and education |
| 2023-05-08 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-04-21 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-04-17 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-04-17 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-03-27 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-03-27 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-03-27 | Violation | 3A:52-4.3(a) | Ensure that adequate supervision is maintained at all times throughout the center. Based on information, ensure that adequate supervision is maintained at all times throughout the center. Two named staff failed to adequately supervise a named child when the named child grabbed a hot radiator pipe burning her hands. - The children shall be supervised directly by a staff member at all times, including during outdoor activities, rest and sleep, and walking through hallways. Toileting procedures shall be supervised by a staff member as appropriate for the ages and developmental needs of the children. |
| 2023-03-27 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(r) | Ensure the health, safety, and well-being of the children served. Based on information, provide a Corrective Action Plan to DCF as required. - The center shall take any steps required by the Office of Licensing to correct conditions in the building or center that may endanger the health, safety, and well-being of the children served. |
| 2023-03-27 | 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. Ensure adequate supervision at nap time and that no blankets are covering a child's face. Retrain all staff. - Topics of orientation training shall include supervising and tracking all children, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.3(a). |
| 2023-03-27 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(d)(2) | Ensure that all radiators, steam and hot water pipes have protective covers and are maintained in good condition. Based on information, ensure that radiators and radiator pipes are covered as required. - Heating requirements are as follows: steam and hot water pipes and radiators shall be protected by screens, guards, insulation, or any other suitable, non-combustible protective device. |
| 2023-03-27 | Violation | 3A:52-4.3(c) | Ensure that adequate staff/child ratios are maintained at all times throughout the center. In Room two 13 toddlers with 3 staff. - 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 |
| 2023-03-27 | Violation | 3A:52-7.10(b)(4) | Ensure that the center notifies the OOL by the next working day of any injuries or illnesses that occur at the center that results in a call to 911, on-site medical or transported emergency care or urgent care and provides documentation to OOL within one week and provides documentation to OOL within one week. - The director, sponsor, or sponsor representative shall report the following occurrences to the Office of Licensing by the next working day after the center learns of the occurrence and shall submit documentation to the Office of Licensing within one week of the occurrence of the incident, the occurrence of an injury or illness that results in a call to 911, on-site medical or transported emergency care, or urgent care. |
| 2023-03-27 | Violation | 3A:52-4.6(a) | Ensure that the center completes and maintains on file a Staff Records Checklist designated by OOL. - The center shall maintain on file a Staff Records Checklist designated by the Office of Licensing, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.1(b), indicating that the center has obtained documentation of the applicable staff education and experience, as specified in 3A:52-4.6(b) through (d). |
| 2023-03-27 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(o)(1) | Ensure that at least two staff have current first aid and CPR certifications and are present at all times at the center. Ensure staff with first aid certification are retrained to follow burn protocols as the injury report indicated staff applied ice and cream to the child's hands.. - First aid requirements are as follows: at least two staff members who have current certified basic knowledge of first aid principles and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), as defined by a recognized health organization (such as the American Red Cross), shall be in the center at all times when enrolled children are present. |
| 2023-03-27 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(a)(2) | Ensure that all surfaces are kept clean and in good repair. Remove large wooden toys/houses from the top of shelves in all classrooms that are not against the walls. - Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: floors, carpeting, walls, window coverings, ceilings, and other surfaces shall be kept clean and in good repair. |
| 2023-03-27 | Violation | 3A:52-6.4(a)(2) | Ensure that blankets or pillows do not cover the child's face. A child in Room 3 had their face covered by a blanket. - For early childhood programs, the center shall provide opportunities for daily rest and sleep as follows: for children from 13 to 18 months of age, the center shall provide daily rest and sleep according to the child's physical needs and ensure that blankets or pillows do not cover the child's face. |
| 2023-03-27 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(q)(3)(v) | Label all rooms approved by the OOL for the children's use. Ensure when decorating the classroom doors, room signs are not covered. - Space and room requirements are as follows: Indoor space requirements for play rooms and sleep rooms are as follows the center shall identify all rooms of the center that have been approved by the Office of Licensing. This identification shall consist of numbers, letters, names or any other means of identification and shall be located either inside or directly outside each room. |
