Description: The Westfield Area Y offers full and half day child care programs to meet the needs of your family.
Full Day Child Care is available at the Y Child Care Center, 170 Elm Street in Westfield for children ages 6 months - 5 years. It is also available at Garwood Family Center Y at 500 East Street for children 2 1/2 to 5 years.
Half Day Preschool and Full Day Kindergarten is available at the Robert & Virginia Bauer Family Branch, 422 East Broad Street in Westfield for children ages 2 1/2 - 5 years.
Preschool is also available at Garwood Family Center Y for children ages 2 1/2 - 5 years and at Y Child Care at the Cranford Community Center, 220 Walnut Street in Cranford for children ages 3 - 5 years.
Kindergarten wraparound is available to complement the Westfield Public School's half-day kindergarten program. Half-day Pre-K is available at Garwood Family Center Y to complement the Public School's half-day Pre-K program. There is also a Drop-In program in Garwood.
Before School Care and After School Care is available for students at sites throughout the area:
Westfield: Main Y Facility, 220 Clark Street, and Westfield Public Schools: Tamaques, McKinley, Jefferson, Lincoln, Washington, Wilson Elementary Schools, Edison & Roosevelt Middle School, Garwood Family Center Y and Y Child Care in Mountainside.
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, as the provider may have already addressed some or all issues. Reports can also be verified with your local daycare licensing office.
| Inspection Date | Inspection Type | Reinspection | Form |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-07 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2026-01-08 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2026-01-02 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-12-01 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-10-29 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2025-04-28 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-04-10 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-03-12 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-02-24 | Other | No | Center Inspection |
| 2025-02-05 | Yes | POPS Inspection | |
| 2024-12-17 | Yes | POPS Inspection | |
| 2024-10-08 | Yes | POPS Inspection | |
| 2024-06-04 | Monitoring,Life Safety Modification | No | POPS Inspection |
| 2024-04-09 | Yes | POPS Inspection | |
| 2024-03-27 | Yes | POPS Inspection | |
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