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Harrison Learning Center

Harrison, NJ · Hudson County
★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆ 3.0 (2 reviews)
620 Essex Street, Harrison, NJ 07029
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Quick Facts

Capacity
109 children
Age Range
0 - 13 years
Subsidized Program
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Contact Information

📞 (973) 484-0950
620 Essex Street
Harrison, NJ 07029
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✓ Licensed Child Care Center
Active License
License Number
09HAR0003
License Issued
Jun 1, 2026
Active Through
Jun 1, 2029
Issued By
New Jersey Department of Children & Families
District Office
New Jersey Dept of Children and Families - Office of Licensing

Reviews

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Karla
2015-01-08 23:03:43
★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Awesome daycare. I as any other mother was very afraid of who to trust with my kids at first. But I couldn't have chosen a better daycare to trust for the the care of my boys. I had both of my kids in this daycare for about 3 years with no problems. Now one of my kids is in kindergarten and was completely ready for that next step thanks to Mrs. Nikki's help. I want to thank Mrs. Nikki personally for taking such good care of my kids, taking care of them like if they were her own. I definitely recommend this daycare to anyone your kids will be well taken care of.

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Vivek Agarwal
2013-10-21 19:30:31
★ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆

My son went to this day care for 14 months. My son was very active for his age so we thought of putting him to this day care as we have heard good first hand reviews of this place. The first year was really awesome with my kid. Her teachers in waddler class were just awesome. They took very good care of my kid. The terrible/horrific/depressing starts when my son was moved to the toddler class. From the very onset, their approach to 3 year old kids entering their class was to be too strict with them. They would say that they are independent and need to do all their stuff by themselves. (So small kids need to do everything by themselves!!!!). I think the teacher thinks all the small kids should just be very disciplined and listen to them all the time. The one who doesn’t listen – TIE THEM TO THE CHAIR TO MAKE SURE THEY SIT AT ONE PLACE, GIVE THEM TIME OUTS FOR WHOLE DAY, FORCE FOOD INTO THEM IF THEY DON’T EAT, SHOUT AND YELL AT THEM.. yes all these were done at this center by these idiots... The result of above treatment was that my kid developed withdrawal symptoms, woke up at night scared and refused to sit on the chair and said “No tie, No tie”. So if you don’t want your kid to go through this pain, please make sure that you DO NOT go to this day care. Else, they would make sure that your kid doesn’t come out happy. I found this hard truth after my kid went through all this and I hope no other kid has to go through the same.

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About the Provider

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At the Harrison Learning Center, our goal is to prepare children for their future by: Supporting the physical, social, emotional and intellectual development of all our children; Enabling children to follow simple directions such as when to sit and listen; Giving children concrete knowledge that will enable them to visualize concepts taught at school; Encouraging a love for music and books; Enabling each child to be self-confident and to have self respect; Helping children to verbalize needs and ideas; Teaching children to work out differences using language and to respect others' differences; Encouraging each child to experiment and to have the self-confidence to make mistakes. We believe that child care should be affordable and accessible to all who are in need of service, that children have a right to a safe and secure environment which fosters social, emotional, physical and intellectual growth and that parents have a right to choose their child care arrangements and that choice should be available.

Hours of Operation

  • Monday07:00 AM - 05:30 PM
  • Tuesday07:00 AM - 05:30 PM
  • Wednesday07:00 AM - 05:30 PM
  • Thursday07:00 AM - 05:30 PM
  • Friday07:00 AM - 05:30 PM
  • Saturday Closed
  • Sunday Closed

