Child Care Center
✓ Licensed
Saint Martin's School
Bridgewater, NJ
· Somerset County
1350 Washington Valley Rd,
Bridgewater, NJ 08807
Quick Facts
Capacity
69 children
Age Range
0 - 13 years
Subsidized Program
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Contact Information
📞 (908) 526-2722
Licensed Child Care Center
Active License
License Number
18SAI0004
License Issued
Oct 23, 2024
Active Through
Oct 23, 2027
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
Serving Bridgewater Township, Martinsville, Bedminster, Warren and surrounding areas in the heart of Somerset County, New Jersey, St. Martin’s School is the premiere Montessori private school education for children between the ages of 18 months and 6 years old.
On the beautiful grounds of St. Martin’s Episcopal Church, we offer Montessori programs for toddlers, preschool and Kindergarten aged children.
St. Martin’s School: Guiding Mind and Spirit!
On the beautiful grounds of St. Martin’s Episcopal Church, we offer Montessori programs for toddlers, preschool and Kindergarten aged children.
St. Martin’s School: Guiding Mind and Spirit!
Hours of Operation
- Days of Operation Monday–Friday
- Open Hours7:30 AM – 6:00 PM
Inspection/Report History
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| Inspection Date | Type | Reinspection / Rule | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-15 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-08-13 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2025-05-29 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-04-25 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-03-31 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-02-28 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-02-24 | Other | No | Center Inspection |
| 2025-01-28 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2024-10-03 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-09-19 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-08-08 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-06-07 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-05-13 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-05-08 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-04-24 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-04-22 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-03-28 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-03-12 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-01-23 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-12-11 | Renewal,Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-01-04 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-12-21 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-11-09 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-10-13 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-09-08 | Technical Assistance Visit | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-09-08 | Technical Assistance Visit | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-09-08 | Violation | 3A:52-4.10(a)(1) | Ensure that CARI background checks are completed as required for all staff within two weeks of hire. - 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. |
| 2022-08-08 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-07-05 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-07-05 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-06-02 | Complaint | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-06-02 | Complaint | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-06-02 | Violation | 3A:52-4.3(a)(1) | Ensure that adequate procedures for tracking children are adhered to at all times in room 3. A staff member stated that 31 children were present when there were 30 children present. - 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. |
| 2022-06-02 | Violation | 3A:52-4.4(a)(2) | Ensure that a primary caregiver is assigned to each group of six toddlers in room 2. - For early childhood programs, the following shall apply for infants (under 18 months of age) and toddlers (18 months to 2½ years of age): a group shall consist of four infants or six toddlers to whom a primary caregiver has been assigned. |
| 2022-06-02 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(r) | Ensure that the center that is co-located in a multi-use building do not share common area such as hallway exit in room 3. - The center shall take any steps required by the Office of Licensing to correct conditions in the building or center that may endanger the health, safety, and well-being of the children served. |
| 2022-06-02 | Violation | 3A:52-6.3(b)(3)(iv)(1) | Ensure that each child's bottle is labeled with the child's name and date in room 1. - 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. |
| 2022-06-02 | Violation | 3A:52-6.3(b)(3)(ii) | Ensure that each child under 12 months of age has a written feeding plan maintained on file and signed and dated by the parent in room 1. - For early childhood programs, the following shall apply, feeding requirements for centers serving children less than 18 months of age are as follows: for children less than 12 months of age, the feeding plan shall be |
| 2022-06-02 | Violation | 3A:52-6.1(e) | Ensure that bottles are removed when children are crawling or walking in room 2. - The center shall ensure that pacifiers are removed when the children are crawling or walking. |
| 2022-06-02 | Violation | 3A:52-6.4(g)(1) | Ensure that each child's sleeping equipment is labeled with the child's name in room 2. - When sheets, blankets and other coverings are not stored with sleeping equipment, each of these items shall be labeled for each child. |
| 2022-06-02 | Violation | 3A:52-6.4(g)(2) | Ensure that each child's bedding is stored separately in room 4. - When sheets, blankets and other coverings are not stored with sleeping equipment, each of these items shall be stored separately for each child. |
| 2022-06-02 | Violation | 3A:52-7.7(a)(3)(iv) | Ensure that the center washes and disinfects the tables used by the children for eating before each meal in room 3. - The schedule for disinfecting shall be as follows: tables used by the children for eating shall be washed and disinfected before each meal. |
| 2022-06-02 | Violation | 3A:52-7.8(a)(1)(ii) | Ensure that children wash their hands immediately after using the toilet or having their diaper changed in room 2. - 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 immediately after using the toilet or having diapers changed. |
| 2022-06-02 | Violation | 3A:52-7.8(a)(4) | Ensure that staff wash their hands with soap and running water after changing a child's diaper in room 2. - Handwashing requirements are as follows: staff members shall wash their hands with soap and running water immediately |
| 2022-06-02 | Violation | 3A:52-7.8(d)(1)(ii)(3) | Ensure that diapering surfaces are flat, smooth, clean, dry, non-absorbent and in good repair in room 2. - 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. |
| 2022-06-02 | 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). |
| 2022-06-02 | Violation | 3A:52-4.10(a)(1) | Ensure that CARI background checks are completed as required for all staff within two weeks of hire. - 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. |
| 2022-06-02 | Violation | 3A:52-4.5(b)(2)(i) | Ensure that the center maintains daily time sheets to indicate the staff's full name who 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. |
| 2022-06-02 | Violation | 3A:52-4.5(b)(2)(ii) | Ensure that the center maintains daily time sheets to indicate the children's full name who attend 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 children's daily attendance records, including the daily time of arrival and departure. |
| 2022-06-02 | Violation | 3A:52-7.5(b)(7)(i) | Ensure that the center completes and maintains a medication log that includes the child's name and parent authorization to administer medication throughout the center. - 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 the child's name and parental authorization for the center to administer medication or health care procedures. |
| 2022-06-02 | 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. |
| 2022-06-02 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(l)(1)(iii)(1) | Ensure that the center chooses an alternate indoor location within a safe walking distance of the center. - Emergency procedure requirements are as follows: the center shall prepare written emergency procedures delineating an alternate indoor location that operates during the same operating hours as the center. The center shall select an alternate indoor location within safe walking distance. |
| 2022-06-02 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(a)(10) | Ensure that all toxic substances are inaccessible to the children. A staff handbag was accessible to the children. At the time of the inspection, the staff's handbag was removed. - Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: all corrosive agents, insecticides, bleaches, detergents, polishes, any products under pressure in an aerosol spray can, and any toxic substance shall be stored in a locked cabinet or in an enclosure located in an area not accessible to the children. |
| 2022-06-02 | Violation | 3A:52-4.11(a)(2) | Ensure that all staff, the sponsor and/or the sponsor representative provide all of the required information needed to complete a CHRI background check. - 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 provide the identifying information and documentation to the State-authorized vendor as necessary to conduct a CHRI background check, including the individual’s name, address, date of birth, place of birth, citizenship, sex, race, height, weight, hair color, eye color, Social Security number, and the center’s license number. |
| 2021-12-07 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-11-01 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2021-10-26 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-10-19 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2021-08-27 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2021-05-11 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2021-04-19 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2019-12-06 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-11-04 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
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