Child Care Center
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Hillcrest Preschool and Daycare
Lyndhurst, NJ
· Bergen County
300 FOREST AVENUE,
Lyndhurst, NJ 07071
Quick Facts
Capacity
35 children
Age range (listing information)
2 1/2 - 13 years
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Type of Care
After School, Before School, Before and After School, Daytime, Full-Time
Transportation
To/From School
Subsidized Program
Participates
State Rating
2
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Contact Information
📞 (201) 438-1978
Licensed Child Care Center
Active License
License Number
110600036
License Issued
Sep 17, 2024
Active Through
Sep 17, 2027
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
We incorporate best practice early childhood philosophies such as Reggio, HighScope and Multiple Intelligence while designing the class curriculum. Our curriculum is UNIQUE to our school as it is designed by our lead teachers and the director to fit the need of your individual child.
Hours of Operation
- Monday08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
- Tuesday08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
- Wednesday08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
- Thursday08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
- Friday08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
Where possible, ChildcareCenter provides inspection reports as a service to families. This information is deemed reliable but is not guaranteed. We encourage families to contact the daycare provider directly with any questions or concerns. Reports can also be verified with your local daycare licensing office.
| Inspection Date | Type | Reinspection / Rule | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-01 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2026-07-29 | Re-Inspection,Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-07-10 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-06-09 | Phone Call,Email | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-04-30 | Re-Inspection,TA Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-04-27 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2026-04-10 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-03-10 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-01-30 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-01-27 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-12-23 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-11-12 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-10-08 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-09-12 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-08-12 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-07-01 | Other | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-05-05 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-04-07 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2024-02-22 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-02-09 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-01-16 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-12-13 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-10-31 | Renewal,Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-01-20 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-01-06 | Violation | 3A:52-2.4(a)(13) | Post a sign in a prominent location prohibiting smoking during the center's operating hours. - The Office of Licensing may deny an application or suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew a license or a Certificate of Life/Safety Approval for good cause, including failure to comply with the provisions of P.L. 1998, c. 35, which prohibit smoking in child care centers, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-7.7(d). |
| 2022-12-16 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-12-16 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-12-16 | 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. |
| 2022-12-16 | Violation | 3A:52-7.7(a)(1) | Ensure that all staff wash and disinfects the tables using a two step process in Room 2. - 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 |
| 2022-12-16 | Violation | 3A:52-4.8(a)(2) | Retrain all staff on the center's policies of washing and then disinfecting the tables using a two step process. Submit training information with staff signatures to OOL. - Topics of orientation training shall include understanding center operations, policies and procedures, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.5(b)3. |
| 2022-12-16 | Violation | 3A:52-4.8(c) | Ensure that all staff complete 12 hours of staff development annually. - The center shall ensure that all staff members who work at the center complete 12 hours of continuing staff development each year. |
| 2022-12-16 | Violation | 3A:52-7.5(b)(10) | Ensure that all Epi-pens are stored in their original boxes with the child's name and prescription, accompanied by a special care plan and that two are present when required.Note:Pertains to (1) named child. - 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). |
| 2022-12-16 | 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. |
| 2022-12-16 | 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. - 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. |
| 2022-12-16 | Violation | 3A:52-5.4(a)(6)(i) | Ensure that the kitchen gate is closed to prevent accidental access by the children in Room 1. - For early childhood programs, the following shall apply, kitchen facility requirements are as follows: the kitchen facility or food preparation area shall be separated from other areas of the center by a door, gate, screen, or other barrier to prevent accidental access by children. |
| 2022-12-16 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(a)(2) | Ensure that the cabinet below the diaper changing table remains locked. - 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. |
| 2022-12-16 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(a)(10) | Ensure that all toxic substances are inaccessible to the children. Disinfectant sprays were accessible to the children in the bathroom of Room 1. - Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: all corrosive agents, insecticides, bleaches, detergents, polishes, any products under pressure in an aerosol spray can, and any toxic substance shall be stored in a locked cabinet or in an enclosure located in an area not accessible to the children. |
| 2022-12-16 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(p) | Secure the power cords in the outdoor play area. - Play equipment, materials, and furniture for indoor and outdoor use shall be of sturdy and safe construction, non-toxic, free of hazards, and used in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions. The center may not use play equipment intended for outdoor use indoors. |
| 2022-12-16 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(b)(7) | Remove the blue mattress pad from the outdoor play area. - 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. |
| 2022-12-16 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(a)(19) | Post the radon 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. |
| 2022-06-20 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-05-17 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-04-20 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-03-08 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-03-08 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-03-08 | Violation | 3A:52-6.4(i) | CEASE USE OF PACIFIER STRAPS THE CENTER TOOK IMMEDIATE ACTION DURING THIS INSPECTION AND REMOVED THE PACIFIER STRAP - Children shall not use pacifiers with straps or other types of attachment devices. |
| 2022-03-08 | Violation | 3A:52-6.4(b)(2)(i) | ENSURE THAT APPROVED SLEEPING EQUIPMENT IS PROVIDED FOR EACH CHILD: CHILD SLEEPING IN A HIGH CHAIRTHE CENTER TOOK IMMEDIATE ACTION DURING THIS INSPECTION AND REMOVED THE CHILD FROM THE HIGH CHAIR AND PROVIDED THEM WITH A COT - The center shall provide sleeping equipment for children over the age of 12 months and under the age of five years, the center shall provide for each child a crib that complies with the Consumer Product Safety Commission's (CPSC), Federal Safety Standards for Full-Size and Non-Full-Size Baby Cribs; 16 CRF 1219 and 1220, which is incorporated herein by reference, and can be obtained through the CPSC's website at http://www.cpsc.gov/businfo/frnotices/fr11/cribfinal.pdf, playpen, cot, mat, or other Office of Licensing-approved sleeping equipment that meets the following requirements: for children over the age of 12 months and under the age of five years, the center shall provide for each child a crib that complies with the Consumer Product Safety Commission's (CPSC), Federal Safety Standards for Full-Size and Non-Full-Size Baby Cribs; 16 CRF 1219 and 1220, which is incorporated herein by reference, and can be obtained through the CPSC's website at http://www.cpsc.gov/businfo/frnotices/fr11/cribfinal.pdf, playpen, cot, mat, or other Office of Licensing-approved sleeping equipment that meets the following requirements: Each cot used for children between 13 and 18 months of age shall not exceed 14 inches above the floor level. |
| 2022-02-16 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-02-16 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-02-16 | Violation | 3A:52-4.3(c) | MAINTAIN REQUIRED STAFF/CHILD RATIOS AT ALL TIMES: ROOM 1 8 CHILDREN PRESENT {4 CHILDREN AGES 8 MONTHS TO 2 1/2 YEARS; 1:6 RATIO & 4 CHILDREN AGES 2 1/2 - 3 YEARS; 1:10 RATIO}; 2 STAFF REQUIRED; 1 PRESENT. - 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 |
| 2022-01-19 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-10-20 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-09-10 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2021-07-15 | New Sponsor | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2021-06-08 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
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