Child Care Center
✓ Licensed
Apple Montessori Schools
Mount Laurel, NJ
· Burlington County
1401 S. Church Street,
Mount Laurel, NJ 08054
Quick Facts
Capacity
189 children
Age Range
0 - 13 years
Subsidized Program
Does not participate
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Contact Information
📞 (609) 360-6261
Licensed Child Care Center
Active License
License Number
CCC120095
License Issued
Jan 8, 2026
Active Through
Jan 8, 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
Apple Montessori Schools is a Child Care Center in Mount Laurel NJ, with a maximum capacity of 189 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 0 - 13 years. It is open Monday - Friday, 07:00 AM - 06:30 PM. The provider does not participate in a subsidized child care program.
Hours of Operation
- Monday07:00 AM - 06:30 PM
- Tuesday07:00 AM - 06:30 PM
- Wednesday07:00 AM - 06:30 PM
- Thursday07:00 AM - 06:30 PM
- Friday07:00 AM - 06:30 PM
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
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| Inspection Date | Type | Reinspection / Rule | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-05 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-12-18 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-11-14 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-10-03 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-09-02 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-07-16 | Re-Inspection,Other | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-07-03 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-05-30 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-04-24 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-03-21 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-02-24 | Other | No | Center Inspection |
| 2025-02-21 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-01-21 | Other,Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-12-16 | Renewal | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-11-15 | Other | No | Center Inspection |
| 2024-09-04 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-08-16 | Monitoring,Other | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-11-03 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-10-16 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-09-12 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-08-09 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-07-06 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-05-31 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-04-28 | Violation | 3A:52-4.3(a) | Based on information, ensure that adequate supervision is maintained at all times throughout the center. - 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. |
| 2023-04-28 | Violation | 3A:52-4.8(a)(3) | Based on information, retrain all staff on 1. The center's supervision policy and 2. The center's policies and procedures for tracking children. - Topics of orientation training shall include implementing group size limits and primary caregiver responsibilities, as applicable, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.4. |
| 2023-04-27 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-04-27 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-04-03 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-04-03 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-04-03 | Violation | 3A:52-7.8(a)(1) | Ensure that children over three months of age wash their hands with soap and running water after blowing their nose. - 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 |
| 2023-04-03 | Violation | 3A:52-4.3(a)(1) | Ensure that adequate procedures for tracking children are adhered to at all times throughout the center. The staff stated there were 21 children n room 6 when there were 22 - The center shall develop and implement an Office of Licensing-approved method to keep track of the location and ensure the safety of all children at all times when under the center’s supervision, including the transfer of supervision from and to parents during arrival and departure and the utilization of off-site locations, including playgrounds and field trips. |
| 2023-04-03 | Violation | 3A:52-5.2(a)(5) | Provide a current fire certificate as required. - The center shall be permitted to obtain a valid fire safety inspection certificate issued by the municipality in which it is located, based on a fire inspection conducted within the preceding 12 months, and submit a copy of the certificate to the Office of Licensing in lieu of a CO or CCO, if the center serves only children 2 ½ years of age or older and is located in a public school building that is used as a public school. |
| 2023-04-03 | Violation | 3A:52-6.6(a)(1) | Based on report, ensure that staff utilize positive methods of guidance and discipline at all times throughout the center. - The methods of guidance and discipline used shall: be positive. |
| 2023-04-03 | Violation | 3A:52-7.5(b)(10) | Ensure that all Epi-pens are accompanied by a special care plan. - The center shall develop and follow a policy on the administration of medication and health care procedures to children, which shall include the following provisions: the center shall store prescribed epinephrine pens in their original boxes with the child’s name and prescription. A special care plan or other documentation from a health care provider shall accompany the epinephrine pen. If two epinephrine pens are required, both shall be available. Each center under the jurisdiction of N.J.S.A. 18A:40-12.5 shall store back-up epinephrine pens on site consistent with the requirements stated at N.J.S.A. 18A:40-12.5.e(1). |
| 2023-02-24 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-02-24 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-02-24 | Violation | 3A:52-4.3(a) | Based on report, ensure that adequate supervision is maintained at all times throughout the center. - 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. |
| 2023-02-24 | Violation | 3A:52-4.3(a)(2) | Based on report, ensure that adequate procedures for tracking children are adhered to at all times throughout the center. - The center shall ensure that all staff members are trained in the method of keeping track of children and know how many children are in their care at all times. |
