Description: Montessori Learning House, located at 893 Cranbury-South River Road in Monroe Twp, NJ, is a toddler program, preschool and kindergarten blending the teachings of Dr. Maria Montessori and those of a traditional classroom setting. Our caring and knowledgeable teachers and assistants aim to foster a love of learning in each and every child and seek to develop each child to his or her fullest potential. We are pleased to offer half and full day toddler and preschool classes, full day kindergarten, summer camp, and day care hours for our students ages 18 months to 6 years of age. Please visit our website to see all that we have to offer you and your child.
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| 2023-04-10 | 3A:52-4.10(b)(2) | |
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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. Until the results of the CARI background check for a new staff member have been received from the Department, the center shall ensure oversight of the new staff member by another staff member, and ensure that person is not left alone to supervise a child or group of children. Violation Observed: Provide a plan to ensure outside therapists without a CARI or CHRI are not left alone with children |
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| 2023-04-10 | 2023-05-16 | 3A:52-6.1(g)(2)(iv) |
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For early childhood programs, the following shall apply: centers serving children less than 18 months of age shall provide at least four types of children's daily activities including, but not limited to, sensory; language and dramatic play; manipulative; building; large muscle; music; or other comparable activities; and at least four types of supplies and equipment for each activity area chosen by the center. The use of infant equipment including swings, exersaucers, and bouncers shall be limited to periods of 30 minutes at a time. Violation Observed: Ensure that the use of infant equipment, including swings, exersaucers and bouncers, is limited to 30 minutes at a times and children are not just moved from one piece of equipment to another. |
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| 2023-04-10 | 2023-05-16 | 3A:52-6.3(b)(3)(iv)(1) |
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For early childhood programs, the following shall apply, feeding requirements for centers serving children less than 18 months of age are as follows: for bottles, each child's bottle(s) shall be labeled with the child's name and dated. Violation Observed: Ensure that each child's bottle is labeled with the child's name and date. |
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| 2023-04-10 | 2023-06-21 | 3A:52-6.4(f) |
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When cribs, playpens, cots, mats or other Office of Licensing-approved sleeping equipment are stored with sheets, blankets, or other coverings as single units, at least one item of each unit shall be labeled with child-identifying information. Violation Observed: Ensure that each child's crib is labeled with the child's name. |
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| 2023-04-10 | 3A:52-7.6(a)(2) | |
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The center shall take immediate necessary action to protect the child from further harm and shall immediately notify the child's parent(s) when a child sustains a head or facial injury, including when a child bumps his or her head. Violation Observed: Ensure that parents are notified immediately when a child sustains a head or facial injury, including when a child bumps his or her head. |
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| 2023-04-10 | 3A:52-7.6(b)(6)(iv) | |
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The center shall maintain on file a written record of each incident resulting in an injury as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-7.6(a). These records shall include the following: a written description of the follow-up action taken by the center, including Violation Observed: Complete accident reports as required, including the time of parental notification. |
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| 2023-04-10 | 3A:52-7.8(a)(1)(ii) | |
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Handwashing requirements are as follows: the center shall ensure that children three months of age and older wash their hands with soap and running water immediately after using the toilet or having diapers changed. Violation Observed: Ensure that children wash their hands immediately after using the toilet or having their diaper changed. |
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| 2023-04-10 | 3A:52-4.5(c)(1) | |
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The director shall be scheduled to work at the center at least 50 percent of the center’s daily operating hours. Violation Observed: Ensure that the director is at the center at least 50% of the center's daily operating hours. |
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| 2023-04-10 | 2023-05-16 | 3A:52-7.8(a)(4)(iii) |
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Handwashing requirements are as follows: staff members shall wash their hands with soap and running water immediately after assisting a child in toileting. Violation Observed: Ensure that staff wash their hands immediately after assisting a child in toileting or changing a diaper. |
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| 2023-04-10 | 3A:52-4.5(c)(2)(i) | |
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The director or his or her designee(s) shall be on the premises at all times when the center is operating and the designee shall not have full-time classroom responsibilities during the times when the director is not present at the center. Violation Observed: Designate a director designee for whenever the director is not present at the center and ensure that the director designee does not have full-time classroom responsibilities during the times the director is not at the center. |
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| 2023-04-10 | 2023-05-16 | 3A:52-4.6(a) |
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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). Violation Observed: Ensure that the center completes and maintains on file a Staff Records Checklist designated by OOL. |
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| 2023-04-10 | 3A:52-4.10(a)(1) | |
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The sponsor or sponsor representative, and each staff member shall complete a signed consent form provided by the Department that indicates the identifying information necessary to conduct a CARI background check, including the person’s name, address, date of birth, sex, race, and Social Security number. Pursuant to the Federal Privacy Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-579), the Department shall advise each such person that the disclosure of his or her Social Security number is voluntary, and that the Social Security number will only be used for the purpose of conducting a CARI background check. Violation Observed: Ensure that CARI background checks are completed as required for all staff within two weeks of hire. |
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| 2023-04-10 | 2023-05-16 | 3A:52-4.11(a)(1) |
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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. Violation Observed: Ensure that all staff, the sponsor and/or the sponsor representative complete a CHRI background check as required. |
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| 2023-04-10 | 3A:52-4.6(b)(1) | |
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The director shall meet the following qualification requirements for early childhood programs licensed to serve more than 30 children, the director shall meet the qualification requirements as specified in N.J.A.C 3A:52-4.6(b) for education and experience. Violation Observed: Ensure that the director meets the required qualifications as specified in the manual. |
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| 2023-04-10 | 3A:52-4.6(c)(1) | |
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For early childhood programs, the following shall apply: for all centers, the head teacher or consulting head teacher shall meet the qualification requirements specified in one of the seven options set forth in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.6(c) for education and experience. Violation Observed: Ensure that the head teacher meets the required qualifications as specified in the manual. |
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