Description: 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.
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| 2023-03-06 | 2023-06-12 | 3A:52-4.10(b)(1) |
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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. Violation Observed: Ensure that all staff submit a CARI background check upon renewal. |
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| 2023-03-06 | 2023-07-24 | 3A:52-4.11(a)(1) |
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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. Violation Observed: 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. |
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| 2023-03-06 | 2023-07-24 | 3A:52-2.1(b) |
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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. Violation Observed: Complete and submit a DCF Renewal Attestation and all required documents. |
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| 2023-03-06 | 3A:52-5.3(h)(2) | |
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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 Violation Observed: Submit a lead paint risk assessment as required. |
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| 2023-03-06 | 2023-07-05 | 3A:52-5.3(i)(5)(i) |
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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. Violation Observed: 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. |
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| 2023-03-06 | 2023-03-21 | 3A:52-7.5(b)(10) |
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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). Violation Observed: 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. |
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| 2023-03-06 | 2023-03-21 | 3A:52-7.5(b)(7) |
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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 Violation Observed: Ensure that the center has the required medications as indicated in each child's health care plan. |
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| 2022-04-12 | 2022-10-20 | 3A:52-5.3(i)(8) |
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Environmental condition precautions are as follows: at the time of the initial application, any renewal application, relocation of an existing licensed center, and, as determined by the Office of Licensing, on a case-by-case basis, the facility operator shall submit to the Office of Licensing a Safe Building Interior Certification or other approval issued by the Department of Health that indicates that no further remediation is needed for the interior of the building in which the center is located. Violation Observed: Submit a Safe Building Interior Certification or other approval issued by the DOH. The center shall ensure an updated Safe Building Interior Certificate is submitted to or uploaded to the center's file cabinet. |
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| 2021-04-23 | 2021-05-04 | 3A:52-5.4(a)(2) |
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For early childhood programs, the following shall apply, all lally columns in areas used by the children shall have protective padding placed around them from the floor to a height of at least 48 inches. Violation Observed: Ensure the two lally columns in the back room #3 have protective padding around them to a height of at least 48 inches. |
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| 2021-04-23 | 2021-05-10 | 3A:52-5.3(i)(5)(i) |
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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. Violation Observed: The center will ensure for the renewal that the water testing certification, report and the Assurance Statement and Water Checklist are uploaded to the center's File Cabinet in NJCCIS. |
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| 2021-04-23 | 2021-05-10 | 3A:52-5.3(a)(19) |
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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. Violation Observed: The center shall ensure the radon test is conducted as required and the results are uploaded in the center's File Cabinet in NJCCIS. |
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| 2021-04-23 | 2021-05-10 | 3A:52-5.3(h)(4)(ii) |
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Lead paint precautions are as follows: if a lead paint risk assessment indicates the presence of a lead hazard, the center shall submit to the Office of Licensing and the local department of health a certificate of lead abatement issued by the local construction official, or other documentation as appropriate, reflecting that appropriate remedial action to remediate the lead hazard has been completed. Violation Observed: FOr the license renewal, the center shall provide an updated lead assessment certificate and lead report that will be uploaded to the center's File Cabinet on NJCCIS. |
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| 2021-04-23 | 2021-05-10 | 3A:52-4.10(b)(1) |
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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. Violation Observed: The center shall ensure the sponsor representative's renewal CARI clearance is uploaded in the center's File Cabinet in NJCCIS. |
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| 2021-04-23 | 2021-05-10 | 3A:52-4.5(a)(3)(i)(2) |
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The sponsor or sponsor representative shall designate individuals with the authority and responsibility to develop and implement written policies and procedures for the operation of the center, including job descriptions, titles and qualifications for all center staff. Violation Observed: The center shall ensure job descriptions are uploaded in the center's File Cabinet in NJCCIS. |
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| 2021-04-23 | 2021-05-04 | 3A:52-5.4(a)(2) |
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For early childhood programs, the following shall apply, all lally columns in areas used by the children shall have protective padding placed around them from the floor to a height of at least 48 inches. Violation Observed: Ensure the two lally columns in the back room #3 have protective padding around them to a height of at least 48 inches. |
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