| 2023-01-18 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-01-03 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-01-03 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-01-03 | Violation | 3A:52-4.3(a)(1) | Based on information, ensure that adequate procedures for tracking children are adhered to at all times throughout the center, including during transitions. Four named staff did not complete the required classroom sweep prior to taking the class outside and a named child was left in the classroom unsupervised. - The center shall develop and implement an Office of Licensing-approved method to keep track of the location and ensure the safety of all children at all times when under the center’s supervision, including the transfer of supervision from and to parents during arrival and departure and the utilization of off-site locations, including playgrounds and field trips. |
| 2023-01-03 | Violation | 3A:52-6.3(b)(3)(iv)(1) | Ensure that each child's bottle is labeled with the date in Rooms 1 and 2. - 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. |
| 2023-01-03 | Violation | 3A:52-7.7(e)(1)(iii) | Ensure that the center washes and disinfects diapering surfaces after each use in Room 1. - For early childhood programs, the following shall apply: in addition to the items specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-7.7(a)3, the following equipment items or surfaces shall be washed and disinfected after each use, diapering surfaces. |
| 2023-01-03 | Violation | 3A:52-7.7(e)(1)(iv) | Ensure that the center washes and disinfects toys mouthed by infants and toddlers before being given to another child in Room 1. - For early childhood programs, the following shall apply: in addition to the items specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-7.7(a)3, the following equipment items or surfaces shall be washed and disinfected after each use, toys mouthed by infants and toddlers before being given to another child. |
| 2023-01-03 | Violation | 3A:52-7.8(a)(4) | Ensure that staff wash their hands with soap and running water after changing a diaper in Room 1. - Handwashing requirements are as follows: staff members shall wash their hands with soap and running water immediately |
| 2023-01-03 | Violation | 3A:52-4.6(a) | Ensure that the center update and maintain 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). |
| 2023-01-03 | Violation | 3A:52-4.10(a)(1) | Ensure that CARI background checks are completed as required for all staff within two weeks of hire. - 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. |
| 2023-01-03 | 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. |
| 2023-01-03 | Violation | 3A:52-4.8(a)(1) | Based on information, retrain all staff on 1. The center's supervision policy and 2. The center's policies and procedures for tracking children. - Topics of orientation training shall include supervising and tracking all children, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.3(a). |
| 2023-01-03 | Violation | 3A:52-3.4(a) | Ensure that the center has a current comprehensive general liability insurance policy and maintains the documentation on file. - The sponsor or sponsor representative shall secure comprehensive general liability insurance coverage for the center and shall maintain on file a copy of the insurance policy or documentation of current insurance coverage. |
| 2023-01-03 | Violation | 3A:52-5.2(a)(5) | Provide a current fire certificate as required. - The center shall be permitted to obtain a valid fire safety inspection certificate issued by the municipality in which it is located, based on a fire inspection conducted within the preceding 12 months, and submit a copy of the certificate to the Office of Licensing in lieu of a CO or CCO, if the center serves only children 2 ½ years of age or older and is located in a public school building that is used as a public school. |
| 2023-01-03 | 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, including one fire drill annually that is conducted during nap time. - 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. |
| 2023-01-03 | Violation | 3A:52-7.8(a)(1)(ii) | Ensure that children wash their hands immediately after using the toilet or having their diaper changed in Room 1. - 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. |
| 2022-10-18 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-09-30 | Complaint | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-09-30 | Complaint | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-09-30 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(r) | Ensure the health, safety, and well-being of the children served wherein the center has a child in the infant room that bites other children and the center is not following proper protocol of there policy. - The center shall take any steps required by the Office of Licensing to correct conditions in the building or center that may endanger the health, safety, and well-being of the children served. |
| 2022-09-30 | Violation | 3A:52-4.8(a)(1) | Retrain all staff including staff management on proper protocols of children behaviors including biting. - Topics of orientation training shall include supervising and tracking all children, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.3(a). |
| 2022-08-03 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-07-20 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-07-20 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-07-20 | Violation | 3A:52-4.3(a)(1) | Ensure that adequate procedures for tracking children are adhered to at all times throughout the center wherein staff in Room 8 stated that they were caring for 16 children when 15 children were present. - The center shall develop and implement an Office of Licensing-approved method to keep track of the location and ensure the safety of all children at all times when under the center’s supervision, including the transfer of supervision from and to parents during arrival and departure and the utilization of off-site locations, including playgrounds and field trips. |
| 2022-07-20 | Violation | 3A:52-6.3(b)(3)(iv)(1) | Ensure that each child's bottle is labeled with the date in Room 7. - 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. |
| 2022-07-20 | Violation | 3A:52-6.1(e) | Remove bottles from children when walking in Room 7. - The center shall ensure that pacifiers are removed when the children are crawling or walking. |
