Description: The Mendham Cooperative Nursery School has been in operation for more than 50 years. It began as a project of the Mendham Junior Women’s Club in 1959. The school’s objective was to provide an early childhood education for local children utilizing parental involvement. In 1959, there were approximately a dozen students and one teacher. Today, the Co-op has grown to serve more than 50 students from Mendham and nearby communities, including Chester, Randolph, Morristown, and Bernardsville.
Throughout its history, the Co-op's goal has been to provide a comprehensive preschool education in an atmosphere in which a child can develop cognitively, physically, socially and emotionally.
To achieve this goal:
Each child is helped to develop a positive self-image by learning to enjoy himself or herself as well as others through free play and group activities.
Each child is encouraged to experiment with new materials and take part in creative play and artistic expression.
Each parent is encouraged to participate in his or her child’s education. Parents have the unique opportunity to observe their children in school, to know their child’s classmates and participate in the learning process.
Our goal is to send forth a child who will be able to knock on the kindergarten door with eagerness and confidence.
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| Inspection Date | Inspection Type | Reinspection | Form |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-28 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2025-10-01 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-09-16 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-05-13 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2024-11-14 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-10-01 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2024-01-02 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-12-01 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-11-10 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-09-21 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-09-15 | 124059 | 3A:52-4.6(a) | The center shall maintain on file a Staff Records Checklist designated by the Office of Licensing, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.1(b), indicating that the center has obtained documentation of the applicable staff education and experience, as specified in 3A:52-4.6(b) through (d). |
| 2022-09-15 | 124059 | 3A:52-4.10(b)(1) | When the center applies for a new or renewal license or Certificate of Life/Safety Approval, the sponsor or sponsor representative shall submit to the Department the completed CARI consent forms for all staff members who are or will be working at the center on a regularly scheduled basis. Within two weeks after a new staff member begins working at the center, the sponsor or sponsor representative shall submit to the Department a completed CARI consent form for the new staff member. |
| 2022-09-15 | 124059 | 3A:52-4.11(a)(1) | As a condition of securing a license or Certificate of Life/Safety Approval, the sponsor or sponsor representative shall ensure that a Criminal History Record Information (CHRI) fingerprint background check is completed for himself or herself, and for all staff members at least 18 years of age who are or will be working at the center on a regularly- scheduled basis, to determine whether any such person has been convicted of a crime, as specified in P.L. 2000, c. 77 (N.J.S.A. 30:5B-6.10 to 6.17). The sponsor or sponsor representative and each staff member shall complete the electronic fingerprinting process through the vendor authorized by the State to conduct CHRI background checks through the Division of State Police in the Department of Law and Public Safety and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. |
| 2022-09-15 | 124059 | 3A:52-5.3(i)(5)(i) | Environmental condition precautions are as follows: at the time of the initial application, any renewal application, relocation of an existing licensed center and, in the discretion of the Office of Licensing, any other time, the applicant or facility operator shall certify in writing that the center provides a potable water supply provided by a public community water system. If the facility is supplied by a public community water system, the applicant or facility operator shall provide documentation of water testing conducted by a laboratory certified by the Department of Environmental Protection for water testing for lead and copper from all faucets and other sources used for drinking water or food preparation and at least 50 percent of all indoor water faucets utilized by the center. |
| 2022-09-15 | 124059 | 3A:52-4.5(a)(3)(i)(1) | The sponsor or sponsor representative shall designate individuals with the authority and responsibility to develop and implement written policies and procedures for the operation of the center, including a table of organization that illustrates lines of authority, responsibility and communication. |
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