Inspection/Report History

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Inspection Date Type Reinspection / Rule Details
2026-06-01 Email Yes Center Inspection
2026-05-18 Email Yes Center Inspection
2026-05-14 Re-Inspection Yes Center Inspection
2026-04-28 Renewal No Center Inspection
2025-11-26 Re-Inspection,Life Safety Modification Yes Center Inspection
2025-10-23 Email Yes Center Inspection
2025-10-22 Re-Inspection Yes Center Inspection
2025-08-11 Email Yes Center Inspection
2025-08-05 Monitoring No Center Inspection
2024-03-07 Monitoring No Center Inspection
2024-01-31 Email Yes Center Inspection
2024-01-17 Email Yes Center Inspection
2023-11-14 Email Yes Center Inspection
2023-11-01 Email Yes Center Inspection
2023-09-29 Email Yes Center Inspection
2023-07-14 Email Yes Center Inspection
2023-07-13 Renewal No Center Inspection
2023-07-13 Renewal No Center Inspection
2023-07-13 Violation 3A:52-4.6(a) Ensure that the center completes and maintains on file a Staff Records Checklist designated by OOL. Update and submit the OOL with current staff only. - 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).
2023-07-13 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
2023-07-13 Violation 3A:52-4.8(a)(2) Ensure that all staff complete orientation training within two weeks of hire and annually, including understanding center operations, policies and procedures. - Topics of orientation training shall include understanding center operations, policies and procedures, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.5(b)3.
2023-07-13 Violation 3A:52-4.8(c) Ensure that all staff complete 12 hours of staff development annually. - The center shall ensure that all staff members who work at the center complete 12 hours of continuing staff development each year.
2023-07-13 Violation 3A:52-4.8(d)(1) Ensure that all credentialed staff complete 20 hours of staff development annually. - 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.
2023-07-13 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. - 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.
2023-07-13 Violation 3A:52-3.4(a) Ensure that the center has a current comprehensive general liability insurance policy and maintains the documentation on file. - The sponsor or sponsor representative shall secure comprehensive general liability insurance coverage for the center and shall maintain on file a copy of the insurance policy or documentation of current insurance coverage.
2023-07-13 Violation 3A:52-5.3(l)(1)(vii) Post a diagram showing how the center is to be evacuated from each classroom and the outdoor play area. Include the locations of the fire extinguishers and pull alarms. - Emergency procedure requirements are as follows: the center shall prepare written emergency procedures delineating a diagram showing how the center is to be evacuated in case of emergency from each classroom and the outdoor play area.
2023-07-13 Violation 3A:52-5.3(k)(5) Cease the use of wading pools and splash pads. - Swimming pool requirements are as follows: wading pools that are 24 inches or less, are filled as needed, are portable, and do not have a filtration system are prohibited.
2023-07-13 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.
2023-07-13 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. Upload the full report to NJCCIS. - 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.
2023-07-13 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 code is not correct for the licensed capacity. - 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.
2023-07-13 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.
2022-04-21 Email Yes Center Inspection
2022-04-18 Email Yes Center Inspection
2022-03-29 Monitoring,Complaint No Center Inspection
2022-03-29 Monitoring,Complaint No Center Inspection
2022-03-29 Violation 3A:52-5.2(d) Provide a current fire certificate as required. - An applicant seeking the renewal of a license or of a Certificate of Life/Safety Approval to continue operating a center shall obtain and maintain on file a fire safety inspection certificate for the building based on a fire inspection conducted within the preceding 12 months. If the center prepares meals, the applicant seeking renewal shall obtain and maintain on file a satisfactory Sanitary Inspection Certificate, as specified in N.J.A.C. 8:24, indicating that the kitchen is in compliance with the applicable requirements of the State Sanitary Code, based on a sanitary inspection conducted within the preceding 12 months.
2022-03-29 Violation 3A:52-5.3(n)(1) Ensure that the center conducts fire drills at least once per month during each session provided at the center, including one fire drill annually that is conducted during nap time. - 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.
2022-03-29 Violation 3A:52-4.10(a)(1) The center needs to submit the SRC to determine if all CARI checks were received. - 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.
2022-03-29 Violation 3A:52-4.11(a)(1) Submit the CHRI checks for all staff. - 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.
2022-03-29 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. - 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.
2022-03-29 Violation 3A:52-3.4(a) Ensure that the center has a current comprehensive general liability insurance policy and maintains the documentation on file. - The sponsor or sponsor representative shall secure comprehensive general liability insurance coverage for the center and shall maintain on file a copy of the insurance policy or documentation of current insurance coverage.
2021-05-14 Re-Inspection Yes Center Inspection
2021-04-29 Email Yes Center Inspection
2021-04-23 Renewal No Center Inspection
2019-12-06 Complaint Yes Center Inspection
2019-12-06 Monitoring Yes Center Inspection
2019-08-29 Agency Meeting Yes Center Inspection
2019-08-29 Monitoring Yes Center Inspection
2019-07-19 Complaint Yes Center Inspection
2019-07-19 Monitoring Yes Center Inspection
2019-06-19 Complaint No Center Inspection
2019-06-19 Monitoring No Center Inspection

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