Estela Tejada

Definitely a place I feel safe leaving my kid under the care of this amazing staff ! Very clean, beautiful space and the staff goes above and beyond!!! My son loves it and than brings much joy to me !

Rosa Chilquillo

Located in Newark's South Ward, FSECC is the heart of the community. You can walk into any of the classrooms and observe loving, caring staff in action. The center is designed with quality childcare in mind. Laundry facility on-site and full functioning kitchen where hot delicious and nutritious meals served daily, along with fresh fruits and vegetables.

Stephanie Jimenez

Went for information to enroll my son. Mallory helped me fill out the enrollment application, and apply for Programs for Parents, she filled everything out! All my questions were definitely answered and Ms. Rosa gave me a tour. Very nice people. You can tell that everyone pours their love out for the kids.

Kaleeah Savage

My son started attending when they first opened and I’m happy with my decision. I was definitely nervous at first but they prove to me everyday that I made the right decision. You ladies are doing a wonderful job with these young children and you’re very much appreciated!

Heidi harrington

I have been a teacher in Newark for over 30 years, the staff here are filled with love and dedication to their students. Not only that,the director is child and family centered. She has developed a community of learning and learners. What a change since previous ownership.

Samuel Nieves

My nephew just started First Steps and so far it has been a great experience. I went with my sister on the tour and the school looks amazing. Everything is new and set up to show you how much they just have available for the kids. Ms. Rosa helped set us up and explained so much to us that we felt so confident leaving there. Ms. Esther is my nephew's favorite person, she's so sweet and is just so great with him. My experience has been so good I will be enrolling my son once my wife goes back to work in the spring.

Alexandra Solano

100000/10 This center is my daughters second home!! She loves it here so much when it’s time for me to pick her up she insists on saying bye and hugging all her “teachers”. The staff are so patient, warm and friendly it makes me feel more confident in my day knowing my little one is happy and safe. Not to mention cleanliness and how beautiful the classrooms are! (and cameras throughout entire building in and out) Not only do they take care of the children but they also teach them with an actual CURRICULUM! Hot meals and snacks are included which is personally a major plus for my family. Ms. Rosa is the head of the school and she’s the biggest sweetheart. I was skeptical at first because i was a stay at home mom up until my schedule no longer allowed me to be. I came in to tour and was honestly just so impressed with everything. In the process of enrolling I communicated mostly with Ms. Mallory who even went the extra mile since i don’t have day to day transportation to help me submit a

Myeisha Velez

Love love love this daycare , they do a lot of activities for the kids, they even have cookouts & water park days in the summer . They also do a lot of hands on activities with the kids. There’s not any daycare that I know of that does things like that. My daughter is Autistic and she loves it there! & Ms.Rosa is the best very CARING ☺️ highly recommend this childcare!!