Child Care Center
✓ Licensed
AlphaBEST at Hartshorn Elementary
Short Hills, NJ
· Essex County
400 Hartshorn Drive,
Short Hills, NJ 07078
Quick Facts
Capacity
60 children
Age Range
6 - 13 years
Subsidized Program
Does not participate
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Contact Information
📞 (201) 749-7816
Licensed Child Care Center
Active License
License Number
CCC114467
License Issued
Mar 23, 2026
Active Through
Mar 23, 2029
Issued By
New Jersey Department of Children & Families
District Office
New Jersey Dept of Children and Families - Office of Licensing
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About the Provider
AlphaBEST at Hartshorn Elementary is a Child Care Center in Short Hills NJ, with a maximum capacity of 60 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 6 - 13 years. It is open Monday - Friday, 03:00 PM - 06:30 PM. The provider does not participate in a subsidized child care program.
Hours of Operation
- Monday03:00 PM - 06:30 PM
- Tuesday03:00 PM - 06:30 PM
- Wednesday03:00 PM - 06:30 PM
- Thursday03:00 PM - 06:30 PM
- Friday03:00 PM - 06:30 PM
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
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| Inspection Date | Type | Reinspection / Rule | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-17 | Agency Meeting | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-07-16 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-06-17 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2026-03-16 | Agency Meeting | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-02-19 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-01-07 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-11-13 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-09-18 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-08-05 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-07-10 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-06-04 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-05-30 | Denied Access,No Children Present | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-05-30 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2024-01-31 | Yes | POPS Inspection | |
| 2024-01-24 | Monitoring | No | POPS Inspection |
| 2022-12-13 | Yes | POPS Inspection | |
| 2022-11-28 | Yes | POPS Inspection | |
| 2022-10-25 | Yes | POPS Inspection | |
| 2022-08-30 | Technical Assistance Visit | Yes | POPS Inspection |
| 2022-07-21 | Yes | POPS Inspection | |
| 2022-06-20 | Renewal | Yes | POPS Inspection |
| 2022-06-20 | Renewal | Yes | POPS Inspection |
| 2022-06-20 | Violation | 3A:52-4.10(b)(1) | Ensure that all staff submit a CARI background check upon renewal. - 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. |
| 2022-06-20 | Violation | 3A:52-4.1(d)(1) | Ensure that the information on the Staff Records Checklist is current and that it is maintained on file at the center, including the staff's CARI and CHRI background checks. - The staff records specified in 3A:52-4.1(a) through (c) shall be maintained on file as follows: the Staff Records Checklist for the current director and all staff members currently working at the center shall be maintained on file at the center. |
| 2022-06-20 | Violation | 3A:52-6.8(a)(1) | Ensure that the center completes and maintains on file a children's records checklist. - The center shall complete and maintain on file for each enrolled child a Children’s Records Checklist, signed by the director, sponsor, or sponsor representative and designated by the Office of Licensing, indicating that the center has obtained documentation of the child's name, address, birth date, and date of enrollment. |
| 2022-06-20 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(n)(1) | Ensure that the center conducts fire drills at least once per month during each session provided at the center. - Fire prevention requirements are as follows: the center shall conduct fire drills at least once a month, as specified in the NJUFC. The center shall ensure that fire drills are conducted during each session provided at the center and that one fire drill per year is conducted during nap time, if applicable. |
| 2022-06-20 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(l)(1) | Ensure that the center has written emergency plans in a readily accessible location that includes evacuation, disaster and lockdown procedures. Ensure the emergency plans are specific to the center's location. - Emergency procedure requirements are as follows: the center shall prepare written emergency procedures delineating |
| 2022-06-20 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(l)(4) | Ensure that the center conducts at least two lockdown drills per year during each session provided at the center and maintains records of the drills on file. - Emergency procedure requirements are as follows: the center shall conduct two lockdown drills per year and maintain on file a record of each lockdown drill. The center shall ensure that lockdown drills are conducted during each session provided at the center. |
| 2022-06-20 | Violation | 3A:52-4.11(a)(1) | Ensure that all staff, the sponsor and/or the sponsor representative complete a CHRI background check as required upon renewal.8/30/22: Sponsor renewal CHRI pending. - 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. |
| 2022-05-25 | Phone Call | Yes | POPS Inspection |
| 2022-04-14 | Yes | POPS Inspection | |
| 2022-02-10 | Yes | POPS Inspection | |
| 2022-01-28 | Phone Call | Yes | POPS Inspection |
| 2021-12-09 | Monitoring | No | POPS Inspection |
| 2020-02-26 | Space Evaluation | Yes | POPS Inspection |
| 2020-01-30 | Phone Call | Yes | POPS Inspection |
| 2019-11-04 | Agency Meeting | Yes | POPS Inspection |
| 2019-08-22 | Initial | No | POPS Inspection |
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