Child Care Center
✓ Licensed
Primrose School of Berkeley Heights
Berkeley Heights, NJ
· Union County
246 Springfield Ave,
Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922
Quick Facts
Capacity
246 children
Age Range
0 - 13 years
Subsidized Program
Participates
State Rating
1
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Contact Information
📞 (908) 286-0900
Licensed Child Care Center
Active License
License Number
140300148
License Issued
Sep 24, 2026
Active Through
Sep 24, 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
Primrose is an accredited private preschool that provides a premier educational child care experience. The Leader in Educational Child Care®, we partner with parents to help children build the right foundation for future learning and life. Our goal is to help children have fun while building Active Minds, Healthy Bodies and Happy Hearts®.
Hours of Operation
- Monday07:00 AM - 06:00 PM
- Tuesday07:00 AM - 06:00 PM
- Wednesday07:00 AM - 06:00 PM
- Thursday07:00 AM - 06:00 PM
- Friday07:00 AM - 06:00 PM
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
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| Inspection Date | Type | Reinspection / Rule | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-15 | Email,Email | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-09-14 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2026-08-20 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2026-07-28 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2026-06-23 | Phone Call,Email | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-05-22 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2026-04-21 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2026-04-17 | Phone Call,Email | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-03-13 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-03-04 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2026-02-13 | Other,Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-02-05 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2025-05-22 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2025-04-08 | Other,Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-02-24 | Other | No | Center Inspection |
| 2025-02-07 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2024-12-05 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-11-07 | Other | No | Center Inspection |
| 2024-08-12 | Other | No | Center Inspection |
| 2024-07-16 | Other | No | Center Inspection |
| 2024-05-28 | Other | No | Center Inspection |
| 2024-05-01 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-04-30 | Other | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-04-03 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-03-25 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2024-03-08 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-02-26 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-01-09 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2024-01-09 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-12-14 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-07-11 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-06-13 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-06-12 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-04-20 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-03-23 | Renewal,Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-03-23 | Renewal,Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-03-23 | Violation | 3A:52-4.3(a)(1) | In classroom 9, ensure that adequate procedures for tracking children are adhered to at all times throughout the center. - 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. |
| 2023-03-23 | Violation | 3A:52-4.5(a)(3)(i)(1) | Ensure that the center has a table of organization that illustrates lines of authority, responsibility and communication. - 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 a table of organization that illustrates lines of authority, responsibility and communication. |
| 2023-03-23 | Violation | 3A:52-6.6(e)(3) | Post the center's discipline policy in a prominent location. - The center shall maintain on file a written policy on the disciplining of children by staff members. The policy shall be posted in a prominent location within the center. |
| 2023-03-23 | Violation | 3A:52-6.3(b)(3)(iv)(1) | In classroom 2, ensure that each child's bottle is labeled with the child's name and date. - 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. |
| 2023-03-23 | 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 |
| 2023-03-23 | Violation | 3A:52-7.8(a)(1)(i) | In classroom 3, ensure that children wash their hands before the intake of food. The children sitting on the carpet, and went directly to the tables for lunch. - 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. |
| 2023-03-23 | Violation | 3A:52-7.8(a)(4)(i) | In classroom 12, ensure that staff wash their hands immediately before feeding infants. The staff did not wash hands between feeding 2 children. - Handwashing requirements are as follows: staff members shall wash their hands with soap and running water immediately before preparing or serving food. |
| 2023-03-23 | 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. There are 9 renewal CHRIs missing. 4/20/2023- There are 4 renewal CHRIs missing.6/12/2023- There are 2 renewal CHRIs missing. 6/13/2023- There is 1 renewal CHRI missing. - 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. |
| 2023-03-23 | Violation | 3A:52-4.6(c)(3) | Ensure that the group teacher meets the required qualifications as specified in the manual. The staff is missing the early childhood or child development credits. - For early childhood programs, the following shall apply: the group teacher shall meet the requirements for experience and education |
| 2023-03-23 | Violation | 3A:52-4.6(a) | Ensure that the center completes and maintains on file a Staff Records Checklist designated by OOL. There is 1 staff missing their Mantoux and medical clearance. 4/20/20223- The medical clearance is missing. - 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). |
| 2023-03-23 | 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). |
| 2023-03-23 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(f)(2) | In classroom 14/15, ensure that all bathroom equipment is fastened securely. The toilet seats are loose. - Toilet facility requirements are as follows: mirrors, dispensers, and other equipment shall be fastened securely. |
| 2023-03-06 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-02-10 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-02-10 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-01-27 | New Space | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-01-27 | New Space | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-01-27 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(q)(3)(v) | Post a diagram of all approved areas and ensure that all rooms approved for use by the children are labeled. - Space and room requirements are as follows: Indoor space requirements for play rooms and sleep rooms are as follows the center shall identify all rooms of the center that have been approved by the Office of Licensing. This identification shall consist of numbers, letters, names or any other means of identification and shall be located either inside or directly outside each room. |
| 2022-08-19 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-08-02 | Space Evaluation | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-08-02 | Space Evaluation | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-04-29 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-04-26 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-02-25 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-02-25 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-02-25 | Violation | 3A:52-7.8(d)(1)(ii)(3) | Ensure that nothing is stored on top of the diaper changing table in the early preschool room. Provide an MOU to OOL that staff will store nothing on the changing table. 4/29/22-Center emailed an MOU. - For early childhood programs, the following shall apply: diapering requirements for centers serving children who are not toilet trained are as follows, diapering area and surface requirements are as follows, the diapering surface shall be flat, smooth, clean, dry, non-absorbent, and in good repair. |
| 2021-08-18 | Complaint | No | Center Inspection |
| 2021-06-24 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2021-05-07 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2020-12-15 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2020-10-30 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-10-14 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-08-12 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-07-01 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2020-05-19 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-04-14 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-02-20 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2020-02-20 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2019-12-18 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-11-14 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-09-30 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
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