Child Care Center
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Long Hill Montessori School
Stirling, NJ
· Morris County
158 CENTRAL AVE,
Stirling, NJ 07980
Quick Facts
Capacity
70 children
Age Range
2 1/2 - 6 years
Subsidized Program
Does not participate
State Rating
1
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Contact Information
📞 (908) 647-1852
Licensed Child Care Center
Active License
License Number
14YOU0002
License Issued
Sep 15, 2026
Active Through
Sep 15, 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
Diamond Hill Montessori and Long Hill Montessori Schools are private schools for children from 2.5 through 6 years old. Diamond Hill Montessori School is located in Berkeley Heights, NJ and serves the towns of Summit, Watchung, New Providence and Chatham. Long Hill Montessori School is located in Sterling, NJ and serves the surrounding towns of Millington, Gillette, Basking Ridge and Warren.
Character development is an essential component to success in school and in life. A Montessori preschool supports consideration and respect for others as well as a positive awareness to develop moral attitudes based on a clear sense of right and wrong. Cultural events are celebrated as opportunities to learn about different customs and backgrounds. The Montessori preschool program carefully integrates the development of social skills, emotional growth, physical coordination and cognitive preparation. Program activities foster each child’s natural love of learning, emphasizes respect for other children and for the environment.
Montessori preschool children tend to be confident, independent people. They have been given choices and opportunities to decide for themselves since they entered preschool. The opportunity to achieve greater levels of independence was formed and supported as a daily part of their lives.
Character development is an essential component to success in school and in life. A Montessori preschool supports consideration and respect for others as well as a positive awareness to develop moral attitudes based on a clear sense of right and wrong. Cultural events are celebrated as opportunities to learn about different customs and backgrounds. The Montessori preschool program carefully integrates the development of social skills, emotional growth, physical coordination and cognitive preparation. Program activities foster each child’s natural love of learning, emphasizes respect for other children and for the environment.
Montessori preschool children tend to be confident, independent people. They have been given choices and opportunities to decide for themselves since they entered preschool. The opportunity to achieve greater levels of independence was formed and supported as a daily part of their lives.
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
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| Inspection Date | Type | Reinspection / Rule | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-15 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2026-08-27 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2026-08-25 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2026-07-02 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2026-06-22 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2026-06-12 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2026-04-13 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-03-05 | Renewal,Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2025-10-22 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-09-05 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-09-04 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-08-29 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-08-01 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-07-16 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-06-23 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-06-02 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-05-13 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-05-08 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-04-25 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2024-02-08 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-09-11 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-08-29 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-07-24 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-07-05 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-06-12 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-05-17 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-04-19 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-03-21 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-03-06 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-03-06 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-03-06 | 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 the center's license renewal, dated after 1/1/2021 for 3 staff members. - 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. |
| 2023-03-06 | Violation | 3A:52-2.1(b) | Complete and submit a DCF Renewal Attestation and all required documents. - A person applying for an initial license or renewal license to operate a center or relocation of a center shall submit a completed application to the Office of Licensing at least 45 days prior to the anticipated opening of the center or to the expiration of its existing regular license. |
| 2023-03-06 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(h)(2) | Submit a lead paint risk assessment as required. - 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 |
| 2023-03-06 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(i)(5)(i) | Complete and submit a DCF Drinking Water Testing Checklist and Statement of Assurance and a copy of the center's water testing completed by a laboratory certified by the Department of Environmental Protection. - 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 is supplied by a public community water system, the applicant or facility operator shall provide documentation of water testing conducted by a laboratory certified by the Department of Environmental Protection for water testing for lead and copper from all faucets and other sources used for drinking water or food preparation and at least 50 percent of all indoor water faucets utilized by the center. |
| 2023-03-06 | 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). |
| 2023-03-06 | Violation | 3A:52-7.5(b)(7) | Ensure that the center has the required medications as indicated in each child's health 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 maintain on file a record of the following |
| 2022-10-20 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-09-28 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-08-17 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-07-01 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-04-12 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-04-12 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2021-05-10 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-05-04 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-04-23 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2019-05-28 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2019-05-06 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
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