Child Care Quality

New Jersey has a child care Quality Rating and Improvement System called Grow New Jersey Kids (GNJK). For child care providers that participate, it’s a commitment to quality above and beyond licensing requirements. Providers are awarded ratings of up to 5 stars in areas such as developmentally-appropriate practice, professional development, and family engagement. It’s a journey for continuous quality improvement and providers are supported through coaching and other means to advance levels in GNJK.

Choosing Child Care

Choosing child care is one of the most important decisions parents make for their children. Check out the one-page GJNK child care checklist related to searching for quality child care.
GNJK provides parents with a way to differentiate among the quality of child care settings.  It’s hard to find child care.  It’s even harder to know how to compare child care programs and understand the quality of the settings. GNJK is designed to take the guess work out of looking for quality child care for parents.

Contact Child Care Resources of Monmouth County

Child Care Resources offers free, personalized assistance to help parents find child care. Parents can search New Jersey’s online database or contact Child Care Resources’ Referral Specialist at (732) 918-9901 or info@ccrnj.org. Expert staff can help parents identify child care options based on family specific needs.