| 2022-07-20 | Violation | 3A:52-4.8(f)(1) | 95: Based on report, retrain the staff involved on 1. The center's supervision policy and 2. The center's policies and procedures for tracking children. - The staff development specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.8(a) through (d) shall be clock hours of staff development. |
| 2022-07-12 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-06-22 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-06-22 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-06-22 | Violation | 3A:52-4.10(a)(1) | Ensure that 4 new named staff members have cleared CARI forms. - 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. |
| 2022-06-22 | Violation | 3A:52-4.11(a)(1) | Ensure that 5 new named staff members have cleared CHRI forms. - 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. |
| 2022-06-07 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-06-07 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-06-07 | Violation | 3A:52-6.3(b)(3)(iv)(1) | Ensure that each child's bottle is labeled with the child's name and date in Room 1. - 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. |
| 2022-06-07 | Violation | 3A:52-6.1(e) | Ensure that pacifiers are removed when children are crawling or walking in Room 3.6/22/22Ensure that pacifiers are removed when children are crawling or walking as needed throughout the center. - The center shall ensure that pacifiers are removed when the children are crawling or walking. |
| 2022-06-07 | Violation | 3A:52-6.4(i) | Cease the use of pacifier straps or other types of attachment devices in Room 3. - Children shall not use pacifiers with straps or other types of attachment devices. |
| 2022-06-07 | Violation | 3A:52-7.7(e)(1)(iii) | Ensure that the center washes and disinfects diapering surfaces after each use as needed throughout the center. - For early childhood programs, the following shall apply: in addition to the items specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-7.7(a)3, the following equipment items or surfaces shall be washed and disinfected after each use, diapering surfaces. |
| 2022-06-07 | Violation | 3A:52-4.10(a)(1) | Ensure that 6 named staff members have cleared CARI forms.6/22/222 named staff members remaining. - 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. |
| 2022-06-07 | Violation | 3A:52-4.11(a)(1) | Ensure that 6 named staff members have cleared CHRI forms.6/22/221 named staff member remaining. - 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. |
| 2022-06-07 | Violation | 3A:52-7.3(a)(2) | Ensure that a Universal Health Record is completed upon enrollment and updated annually, including the immunization records and special care plans as required. - For early childhood programs, the following shall apply: for each child not enrolled in a public or private school, upon admission, the center shall maintain on file at the center a Universal Child Health Record (Department of Health Form CH-14) or its equivalent, updated annually, along with an immunization record, and a special care plan, if applicable. A 30-day grace period is permitted in N.J.A.C. 8:57-4.5(e) |
| 2022-06-07 | Violation | 3A:52-3.6(b)(1) | Ensure that the center maintains and distributes to all families and staff a copy of the Information to Parents document and maintains on file signatures of all staff and families attesting to the receipt of the policy. - The center shall distribute a copy of the Information to Parents document to each child’s parent(s) upon enrollment and to every person upon becoming a staff member and secure and maintain on file a record of each parent’s and staff member’s signature attesting to receipt of the document. The center shall maintain on file a copy of the Information to Parents document. |
| 2022-06-07 | Violation | 3A:52-7.11(b) | Ensure that the center maintains and distributes to all families the center's communicable disease policy and maintains on file the signatures of the parents attesting to their receipt of the policy. - The center shall distribute a copy of the policy on the management of communicable diseases to the parent of each child enrolled and secure and maintain on file a record of each parent’s signature attesting to receipt of the policy. |
| 2022-06-07 | Violation | 3A:52-6.5(b) | Ensure that the center maintains and distributes to all families and staff the center's policy on the release of children and will maintain on file signatures from all parents and staff attesting to the receipt of the policy. - The center shall distribute a copy of the release policy to the parent of each enrolled child and each staff member and secure and maintain on file a record of each parent’s and staff member’s signature attesting to receipt of the policy. |
| 2022-06-07 | Violation | 3A:52-6.8(j)(3) | Develop and maintain on file an expulsion policy and maintain on file signatures from all families attesting to the receipt of the policy. - The center shall develop and follow a written policy on the expulsion of children from enrollment at the center. The center shall distribute a copy of the expulsion policy to the parent of each enrolled child and secure and maintain on file a record of each parent’s signature attesting to receipt of the policy. |
| 2022-06-07 | Violation | 3A:52-6.8(l) | Develop and distribute to all families and staff a social media policy and maintain on file signatures from all families and staff attesting to the receipt of the policy. - The center shall distribute a copy of the social media policy to the parent of each enrolled child and to each staff member and secure and maintain on file a record of each parent’s signature and each staff member’s signature attesting to the receipt of the policy. |
| 2022-06-07 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(a)(2) | Repair the air conditioner in the room. - 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. |
| 2022-05-06 | Initial | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-05-06 | Initial | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-05-06 | Violation | 3A:52-3.4(a) | Ensure that the center has a current comprehensive general liability insurance policy and maintains the documentation on file. - The sponsor or sponsor representative shall secure comprehensive general liability insurance coverage for the center and shall maintain on file a copy of the insurance policy or documentation of current insurance coverage. |
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