Child Care Center
✓ Licensed
Deep Roots School
New Vernon, NJ
· Morris County
2 Lee's Hill Road,
New Vernon, NJ 07976
Quick Facts
Capacity
30 children
Age Range
2 1/2 - 13 years
Subsidized Program
Does not participate
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Contact Information
📞 (973) 944-0508
Licensed Child Care Center
Active License
License Number
181000116
License Issued
Feb 11, 2025
Active Through
Feb 11, 2028
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
Deep Roots School is a Child Care Center in New Vernon NJ, with a maximum capacity of 30 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 2 1/2 - 13 years. The provider does not participate in a subsidized child care program.
Hours of Operation
- Days of Operation Monday–Friday
Inspection/Report History
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| Inspection Date | Type | Reinspection / Rule | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-20 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2025-07-02 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-06-27 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-04-22 | Technical Assistance Inspection | No | Center Inspection |
| 2025-01-29 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-01-07 | Monitoring,Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-12-02 | Renewal,Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2024-09-24 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-09-10 | Life Safety Modification | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-11-08 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-11-01 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-10-25 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-09-26 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-10-19 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-09-02 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-06-28 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-04-26 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-03-30 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-03-10 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-02-28 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-02-08 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-02-08 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-02-08 | Violation | 3A:52-4.6(a) | Ensure that the center completes and maintains on file a Staff Records Checklist designated by OOL: Update current Staff Records Checklist. - 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). |
| 2022-02-08 | 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. |
| 2022-02-08 | 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 for license renewal.3/10/22 One CHRI clearance is outstanding. - 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. |
| 2022-02-08 | Violation | 3A:52-7.5(b)(10) | Ensure replacement of all expired epi-pens and antihistamines that are maintained at the center. - 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). |
| 2022-02-08 | Violation | 3A:52-5.2(b) | Ensure that the center's fire protective systems are operative at all times: The center's fire protection system was displaying a disarmed signal at the time of the inspection. The system was reset and restored to normal status while the inspector was still on site. - An applicant seeking a license or a Certificate of Life/Safety Approval to operate a center shall comply with all applicable provisions of the New Jersey Uniform Fire Code, as specified in N.J.A.C. 5:70 and hereinafter referred to as the NJUFC. The center shall obtain the building's fire safety inspection certificate issued by the municipality in which it is located, based on a fire inspection conducted within the preceding 12 months, reflecting the center's compliance with all applicable provisions of the NJUFC. The center shall maintain on file the building's fire safety inspection certificate. |
| 2022-02-08 | Violation | 3A:52-5.2(a)(5) | Ensure that all illuminated exit signs and emergency lighting are operable at all times throughout the center: Repair or replace the non-operable emergency light in Room 2. - 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. |
| 2022-02-08 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(i)(5)(iii) | Submit current documentation from the DEP, Bureau of Safe Drinking Water (BSDW) for centers not served by a public community water system and post the results. - 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 or site is not provided a potable water supply by a public community water system, the applicant shall provide potable water sampling results demonstrating compliance with maximum contaminant levels for all contaminants required to be tested pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:10-5 for public non-transient, non-community (NTNC) water systems, including radiological contaminants, regardless of whether they meet the definition of NTNC systems as defined at N.J.A.C. 7:10-1.3. This sampling shall have been conducted within three years of the date of application submission, except nitrates and coliform, for which the sampling shall have been conducted within 90 days of submitting the application. |
| 2022-02-08 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(a)(19) | Complete radon testing in every room on the lowest floor used by children and post the results 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. |
| 2022-02-08 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(h)(2) | Submit a lead paint risk assessment as required for license renewal. - Lead paint precautions are as follows: the center shall comply with the lead paint inspection requirements specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-5.3(h)3, unless the center |
| 2022-01-31 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-01-18 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-11-12 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-09-03 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-07-29 | Monitoring,Increase | No | Center Inspection |
| 2020-01-27 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2019-12-16 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2019-11-22 | Initial | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-09-19 | Initial | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-08-08 | Initial | No | Center Inspection |
| 2019-07-16 | Initial | No | Center Inspection |
| 2019-05-16 | Age Change | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-05-06 | Initial | No | Center Inspection |
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