Child Care Center
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My Montessori
Freehold, NJ
· Monmouth County
118 West Main st,
Freehold, NJ 07728
Quick Facts
Capacity
60 children
Age Range
2 1/2 - 13 years
Rate Range
650-1150
Type of Care
After School, Before School, Before and After School, Daytime, Full-Time, Part-Time
Transportation
Field Trips, To/From School
Languages
English, Russian
Subsidized Program
Participates
State Rating
2
Contact Information
📞 (848) 466-0360
Licensed Child Care Center
Active License
License Number
CCC114339
License Issued
Jan 29, 2026
Active Through
Jan 29, 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
My Montessori Preschool and Day Care Center is conveniently located at 118 West Main St. Freehold NJ 07728. School offers strong curriculum introduced based on Maria Montessori philosophy. School provides before and after care, full and part time programs, full and half day programs, extra curricular activities, organic homemade meals, video/audio monitoring of entire school and all day long update of parents with video and photo footage of children enrolled in school. Our experienced and background checked teachers and staff create loving and caring environment to make My Montessori a second best place after your home for your loved ones.
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Hours of Operation
- Monday06:30 AM - 07:30 PM
- Tuesday06:30 AM - 07:30 PM
- Wednesday06:30 AM - 07:30 PM
- Thursday06:30 AM - 07:30 PM
- Friday06:30 AM - 07:30 PM
- Saturday closed
- Sunday closed
Inspection/Report History
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| Inspection Date | Type | Reinspection / Rule | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-06 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-06-01 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-04-23 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2025-12-11 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-12-04 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-10-27 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-10-07 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-09-26 | Other | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-09-04 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-09-03 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-07-24 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-07-10 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-06-23 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-06-03 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-04-28 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2024-07-15 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-07-12 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-06-04 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-05-17 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-04-25 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-12-27 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-11-02 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-09-22 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-07-19 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-06-29 | Complaint | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-06-14 | No Selection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-05-24 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-04-17 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-03-15 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-02-15 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-12-22 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-09-13 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-08-22 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-08-22 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-07-28 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-07-28 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-06-21 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-05-19 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-04-28 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-04-28 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-04-28 | Violation | 3A:52-2.3(d)(3) | Ensure that the center adheres to all requirements to prevent co-mingling in multi-use buildings. The licensed program needs to be separated from other occupants in the building and no non-staff members should have access to the center. - The requirements for co-location of a center within a multi-use building are as follows, during operating hours, the Office of Licensing may require the center to |
| 2022-04-28 | Violation | 3A:52-7.9(a)(1) | Maintain an illness log on file at the center and ensure that it contains all of the required components. - For early childhood programs, the following shall apply: the center shall maintain on file a log of the initial illnesses, symptoms of illness, or diseases that are exhibited by each child while in the center’s care, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-7.1(c) and (d). This illness log shall include |
| 2022-04-28 | Violation | 3A:52-4.5(a)(3)(i)(2) | Ensure that the center has a table of organization that includes job descriptions, titles and qualifications for all center staff. - 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. |
| 2022-04-28 | Violation | 3A:52-4.5(e)(2)(i) | Ensure that the head teacher is present at the center for at least 75% of the center's daily operating hours or at least six hours a day, whichever is less. - For early childhood programs the head teacher shall be scheduled to work at the center for at least 75 percent of the center's daily operating hours or at least six hours a day, whichever is less. |
| 2022-04-28 | Violation | 3A:52-4.6(a) | Ensure that the center completes and maintains on file a Staff Records Checklist designated by OOL. - 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). |