| 2022-11-15 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-11-14 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-10-12 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-09-28 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-08-16 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-07-28 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-06-09 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-05-02 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(q)(1)(ii) | Ensure that unapproved space is inaccessible to the children at all times. Room 1 and room 2 are the only two rooms allowed for children under 2 1/2 years of age. Infants were found in the playroom area. The center shall ensure children under 2 1/2 years do not use the playroom or other space unless designated for 1-4 use. - Space and room requirements are as follows: all space and rooms within the center to be used by children shall be inspected and approved by the Office of Licensing prior to their use. In making its determination, the Office of Licensing shall consider whether the space is too far removed, remote, or isolated from other areas of the center to be used by children. rooms or areas of the center that are not Office of Licensing-approved for use by children shall be made inaccessible to children. |
| 2022-05-02 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(q)(3)(v) | Ensure all rooms approved by the OOL for the children's use are labeled. The center shall ensure the rooms are identified. - Space and room requirements are as follows: Indoor space requirements for play rooms and sleep rooms are as follows the center shall identify all rooms of the center that have been approved by the Office of Licensing. This identification shall consist of numbers, letters, names or any other means of identification and shall be located either inside or directly outside each room. |
| 2022-05-02 | Violation | 3A:52-7.8(d)(1)(ii)(2) | Ensure that the diapering area is within 15 feet of a sink that is not used for food preparation. For infant and toddler space at the center. - 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 area shall be within 15 feet of a sink that is not used for food preparation. |
| 2022-05-02 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(a)(2) | Ensure that all ceiling tiles are kept clean and in good repair. Replace the stained ceiling tiles in the infant room. - Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: floors, carpeting, walls, window coverings, ceilings, and other surfaces shall be kept clean and in good repair. |
| 2022-05-02 | Violation | 3A:52-4.6(b)(1) | Ensure that the director meets the required qualifications as specified in the manual. The center shall provide education and experience for a director. - The director shall meet the following qualification requirements for early childhood programs licensed to serve more than 30 children, the director shall meet the qualification requirements as specified in N.J.A.C 3A:52-4.6(b) for education and experience. |
| 2022-05-02 | Violation | 3A:52-4.6(c)(1) | Ensure that the head teacher meets the required qualifications as specified in the manual. The center shall provide education and experience for a head teacher. - 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. |
| 2022-05-02 | Violation | 3A:52-4.6(c)(3) | Ensure that the group teacher meets the required qualifications as specified in the manual. The center shall provide education and experience for a group teacher. - For early childhood programs, the following shall apply: the group teacher shall meet the requirements for experience and education |
| 2022-05-02 | Violation | 3A:52-4.6(d)(1) | Ensure that the program supervisor meets the required qualifications as specified in the manual. The center shall provide education and experience for a program supervisor. - For school-age child care programs the program supervisor shall meet the qualification requirements specified in one of the applicable options set forth in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.6(d) for education, training, and experience, based on the center's licensed capacity. |
| 2022-05-02 | Violation | 3A:52-4.10(a)(1) | Ensure that CARI background checks are completed as required for all staff within two weeks of hire. Ensure all CARI records are current with new sponsor change. - 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. |
| 2022-05-02 | 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. Ensure CHRI are all current with sponsor change. - 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. |
| 2022-05-02 | Violation | 3A:52-4.6(a) | Ensure that the center completes and maintains on file a Staff Records Checklist designated by OOL. Ensure the staff records checklist is complete due to sponsor change. - The center shall maintain on file a Staff Records Checklist designated by the Office of Licensing, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.1(b), indicating that the center has obtained documentation of the applicable staff education and experience, as specified in 3A:52-4.6(b) through (d). |
| 2022-04-28 | Monitoring,New Sponsor | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-04-28 | Monitoring,New Sponsor | No | Center Inspection |
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