Child Care Center
✓ Licensed
Westfield Area Y - Deerfield Afterschool
Mountainside, NJ
· Union County
304 Central Avenue,
Mountainside, NJ 07092
Quick Facts
Capacity
57 children
Age Range
6 - 13 years
Subsidized Program
Does not participate
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Contact Information
📞 (908) 966-5957
Licensed Child Care Center
Active License
License Number
110700124
License Issued
Sep 7, 2026
Active Through
Sep 7, 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
We believe that all kids deserve the opportunity to discover who they are and what they can achieve. That is why kids in Y Child Care programs cultivate the values, skills and relationships that lead to positive behaviors, better health and educational achievement. Y programs provide a safe and nurturing environment for your child to learn, grow and develop their social skills to help them develop and realize their potential.
Hours of Operation
- Days of Operation Monday–Friday
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-25 | Phone Call,Email | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-06-25 | Phone Call,Email | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-05-19 | Phone Call,Email | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-05-18 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2026-04-09 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2026-04-01 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2026-03-09 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2025-12-18 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2024-12-11 | Yes | POPS Inspection | |
| 2024-12-05 | Yes | POPS Inspection | |
| 2024-10-29 | Monitoring | No | POPS Inspection |
| 2024-06-13 | Yes | POPS Inspection | |
| 2024-05-06 | Yes | POPS Inspection | |
| 2024-03-28 | Yes | POPS Inspection | |
| 2024-02-22 | Yes | POPS Inspection | |
| 2024-01-04 | Yes | POPS Inspection | |
| 2023-11-14 | Re-Inspection | Yes | POPS Inspection |
| 2023-09-12 | Phone Call | Yes | POPS Inspection |
| 2023-07-14 | Yes | POPS Inspection | |
| 2023-05-09 | Renewal | No | POPS Inspection |
| 2023-05-09 | Renewal | No | POPS Inspection |
| 2023-05-09 | 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. There is 1 CHRI missing. - 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. |
| 2023-05-09 | Violation | 3A:52-4.6(b)(1) | Ensure that the director meets the required qualifications as specified in the manual. - 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. |
| 2023-05-09 | Violation | 3A:52-4.6(d)(1) | Ensure that the program supervisor meets the required qualifications as specified in the manual. - 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. |
| 2023-05-09 | Violation | 3A:52-4.8(a)(1) | Ensure that all staff complete orientation training within two weeks of hire and annually. - Topics of orientation training shall include supervising and tracking all children, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.3(a). |
| 2023-05-09 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(o)(2) | Ensure that first aid and CPR training includes a hands-on component in addition to any online training. There was 1 staff that needed the hands- on training component. - First aid requirements are as follows: the first aid and CPR training shall include a hands-on training component in addition to any online training coursework. |
| 2023-05-09 | 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. |
| 2023-05-09 | Violation | 3A:52-6.8(a)(1) | Ensure that the center completes and maintains on file a children's records checklist, including the child's name, address, birth date, and date of enrollment. - The center shall complete and maintain on file for each enrolled child a Children’s Records Checklist, signed by the director, sponsor, or sponsor representative and designated by the Office of Licensing, indicating that the center has obtained documentation of the child's name, address, birth date, and date of enrollment. |
| 2023-05-09 | Violation | 3A:52-3.6(b)(1) | Ensure that the center maintains and distributes to all families and staff a copy of the updated Information to Parents document and maintains on file signatures of all staff and families attesting to the receipt of the policy. - 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. |
| 2023-05-09 | Violation | 3A:52-7.11(a)(1) | Ensure that the center maintains and distributes to all families the center's communicable disease policy. The center needs to remove lice from the communicable disease policy, and include the website for the reportable diseases. - Each center shall develop a written policy on the management of communicable diseases. This policy shall include the following: the list of illnesses and symptoms of illness for which a child will be separated from the group and possibly sent home, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-7.1©. |
| 2023-05-09 | Violation | 3A:52-6.8(k)(6) | Ensure that the center's social media policy includes guidelines for parents, and all websites and social media sites that the center uses. - The center shall develop and follow a written policy on the use of social media including, but not limited to the guidelines for parents, including but not limited to, prohibiting the posting of photographs or videos of any child other than their own. |
| 2022-04-28 | Monitoring | No | POPS Inspection |
| 2021-04-19 | Renewal | No | POPS Inspection |
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