| 2022-04-28 | Violation | 3A:52-4.10(a)(1) | Ensure that CARI background checks are completed as required for all staff within two weeks of hire. Center is missing 6 initial CARI.5/19/22- Center is missing 4 CARIs.6/21/22- Center is missing 3 initial CARIs.7/28/22-Center is missing 1 initial CARI. - 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. |
| 2022-04-28 | Violation | 3A:52-4.10(b)(1) | Ensure that all staff submit a CARI background check upon renewal.6/21/22- Center needs 7 renewal CARIs.7/28/22- Center needs 7 renewal CARIs. - 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. |
| 2022-04-28 | 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. Center is missing 10 CHRIs.5/19/22- Center is missing 7 CHRIs.6/21/22- Center is missing 9 CHRIs.7/28/22- Center is missing 1 CHRI. - 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. |
| 2022-04-28 | Violation | 3A:52-4.6(c)(1) | Ensure that the head teacher meets the required qualifications as specified in the manual. - For early childhood programs, the following shall apply: for all centers, the head teacher or consulting head teacher shall meet the qualification requirements specified in one of the seven options set forth in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.6(c) for education and experience. |
| 2022-04-28 | Violation | 3A:52-4.6(c)(3) | Ensure that the group teacher meets 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 |
| 2022-04-28 | Violation | 3A:52-4.5(c)(2)(ii) | Ensure that the director designee completes the Understanding Licensing training provided by OOL. - The director or his or her designee(s) shall be on the premises at all times when the center is operating and the designee shall complete staff development in understanding licensing rules as provided by the Office. |
| 2022-04-28 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(o)(1) | Ensure that at least two staff have current first aid and CPR certifications and are present at all times at the center. - First aid requirements are as follows: at least two staff members who have current certified basic knowledge of first aid principles and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), as defined by a recognized health organization (such as the American Red Cross), shall be in the center at all times when enrolled children are present. |
| 2022-04-28 | Violation | 3A:52-4.5(b)(2)(i) | Ensure that the center maintains daily time sheets for staff that indicate the hours the staff worked at the center. - The director shall have the authority and responsibility for the implementation of policies and procedures for the day-to-day operation of the center, including maintenance of staff attendance records indicating daily hours worked. |
| 2022-04-28 | Violation | 3A:52-3.4(a) | Ensure that the center has a current comprehensive general liability insurance policy and maintains the documentation on file. - The sponsor or sponsor representative shall secure comprehensive general liability insurance coverage for the center and shall maintain on file a copy of the insurance policy or documentation of current insurance coverage. |
| 2022-04-28 | Violation | 3A:52-4.5(b)(2)(ii) | Ensure that the center maintains daily time sheets for the children that indicate the children's arrival and departure times. - The director shall have the authority and responsibility for the implementation of policies and procedures for the day-to-day operation of the center, including maintenance of children's daily attendance records, including the daily time of arrival and departure. |
| 2022-04-28 | 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). |
| 2022-04-28 | Violation | 3A:52-5.2(a)(5) | Ensure that the center's fire protective systems are operative at all times. - 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. |
| 2022-04-28 | Violation | 3A:52-5.2(a)(8) | Provide a current life/hazard use registration certificate applicable to the center's licensed capacity and ages served. - The center shall obtain a Life Hazard Use Registration certificate applicable to the center’s licensed capacity and ages served pursuant to the Uniform Fire Safety Act, N.J.S.A. 52:27D-192 et seq. The center shall post this document in a prominent location within the center. |
| 2022-04-28 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(n)(2) | Ensure that children are evacuated from the center within three minutes during each fire drill. - Fire prevention requirements are as follows: the center shall ensure that all children present are evacuated from the building within three minutes during each fire drill. |
| 2022-04-28 | 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 and maintains records of the drills on file. - 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. |
| 2022-04-28 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(q)(1)(ii) | Ensure that unapproved space is inaccessible to the children at all times. Children are using an unapproved multi use room. Request a space evaluation to have the room added to the licensed space or cease use of the room. - Space and room requirements are as follows: all space and rooms within the center to be used by children shall be inspected and approved by the Office of Licensing prior to their use. In making its determination, the Office of Licensing shall consider whether the space is too far removed, remote, or isolated from other areas of the center to be used by children. rooms or areas of the center that are not Office of Licensing-approved for use by children shall be made inaccessible to children. |
| 2022-04-28 | 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. |
| 2022-04-28 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(i)(5)(i) | Complete and submit a DCF Drinking Water Testing 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. |
| 2022-04-28 | 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. |
| 2022-04-28 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(i)(8) | Submit a Safe Building Interior Certification or other approval issued by the DOH. - 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. |
| 2021-03-30 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
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