Children's Center For Learning
148 North Broadway, South Amboy, New Jersey 08879
732-727-7373
7:00 am - 6:00 pm
Owner/Director
Lisa Barbarino is the owner and Director of the Children's Ctr. For Learning since January of 2007. She is married to Joe and has a daughter named Brianna. Lisa has been working with children for the last 30 years, and works a great deal with the community. She has the biggest heart and loyalty to what she loves. Her vision for the school goes beyond acedemic success, focusing on building well-rounded individuals who are prepared for the challenges of tomorrow.
Meet Our Staff
Talented Tigers
Miss Sam has been teaching for over 17 years in Early Childhood Education and has worked at our center for the last 10 years. She received her CDA license in 2018 and has been the Program Supervisor for the past 7 years. Miss Sam is also the lead teacher in our Pre-School class, working with our Highscope Curriculum in preparing our children for Kindergarten. Her love and patience shines bright and when she walks through the door the children cant wait to greet her with hugs.
Busy Bears
Miss Darci has her 4 year degree in Therapeutic Recreation and has been working with the CCL since September of 2022. She has gone from working with Seniors for 25 years to teaching children for the last 4 years. She is responsible for our Busy Bears Class, which is our 3 year olds on emerging language, physical development, and self-readiness skills through the Tools of the Mind Curriculum. Miss Darci is such a fun loving addition to our school.
Playful Pandas
Miss Kat has been apart of our CCL family now for two years and brings so much joy and sweetness to the team. She shows so much love, dedication, and patience. She is continuing to take on extra classes to further her knowlegde in education. She also is very good at communication with our families to keep them informed on their child's daily routine.
Busy Bears
Miss Shayne came to CCL in September and has been in early childhood education for 30 years. Shayne has her undergraduate degree in educational studies from Vanderbilt University and her master's in education from Harvard University. Shayne is the lead teacher for the Busy Bears which is the programs for 3-5 year olds that focuses on emerging language, self-regulation, social emotional learning, and self-readiness skills through the Tools of the Mind curriculum.
Hear it from our families ...
Hear what our families have to say about our center.
"My son Sylas has been here for two months now and it has been the best two months so far. Sylas wakes uo every morning excited about school. It's been a great experience. Everyone is super nice and professional. Miss Sam has been great with my son and very patient with him. I love it here!!!"
J. Rivera
"Best daycare in town!! CCL really cares about their students!"
Elizabeth Rosario
"My daughter's been here for over a year. I love the way Miss Sam takes care of her. My daughter comes home happy and talking about her day with Miss Sam and her classmates."
Pamela Castro
My daughters teacher is Miss Jen and when I say Miss Jen is the best teacher in NJ , I mean it ! She is phenomenal, extremely energetic ,smart and entertaining. My daughter has learned so much education wise but on top of that I love how Miss Jen deals with social skills."
Airport Kari