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.
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| 2023-05-23 | 3A:52-4.5(a)(3)(i)(1) | |
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The sponsor or sponsor representative shall designate individuals with the authority and responsibility to develop and implement written policies and procedures for the operation of the center, including a table of organization that illustrates lines of authority, responsibility and communication. Violation Observed: Ensure that the center has a table of organization that illustrates lines of authority, responsibility, and communication for each site. |
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| 2023-05-23 | 3A:52-6.8(a)(1) | |
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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. Violation Observed: 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. |
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| 2023-05-23 | 3A:52-4.6(a) | |
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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). Violation Observed: Ensure that the center completes and maintains on file a Staff Records Checklist designated by OOL. There was 1 staff application missing. There was 1 criminal disclosure statement missing. |
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| 2023-05-23 | 3A:52-4.5(b)(2)(i) | |
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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. Violation Observed: Ensure that the center maintains daily time sheets for staff that indicate the hours the staff worked at the center. |
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| 2023-05-23 | 3A:52-5.3(n)(1) | |
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Fire prevention requirements are as follows: the center shall conduct fire drills at least once a month, as specified in the NJUFC. The center shall ensure that fire drills are conducted during each session provided at the center and that one fire drill per year is conducted during nap time, if applicable. Violation Observed: Ensure that the center conducts fire drills at least once per month during each session provided at the center. |
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| 2023-05-23 | 3A:52-5.3(l)(4) | |
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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. Violation Observed: 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. |
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| 2021-09-14 | 2021-11-22 | 3A:52-4.6(a) |
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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). Violation Observed: The center is required to submit to OOL the center's current staff records checklist. |
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| 2021-09-14 | 2021-10-21 | 3A:52-4.10(b)(1) |
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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. Violation Observed: The center is required to submit to OOL the center's current Renewal CARIs for all employees. |
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| 2021-09-14 | 2022-03-23 | 3A:52-4.11(a)(1) |
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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. Violation Observed: The center is required to submit to OOL the center's current CHRI for all employees. |
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| 2021-09-14 | 2021-10-21 | 3A:52-4.10(b)(1) |
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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. Violation Observed: The center is required to submit to OOL the center's current Renewal CARIs for all employees. |
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| 2021-09-14 | 3A:52-4.11(a)(1) | |
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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. Violation Observed: The center is required to submit to OOL the center's current CHRI for all employees. |
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| 2021-09-14 | 2021-11-22 | 3A:52-4.6(a) |
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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). Violation Observed: The center is required to submit to OOL the center's current staff records checklist. |
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| 2019-12-16 | 2020-01-03 | 3A:52-4.8(e) |
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Directors shall complete staff development in understanding licensing regulations as provided by the Office of Licensing within 90 days of hire. Such staff development may be included in the required 20 hours of staff development specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.8(d). Violation Observed: Ensure that the center's designee attends understanding licensing training. |
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| 2019-12-16 | 2020-01-03 | 3A:52-4.8(e) |
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Directors shall complete staff development in understanding licensing regulations as provided by the Office of Licensing within 90 days of hire. Such staff development may be included in the required 20 hours of staff development specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.8(d). Violation Observed: Ensure that the center's designee attends understanding licensing training. |
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