Child Care Center
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American Montessori School
Hillsborough, NJ
· Somerset County
67 U.S. 206,
Hillsborough, NJ 08844
Quick Facts
Capacity
38 children
Age Range
2 1/2 - 13 years
Type of Care
After School, Before School, Before and After School, Full-Time, Kindergarten, Part-Time
Transportation
, To/From School
Subsidized Program
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Contact Information
📞 (908) 977-6640
Licensed Child Care Center
Active License
License Number
150800125
License Issued
Feb 21, 2025
Active Through
Feb 21, 2028
Issued By
New Jersey Department of Children & Families
Accreditation
American Montessori Society
District Office
New Jersey Dept of Children and Families - Office of Licensing
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About the Provider
American Montessori School is a wonderful Montessori-based preschool, that includes kindergarten, and is based in Hillsborough, right opposite the Duke Farms. The school is based in a wonderful facility with bright, airy rooms; a big, sunny playground and has caring, qualified teachers working with the children. The school is a member of the American Montessori Society, a national network that endorses authentic Montessori schools in the country. Besides a strong Montessori curriculum, that is STEM friendly, we also offer specials like Music, Dance, Art and Spanish. Come visit us to see the wonder of Montessori at work!
Hours of Operation
- Monday7 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.
- Tuesday7 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.
- Wednesday7 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.
- Thursday7 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.
- Friday7 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
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| Inspection Date | Type | Reinspection / Rule | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-07 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-03-02 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-01-20 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-11-14 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-09-25 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-09-15 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2025-02-20 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-11-14 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-10-11 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-09-09 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-08-02 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-06-11 | Renewal,Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-11-14 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-10-04 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-09-13 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-07-21 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-07-21 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-06-13 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-06-13 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-06-13 | Violation | 3A:52-4.3(a) | Ensure that adequate supervision is maintained at all times throughout the center. The staff member left 8 children alone to answer the center's front door for the inspector. - The children shall be supervised directly by a staff member at all times, including during outdoor activities, rest and sleep, and walking through hallways. Toileting procedures shall be supervised by a staff member as appropriate for the ages and developmental needs of the children. |
| 2023-06-13 | Violation | 3A:52-6.3(a)(12)(ii) | Ensure that each child's sippy cup is labeled with the child's name in room 101. - All centers shall comply with the following requirements, the center shall ensure that these safety and sanitation practices are followed: sippy cups shall be labeled with the child’s name. |
| 2023-06-13 | Violation | 3A:52-7.7(a)(1)(ii) | Ensure that the center uses a self made solution of soap and water made in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions and placed into a labeled container. - Disinfectants shall be used as follows: the center shall disinfect those items specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-7.7(a)3 with a solution that shall be a self-made solution consisting of one-quarter cup of household bleach to each gallon of water (one tablespoon per quart), which shall be prepared daily and placed in a labeled, sealed container. |
| 2023-06-13 | Violation | 3A:52-4.5(c)(2)(i) | 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. The director was not present and the staff member was teaching a group of 8 children. - 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. |
| 2023-06-13 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(a)(2) | Ensure that all ceiling tiles are kept clean and in good repair in room 102. - Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: floors, carpeting, walls, window coverings, ceilings, and other surfaces shall be kept clean and in good repair. |
| 2023-06-13 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(a)(19) | Post the results of the radon test in a prominent location. - Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: the center shall test for the presence of radon gas in each classroom on the lowest floor level used by children at least once every five years and shall post the test results in a prominent location in all buildings at the center, as specified in N.J.S.A. 30:5B-5.2. |
| 2023-03-08 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-02-09 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-01-25 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-12-21 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-11-14 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-10-21 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-10-21 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-10-21 | Violation | 3A:52-4.3(b) | Ensure that a minimum of 2 staff are present at the center as required. There was 1 staff member with 6 children. - There shall be a minimum of two staff members accompanying children on any field trip, outing, or special event involving children away from the center, even when the appropriate staff/child ratios allow fewer than two staff members. |
| 2022-10-21 | Violation | 3A:52-4.6(a) | Ensure that the center completes and maintains on file a Staff Records Checklist designated by OOL. - 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). |
| 2022-10-21 | 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. - 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. |
| 2022-10-21 | Violation | 3A:52-4.8(b) | Ensure that all staff complete orientation training which may be included for six of the required annual training hours. - Orientation training as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.8(a) may be included for six of the required hours of staff development specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.8(c) and (d). |
| 2022-10-21 | Violation | 3A:52-4.5(c)(2)(ii) | Ensure that the director designee completes the Understanding Licensing training provided by OOL. - 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 complete staff development in understanding licensing rules as provided by the Office. |
| 2022-10-21 | Violation | 3A:52-4.8(e) | Ensure that the director completes the Understanding Licensing training provided by OOL. - Directors shall complete staff development in understanding licensing regulations as provided by the Office of Licensing within 90 days of hire. Such staff development may be included in the required 20 hours of staff development specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.8(d). |
| 2022-10-21 | Violation | 3A:52-5.2(a)(8) | Provide a current life/hazard use registration certificate applicable to the center's licensed capacity and ages served. - The center shall obtain a Life Hazard Use Registration certificate applicable to the center’s licensed capacity and ages served pursuant to the Uniform Fire Safety Act, N.J.S.A. 52:27D-192 et seq. The center shall post this document in a prominent location within the center. |
| 2022-10-21 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(l)(1)(iii) | Ensure that the center's evacuation procedures include an alternate indoor location that operates during the same operating hours as the center. - Emergency procedure requirements are as follows: the center shall prepare written emergency procedures delineating an alternate indoor location that operates during the same operating hours as the center. The center shall |
| 2022-10-21 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(a)(4) | Ensure that all carpeting is securely fastened to the floor in room 102. - Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: carpeting shall be securely fastened to the floor. |
| 2022-10-21 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(a)(15) | Maintain all mechanical ventilation is clean in the bathroom in room 101 . - Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: ventilation outlets shall be clean and free from obstructions, and filters shall be replaced when saturated. |
| 2022-10-21 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(b)(7) | Provide and maintain the resilient surfacing and use zones under all play equipment as required. Replenish the mulch under the slide. - Outdoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: the center shall comply with the Playground Safety Subcode of the New Jersey Uniform Construction Code, as specified in N.J.A.C. 5:23-11. |
| 2022-10-21 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(b)(1) | Ensure that all outdoor hazards are removed as required. Remove the weed blocker on the playground. - Outdoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: the building, land, walkways, and outdoor play area shall be free from hazards to the health, safety or well-being of the children. |
| 2022-04-20 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-03-21 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-03-04 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-03-04 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-03-04 | Violation | 3A:52-4.3(c) | Ensure that adequate staff/child ratios are maintained at all times throughout the center. There was 1 staff with 12 children: 3@18-2y; 5 @3y; 1@4y; [email protected] ratio was a total 1.28 which requires 2 staff. - The following staff/child ratios shall apply, except as specified in 3A:52-4.3(d) through (f):Age Staff/Child RatioUnder 18 months - 1:418 months up to 2 ½ years - 1:62 ½ years up to 4 years - 1:104 years - 1:125 years and older - 1:15 |
| 2022-01-13 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-12-08 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-10-26 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-09-21 | Renewal | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2021-07-14 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2021-06-14 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-05-19 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-04-19 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-03-17 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-02-16 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-01-04 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-12-02 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-09-25 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-07-31 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-06-19 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-05-15 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-04-15 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-04-07 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-03-16 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2020-02-25 | Age Change | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2020-01-21 | Monitoring,Age Change | No | Center Inspection |
| 2019-07-01 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-05-09 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-05-06 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
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