Child Care Center
✓ Licensed
Metuchen Edison Community Day Care, Inc.
Metuchen, NJ
· Middlesex County
200 Hillside Avenue T/A CENTENARY CHILD CARE CTR.,
Metuchen, NJ 08840
Quick Facts
Capacity
131 children
Age range (listing information)
0 - 13 years
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Subsidized Program
Participates
State Rating
3
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Contact Information
📞 (732) 548-5468
Licensed Child Care Center
Active License
License Number
12MET0003
License Issued
Aug 12, 2026
Active Through
Aug 12, 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
Our state licensed center began in 1978 as Metuchen Edison Community Daycare. In 1992, Centenary Early Learning Center became a YMCA Child Care Program. We are proud to say that we received our NAEYC (National Association for the Education of Young Children) accreditation in 2005 and were re-accreditated in 2011. In Y child care programs, every child is treated as an individual, learning through hands on activities in an age appropriate environment. We provide opportunities for self expression through social/emotional, physical, cognitive and language development, while stimulating young minds to bring greater understanding, awareness and curiosity. Our center utilizes Creative Curriculum to create purposeful and productive experiences that help children grow in all areas of development and the CATCH program to incorporate healthy habits of physical fitness and good nutritional choices, as part of our programs.
Hours of Operation
- Monday7am-6:30pm
- Tuesday7am-6:30pm
- Wednesday7am-6:30pm
- Thursday7am-6:30pm
- Friday7am-6:30pm
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
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| Inspection Date | Type | Reinspection / Rule | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-10 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2026-08-27 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2026-07-30 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2026-07-27 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2026-07-09 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2026-06-18 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2026-05-28 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2026-03-23 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-02-10 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-12-15 | Agency Meeting | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-10-14 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-09-03 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-07-21 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-06-02 | Renewal | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-02-24 | Other | No | Center Inspection |
| 2024-12-13 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-10-18 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-08-01 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-05-24 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-02-10 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-10-31 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-07-11 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-07-11 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-07-11 | Violation | 3A:52-6.4(b)(1) | Repair and/or replace sleeping equipment that is in disrepair in room 4. - The center shall provide sleeping equipment for children 12 months of age and younger, the center shall provide for each child a crib, that complies with the Consumer Product Safety Commission's (CPSC) Federal Safety Standards for Full- Size and Non-Full-Size Baby Cribs; 16 CFR 1219 and 1220, which is incorporated herein by reference, and can be obtained through the CPSC's website at https://www.cpsc.gov/Safety-Education/Safety- Education-Centers/cribs , playpen, or other Office of Licensing-approved sleeping equipment that meets the following requirement that |
| 2022-07-11 | Violation | 3A:52-4.10(b)(1) | Ensure that all staff 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. |
| 2022-07-11 | Violation | 3A:52-4.8(c) | Ensure that all staff complete 12 hours of staff development annually. Update - The center shall ensure that all staff members who work at the center complete 12 hours of continuing staff development each year. |
| 2022-07-11 | Violation | 3A:52-4.8(d)(1) | Ensure that all credentialed staff complete 20 hours of staff development annually. Update - 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. |
| 2022-07-11 | 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. |
| 2022-07-11 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(l)(4) | Ensure that the center conducts at least two lockdown drills per year during each session provided at the center and maintains records of the drills on file. - Emergency procedure requirements are as follows: the center shall conduct two lockdown drills per year and maintain on file a record of each lockdown drill. The center shall ensure that lockdown drills are conducted during each session provided at the center. |
| 2022-07-11 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(a)(2) | Ensure that all flooring and carpeting are kept clean and in good repair throughout the center. - 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. |
| 2022-07-11 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(c)(1) | Replace all flickering lights throughout the center. - Lighting requirements are as follows: all fluorescent tubes and incandescent light bulbs shall have protective covers or shields. |
| 2022-07-11 | 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. |
| 2022-07-11 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(i)(5)(i) | Complete and submit a DCF Drinking Water Testing Checklist and Statement of Assurance and a copy of the center's water testing completed by a laboratory certified by the Department of Environmental Protection. - 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. |
| 2022-07-11 | 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. |
| 2019-12-05 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-09-16 | Renewal | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-07-22 | Renewal | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-06-04 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
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