Child Care Center
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Watch Me Grow Preschool and Child Care
Gibbstown, NJ
· Gloucester County
400 Swedesboro Road,
Gibbstown, NJ 08027
Quick Facts
Capacity
45 children
Age Range
0 - 13 years
Subsidized Program
Participates
State Rating
1
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Contact Information
📞 (856) 224-5868
Licensed Child Care Center
Active License
License Number
08WAT0003
License Issued
Dec 30, 2025
Active Through
Dec 30, 2028
Issued By
New Jersey Department of Children & Families
District Office
New Jersey Dept of Children and Families - Office of Licensing
Reviews
Debbie Clement
2023-02-22 21:06:22
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
I have used this provider for less than 6 months
My three year old daughter has been attending this school since September and she absolutely loves it there. The staff is attentive and caring to the students and are so nice and informative to me and all of the other parents. So glad we found this facility and that my daughter is in great hands.
charlene
2015-05-25 23:04:08
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
I have used this provider for more than 6 months
My son has been going here for almost a year now & my 3 other boys come here in the summer for summer camp! They enjoy it and have so much fun. My 3 year old has learned so much & the staff & teachers here are so nice. Im glad i found this daycare.
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About the Provider
This is Watch Me Grow Preschool and Childcare is committed to providing an excellent learning experience in a loving and nurturing environment. We are open year round, providing summer camp opportunities for you loved ones. Please feel free to contact us to see how we can ensure your child is ready for school.
Hours of Operation
- Monday07:00 AM - 06:00 PM
- Tuesday07:00 AM - 06:00 PM
- Wednesday07:00 AM - 06:00 PM
- Thursday07:00 AM - 06:00 PM
- Friday07:00 AM - 06:00 PM
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-17 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-09-02 | Complaint | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-08-19 | Complaint | No | Center Inspection |
| 2026-07-27 | Monitoring,Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-07-10 | Complaint | No | Center Inspection |
| 2026-04-29 | Re-Inspection,Other | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-03-31 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2026-02-25 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2026-01-05 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-11-19 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-10-08 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-09-05 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-07-17 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-07-17 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2025-05-19 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2024-02-21 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-12-29 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-06-22 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-05-18 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-03-27 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-02-16 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-11-21 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-10-04 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-10-04 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-09-21 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-09-21 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-09-21 | Violation | 3A:52-4.8(a)(7) | Ensure that staff in room A complete retraining on the center's policy on methods of positive guidance and discipline. The center director took immediate action to retain a named staff and provided documentation on 9/22/2022. - Topics of orientation training shall include implementing the center's statement of policy on the disciplining of children, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-6.6. |
| 2022-09-21 | Violation | 3A:52-6.6(a)(1) | Ensure that the staff use methods of positive guidance and discipline in room A, wherein a names staff was observed pushing a child's head down in the crib. The director took immediate action and notified the New Jersey Abuse Hotline. The center also provided retraining on the center's policy on methods of guidance and discipline for the named staff on 9/21/2022. - The methods of guidance and discipline used shall: be positive. |
| 2022-09-21 | Violation | 3A:52-6.2(a)(1) | Ensure that the center has an adequate supply of materials to meet the daily activity needs of the children and the program in room A. - The center shall provide a supply of age-appropriate and developmentally appropriate program equipment including play equipment, child-size furniture and supplies that are sufficient to meet the daily activity needs of the children and the program. |
| 2022-09-21 | Violation | 3A:52-6.3(a)(4) | Ensure that food provided on a plate or napkin in room B. - All centers shall comply with the following requirements, if the center provides food, the center shall ensure that the food is stored, prepared, and served in a sanitary manner. |
| 2022-09-21 | Violation | 3A:52-7.6(a)(2) | Ensure that parents are notified immediately when a child sustains a head or facial injury, including when a child bumps his or her head. - The center shall take immediate necessary action to protect the child from further harm and shall immediately notify the child's parent(s) when a child sustains a head or facial injury, including when a child bumps his or her head. |
| 2022-09-21 | Violation | 3A:52-7.8(d)(1)(ii)(3) | Ensure that diapering surfaces are Clean in room C. - For early childhood programs, the following shall apply: diapering requirements for centers serving children who are not toilet trained are as follows, diapering area and surface requirements are as follows, the diapering surface shall be flat, smooth, clean, dry, non-absorbent, and in good repair. |
| 2022-09-21 | Violation | 3A:52-4.5(a)(3)(i)(1) | Submit and maintain a table of organization that illustrates lines of authority, responsibility and communication. - 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. |
