Sprout House - Chatham NJ Child Care Center

200 MAIN STREET , CHATHAM NJ 07928
(973) 635-9658

About the Provider

Description: Sprout House is a private, nonprofit child care center, nursery school, rising five, and kindergarten serving children from age 2 1/2 through 6 years.

The mission of Sprout House is to provide a home-like setting in which happy and inquisitive children develop positive and eager attitudes toward school. We foster a planetary consciousness that embraces environmental beauty and preservation.

At the same time, we cultivate an awareness that all children deserve participation in societies where people can sustain themselves and live healthful, stimulating and fulfilling lives.

Program and Licensing Details

  • License Number: 14SPR0001
  • Capacity: 70
  • Age Range: 2 1/2 - 13 years
  • Enrolled in Subsidized Child Care Program: Yes
  • Current License Issue Date: 2025-03-10
  • Current License Expiration Date: 2028-03-10
  • District Office: New Jersey Dept of Children and Families - Office of Licensing
  • District Office Phone: 1-877-667-9845 (Note: This is not the facility phone number.)

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Inspection/Report History

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Inspection Date Inspection Type Reinspection Form
2025-03-06 Re-Inspection,Monitoring Yes Center Inspection
2025-02-24 Other No Center Inspection
2025-01-27 Re-Inspection Yes Center Inspection
2024-11-25 Renewal,Monitoring No Center Inspection
2023-10-11 Email Yes Center Inspection
2023-10-04 Email Yes Center Inspection
2023-09-27 Email Yes Center Inspection
2023-08-29 Email Yes Center Inspection
2023-07-26 Email Yes Center Inspection
2023-06-27 157051 3A:52-4.11(a)(1) 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.
2023-06-27 157051 3A:52-4.8(a)(1) Topics of orientation training shall include supervising and tracking all children, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.3(a).
2023-06-27 157051 3A:52-5.4(a)(3) For early childhood programs, the following shall apply, crawl spaces, attic spaces, and all doors and windows used for natural ventilation shall be provided with insect screening.
2023-06-27 157051 3A:52-5.3(l)(4) 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.
2023-06-27 157051 3A:52-5.2(a)(5) 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.
2023-06-27 157051 3A:52-4.5(c)(2)(ii) 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.

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