Grow NJ Kids - 4 Star Rated!
Our classrooms met high-quality standards, using a nationally recognized rating scale. We were visited by Montclair State University and received the highest rating in Morris County! There are over 4000 licensed preschools in NJ. We are in the top two percent!
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The Importance of Quality Child Care and Early Learning
Research shows that children who are in quality child care and early learning programs when they are young are better prepared for kindergarten with better reading skills, more math skills and larger vocabularies. Grow NJ Kids, New Jersey’s Quality Rating Improvement System, is New Jersey’s program to raise the quality of child care and early learning across the state.
Who rated us?
The Center for Research and Evaluation on Education and Human Services (CREEHS) at Montclair State University is a research and evaluation center that provides independent and objective program evaluation, applied research, and program planning services to state and municipal agencies, school districts, colleges, and universities, community organizations, and foundations to assist them in meeting their program improvement and accountability needs in the areas of education, public health, and human services.
As the Rating Entity for Grow NJ Kids, CREEHS implements the quality ratings of early childhood education programs enrolled in Grow NJ Kids — including systematic and unbiased observations of classroom quality, evaluates Grow NJ Kids as an initiative, and meaningfully engages Grow NJ Kids stakeholders in the rating and evaluation process. Overall, our approach to this role emphasizes communication, collaboration, and a focus on equity.