Child Care Center
✓ Licensed
LA Cherry Hill Associates, LLC D/B/A Lightbridge Academy
Cherry Hill, NJ
· Camden County
10 Grove Street,
Cherry Hill, NJ 08002
Quick Facts
Capacity
170 children
Age Range
0 - 13 years
Subsidized Program
Participates
Missing details such as transportation or rates? Suggest an update to help other families.
Licensed Child Care Center
Active License
License Number
180900139
License Issued
Mar 7, 2025
Active Through
Mar 7, 2028
Issued By
New Jersey Department of Children & Families
District Office
New Jersey Dept of Children and Families - Office of Licensing
Reviews
Write a Review
Be the first to review this childcare provider. Write a review about LA Cherry Hill Associates, LLC D/B/A Lightbridge Academy. Let other families know what's great, or what could be improved. Please read our brief review guidelines to make your review as helpful as possible.
Review Policy: ChildcareCenter.us does not actively screen or monitor user reviews, nor do we verify or edit content.
Reviews reflect only the opinion of the writer. We ask that users follow our
review guidelines.
Providers are welcome to respond to parental reviews, however we ask that they identify themselves as the provider.
About the Provider
LA Cherry Hill Associates, LLC D/B/A Lightbridge Academy is a Child Care Center in Cherry Hill NJ, with a maximum capacity of 170 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 0 - 13 years. The provider also participates in a subsidized child care program.
Hours of Operation
- Days of Operation Monday–Friday
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-15 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2026-09-10 | Other,Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-08-13 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-06-10 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-05-14 | Other,Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-04-10 | Monitoring,Other | No | Center Inspection |
| 2026-03-24 | Re-Inspection,Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-12-19 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-11-18 | Complaint | No | Center Inspection |
| 2025-09-18 | Other | No | Center Inspection |
| 2025-04-28 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-03-25 | Monitoring,Other | No | Center Inspection |
| 2025-02-19 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-01-08 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-11-26 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-10-22 | Re-Inspection,Other | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-10-02 | Renewal,Life Safety Modification | No | Center Inspection |
| 2024-08-19 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-07-09 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-05-29 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-04-22 | Monitoring,Other | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-12-12 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-11-28 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-10-03 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-09-11 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-08-23 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-07-31 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-06-26 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-05-19 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-04-17 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-04-17 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-04-17 | 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. |
| 2023-04-17 | Violation | 3A:52-6.1(e) | Ensure that the staff throughout the center remove bottles, cups and other food items when children are walking or crawling. - The center shall ensure that pacifiers are removed when the children are crawling or walking. |
| 2023-04-17 | Violation | 3A:52-7.7(a)(3)(iv) | Ensure that the staff in room 7 washes and disinfects the tables used by the children for eating before each meal. - The schedule for disinfecting shall be as follows: tables used by the children for eating shall be washed and disinfected before each meal. |
| 2023-04-17 | Violation | 3A:52-7.8(a)(1)(i) | Ensure that children throughout the center wash their hands before the intake of food. - 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 before intake of food. |
| 2023-04-17 | Violation | 3A:52-7.8(a)(4)(i) | Ensure that staff throughout the center wash their hands immediately before preparing or serving food. - Handwashing requirements are as follows: staff members shall wash their hands with soap and running water immediately before preparing or serving food. |
| 2023-04-17 | Violation | 3A:52-4.11(a)(1) | Compete the CHRI background checks for 3 named staff. - 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. |
| 2023-04-17 | Violation | 3A:52-4.6(c)(3) | Ensure that two group teacher meet the required qualifications as specified in the manual. - For early childhood programs, the following shall apply: the group teacher shall meet the requirements for experience and education |
| 2023-04-17 | 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. - 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). |
| 2022-12-07 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-11-30 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-11-30 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-11-30 | 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. |
| 2022-11-30 | Violation | 3A:52-4.8(g)(1) | Based on report, retrain all staff on 1. The center’s supervision policy and 2. The center’s policies and procedures for tracking children. - The center shall maintain on file documentation of the date, time, topic, presenter, and attendance for all staff development and orientation completed by center staff members. For staff development provided by the center, the center shall maintain on file documentation or a copy of all staff development materials used. |
| 2022-10-27 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-09-23 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-08-16 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-08-04 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-07-01 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-06-21 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-05-20 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-05-20 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-05-20 | 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). |
| 2022-05-20 | 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. A named staff was unaware that a named child had left the classroom. - 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. |
| 2022-05-02 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-05-02 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-05-02 | Violation | 3A:52-4.10(a)(1) | Complete the CARI checks for 4 named staff. - 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. |
| 2022-05-02 | Violation | 3A:52-4.11(a)(1) | Complete the CHRI checks for 4 named staff. 7/1/2022: 2 received; 2 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. |
| 2022-03-31 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-03-31 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-02-16 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-01-07 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-11-23 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2021-10-25 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2021-10-05 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2021-09-17 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-08-17 | Complaint | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2021-08-02 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2021-03-30 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-03-01 | Complaint | No | Center Inspection |
| 2020-07-30 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-07-24 | Life Safety | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2020-07-08 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-05-18 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-04-17 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-03-17 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2020-03-02 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2020-02-05 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2019-12-30 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2019-12-23 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2019-11-14 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2019-10-22 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2019-10-10 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-09-05 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2019-08-20 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2019-07-25 | Initial | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-07-11 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2019-07-09 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2019-05-29 | Initial | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-05-06 | Initial | No | Center Inspection |
If you are a provider and believe any information is incorrect, please contact us. We will research your concern and make corrections accordingly.
Providers in ZIP Code 08002
Viewing an Infant Daycare?
Helpful Resources
Choosing Infant Care
Read article →
Questions to Ask During a Tour
Read article →
Infant Licensing Guide
Read article →