Newark Day Center

Name

Newark Day Center

Legal name

Newark Day Center

Website

https://newarkdaycenter.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1803

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Newark Day Center is a nonprofit social services agency in Newark, NJ, founded in 1803, providing early childhood education, parent aide support, Fresh Air Fund summer camping, CDA credential training, and senior referral services to children, families, and seniors in the Greater Newark community.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Social Services

NAICS

Child Care Services (624410), Child Care Services (62441), Other Individual and Family Services (624190)

SIC

Services-Child Day Care Services (8351), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Full-Day Childcare Centers (EDACAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Center-Based Infant Care (0–18 months) (EDACAGAA), Extended Day Programs at Preschools & Childcare Centers (EDACAHAB)

Keywords

• Early childhood education
• Community social services
• Child development programs
• Summer camp experiences
• Parent aide services

Headquarters

HQ city

Newark

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Child Care Subsidy: NJ Child Care Subsidy program payments for childcare services provided to eligible families.
2. Donations and Grants: Individual donations, corporate sponsorships, and foundation grants supporting programs including Fresh Air Fund and Third Century Fund initiatives.
3. Event Fundraising: Revenue from annual events including Battle of the Barristers Charity Softball Tournament (averaging $70,000 annually), Annual Gala, and Fresh Air Fund Kick-off Breakfast.
4. Training Services: CDA credential training through Early Childhood Institute; staff development programs; scholarship funding for qualifying staff.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Newark Day Center is a nonprofit social services agency that delivers early childhood education (infant, toddler, and preschool for children ages 3 months to 5 years), CDA credential training for adults, parent aide family support, the Fresh Air Fund summer camp program for inner-city children, and senior information and referral services to the Greater Newark community.

Product overview

Newark Day Center offers a multifaceted suite of social services for the Greater Newark community, encompassing five core programs: Early Childhood Education (infant, toddler, and preschool programs serving children from 3 months to 5 years), Training (CDA credentialing through the Early Childhood Institute), Parent Aide Program (family support services), Fresh Air Fund (summer camp experiences for inner-city children), and Senior Information and Referral Services. The organization operates from its historic headquarters at 305 Halsey Street and serves as the oldest social services agency in New Jersey, founded in 1803.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 200 children served annually through Early Childhood Education programs
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Early Childhood InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Early Childhood Institute provides on-site/local customized training for staff to obtain Child Development Associate (CDA) credentials with scholarship support for qualifying employees.
• Camp WinonahcoreOthersFresh Air Fund sends children ages 6-15 to Camp Winonah in Harriman State Park, NY for residential overnight camping experiences including swimming, canoeing, orienteering, arts and crafts, and life skills activities.
• LifeCampcoreOthersFresh Air Fund partners with LifeCamp in Pottersville, NJ providing summer camp experiences for children ages 6-13 with focus on academics, arts, athletics, computer literacy, and STEM education. Over 550 Newark children attend annually.
• Battle of the Barristers Law FirmsminorOthersAnnual charity softball tournament featuring law firms including McCarter & English, Genova Burns, Gibbons, Prudential, Lowenstein Sandler, and others raising approximately $70,000 annually for Fresh Air Fund.
• New Jersey Performing Arts CenterminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNew Jersey Performing Arts Center sponsors the 'Early Learning Through the Arts' program for children at the center.
• Newark SchoolscoreOthersPartnership with Newark public and private schools for student enrollment and Fresh Air Fund application distribution.
• Essex County Social Services AgenciescoreOthersCollaboration with various social agencies in Essex County for referrals and service coordination.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Children's Home Society of New Jersey: New Jersey-based nonprofit providing adoption, foster care, family preservation, and child welfare services. Comparable as a long-standing NJ child and family services nonprofit with a similar community-based delivery model.
• Children's Aid Society: Founded in 1853, one of the oldest child and family social services nonprofits in the U.S. Operates early childhood education, after-school, and family support programs in NYC. Highly comparable as a long-heritage, multi-service nonprofit serving low-income urban families.
• Henry Street Settlement: Founded in 1893 on New York's Lower East Side as a settlement house, providing early childhood education, senior services, youth programs, and workforce training. Strongly comparable to Newark Day Center as a long-standing, multi-generational urban social services nonprofit.
• YWCA of Newark and Vicinity: Newark-based nonprofit providing early childhood education, youth services, and women/family support. Direct peer given shared geographic market, women's-organization heritage, and overlapping early childhood and family programs.
• Boys & Girls Club of Newark: Provides after-school, summer camp, and youth development programs for Newark children including transportation and outdoor experiences. Comparable as a youth-focused Newark nonprofit with summer camp programming similar to the Fresh Air Fund.
• La Casa de Don Pedro: Newark-based multi-service nonprofit offering early childhood education, family services, and community programs. Direct peer operating in the same geographic market with a similar cradle-to-community service model.
• Community Coordinated Child Care of Essex (4Cs): Essex County childcare resource and referral agency that administers subsidy programs and supports providers. Direct peer in the local early childhood ecosystem supporting New Jersey Child Care Subsidy administration.

Broad incumbents

• United Way of Greater Newark: Greater Newark's umbrella fundraising and grant-making organization with origins traced to Newark Day Center. Comparable as a broad community resource and donor conduit that supports overlapping social service priorities in the same geography.

Others

• National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC): National accreditor and membership body for early childhood education providers, of which Newark Day Center is an accredited member. Related as the standards-setting and quality-assurance ecosystem rather than a direct service competitor.

Regional players

• BRICK Education Network: Newark-based charter school network serving K-12 students. Comparable as a Newark education provider but operating in public/charter K-12 rather than early childhood and family services.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/NewarkDay
• Facebookfacebook.com/NewarkDayCenter
• Instagraminstagram.com/newarkdaycenter
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/newark-day-center

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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