| 2022-09-21 | Violation | 3A:52-4.6(a) | Submit and maintain on file a Staff Records Checklist designated by OOL. - 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). |
| 2022-09-21 | Violation | 3A:52-4.10(b)(1) | Ensure that all staff and the sponsor representative 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. |
| 2022-09-21 | 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 for the center's license renewal. - 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. |
| 2022-09-21 | 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. |
| 2022-09-21 | Violation | 3A:52-4.6(c)(1) | Ensure that the head teacher meets the required qualifications as specified in the manual. - For early childhood programs, the following shall apply: for all centers, the head teacher or consulting head teacher shall meet the qualification requirements specified in one of the seven options set forth in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.6(c) for education and experience. |
| 2022-09-21 | 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. |
| 2022-09-21 | Violation | 3A:52-4.8(a)(9) | Ensure that all staff complete orientation training within two weeks of hire and annually, including implementing safe sleep practices to prevent Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. - Topics of orientation training shall include implementing safe sleep practices to prevent Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. |
| 2022-09-21 | Violation | 3A:52-4.8(a)(10) | Ensure that all staff complete orientation training within two weeks of hire and annually, including preventing Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma. - Topics of orientation training shall include preventing Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma. |
| 2022-09-21 | Violation | 3A:52-6.8(a)(1) | Submit and maintain 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. |
| 2022-09-21 | Violation | 3A:52-3.4(a) | Submit and maintain a current comprehensive general liability insurance policy. - 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. |
| 2022-09-21 | Violation | 3A:52-5.2(a)(5) | Ensure that all illuminated exit signs and emergency lighting are operable at all times in rooms A and C. - The center shall be permitted to obtain a valid fire safety inspection certificate issued by the municipality in which it is located, based on a fire inspection conducted within the preceding 12 months, and submit a copy of the certificate to the Office of Licensing in lieu of a CO or CCO, if the center serves only children 2 ½ years of age or older and is located in a public school building that is used as a public school. |
| 2022-09-21 | Violation | 3A:52-5.2(a)(8) | Submit and maintain 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. |
| 2022-09-21 | 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. |
| 2022-09-21 | 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. |
| 2022-09-21 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(a)(9) | Ensure the training pottys are clean. - Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: toilets, wash basins, kitchen sinks, and other plumbing shall be maintained in good operating and sanitary condition. |
| 2022-09-21 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(a)(4) | Ensure that all carpeting is securely fastened to the floor. - Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: carpeting shall be securely fastened to the floor. |
| 2022-09-21 | 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. |
| 2022-09-21 | 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. |
| 2022-09-21 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(i)(8) | Submit a Safe Building Interior Certification or other approval issued by the DOH. - Environmental condition precautions are as follows: at the time of the initial application, any renewal application, relocation of an existing licensed center, and, as determined by the Office of Licensing, on a case-by-case basis, the facility operator shall submit to the Office of Licensing a Safe Building Interior Certification or other approval issued by the Department of Health that indicates that no further remediation is needed for the interior of the building in which the center is located. |
| 2022-07-28 | No Selection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-07-27 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-07-27 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-07-27 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(q)(1)(ii) | Cease the use of outdoor space that is not approved for use of children. - Space and room requirements are as follows: all space and rooms within the center to be used by children shall be inspected and approved by the Office of Licensing prior to their use. In making its determination, the Office of Licensing shall consider whether the space is too far removed, remote, or isolated from other areas of the center to be used by children. rooms or areas of the center that are not Office of Licensing-approved for use by children shall be made inaccessible to children. |
| 2022-07-11 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-07-11 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-06-16 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-05-19 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-04-07 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-02-28 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-01-25 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-01-06 | No Selection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2021-12-10 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-11-08 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2021-08-10 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2020-03-06 | Complaint | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2020-02-13 | No Selection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2020-02-05 | Complaint,Space Evaluation | No | Center Inspection |
| 2020-01-07 | Renewal | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-11-21 | Renewal | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-10-29 | Space Evaluation | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-09-26 | Renewal | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-08-16 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
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