Child Care Center
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The Malvern School of Freehold, Inc.
Freehold, NJ
· Monmouth County
165 Elton Adelphia Road,
Freehold, NJ 07728
Quick Facts
Capacity
146 children
Age range (listing information)
0 - 13 years
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Subsidized Program
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Contact Information
📞 (732) 780-0800
Licensed Child Care Center
Active License
License Number
130600253
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
The Malvern School was founded in 1998 with a philosophy to deliver a high quality educational program for children between the ages of 6 weeks and 8 years. Our schools are open year round with full and half day enrollment options.
The curriculum is designed to meet or exceed the standards established by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), the nation’s largest early childhood accrediting organization. Programs that meet NAEYC’s standards of excellence provide an environment with a focus on health and safety, have teachers who are well trained, have access to excellent teaching materials, and work with curriculum that is appropriately challenging and developmentally sound to provide high quality education for children in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. We are making every effort for all of The Malvern Schools to achieve NAEYC accreditation.
To satisfy a child’s curiosity and need for adventure, we have created two age-appropriate, custom designed rooms where your child will have daily unlimited opportunities to see, touch and do through hands on learning stations. The learning stations focus on sensory exploration, arts and crafts, reading, manipulative play and dramatic play. Our Fascination Station is a favorite among our First Step and Toddler children, and the Discovery Room is a special place for our Get Set through After School students. When you walk into these rooms, you will see children thinking, learning, listening, experimenting, drawing, building, creating, laughing and especially smiling.
The curriculum is designed to meet or exceed the standards established by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), the nation’s largest early childhood accrediting organization. Programs that meet NAEYC’s standards of excellence provide an environment with a focus on health and safety, have teachers who are well trained, have access to excellent teaching materials, and work with curriculum that is appropriately challenging and developmentally sound to provide high quality education for children in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. We are making every effort for all of The Malvern Schools to achieve NAEYC accreditation.
To satisfy a child’s curiosity and need for adventure, we have created two age-appropriate, custom designed rooms where your child will have daily unlimited opportunities to see, touch and do through hands on learning stations. The learning stations focus on sensory exploration, arts and crafts, reading, manipulative play and dramatic play. Our Fascination Station is a favorite among our First Step and Toddler children, and the Discovery Room is a special place for our Get Set through After School students. When you walk into these rooms, you will see children thinking, learning, listening, experimenting, drawing, building, creating, laughing and especially smiling.
Hours of Operation
- HoursNot listed
Inspection/Report History
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| Inspection Date | Type | Reinspection / Rule | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-31 | Other | No | Center Inspection |
| 2026-01-29 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2026-01-12 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-12-15 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-12-09 | Monitoring,Other | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-10-23 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-09-17 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-08-11 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-07-07 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-06-04 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-06-03 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-04-24 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2024-09-12 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-08-19 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-08-13 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-08-05 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2024-05-29 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-04-17 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-03-13 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-02-05 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-01-02 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-11-03 | Monitoring,New Sponsor | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-04-05 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-03-27 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-02-06 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-12-09 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-09-22 | Complaint | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-09-22 | Complaint | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-09-09 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-08-01 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-07-07 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-06-13 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-06-13 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-06-13 | Violation | 3A:52-6.4(i) | Cease the use of pacifier straps or other types of attachment devices. - Children shall not use pacifiers with straps or other types of attachment devices. |
| 2022-06-13 | Violation | 3A:52-6.4(b)(2) | Repair and/or replace sleeping equipment that is in disrepair. - The center shall provide sleeping equipment for children over the age of 12 months and under the age of five years, the center shall provide for each child a crib that complies with the Consumer Product Safety Commission's (CPSC), Federal Safety Standards for Full-Size and Non-Full-Size Baby Cribs; 16 CRF 1219 and 1220, which is incorporated herein by reference, and can be obtained through the CPSC's website at http://www.cpsc.gov/businfo/frnotices/fr11/cribfinal.pdf, playpen, cot, mat, or other Office of Licensing-approved sleeping equipment that meets the following requirements: |
| 2022-06-13 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(r) | Ensure the health, safety, and well-being of the children served. Ensure life sustaining medication at the center is current and not expired. - 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. |
| 2022-06-13 | Violation | 3A:52-4.5(a)(3)(i)(2) | Ensure that the center develops and implements 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. |
| 2022-06-13 | 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). |
| 2022-06-13 | Violation | 3A:52-4.10(b)(1) | Ensure that all staff submit a CARI background check upon renewal. Center needs to provide renewal CARIs for 5 staff. - 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. |
| 2022-06-13 | 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. |
| 2022-06-13 | 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 |
| 2022-06-13 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(n)(1) | Ensure that the center conducts fire drills at least once per month during each session provided at the center, including one fire drill annually that is conducted during nap time. - Fire prevention requirements are as follows: the center shall conduct fire drills at least once a month, as specified in the NJUFC. The center shall ensure that fire drills are conducted during each session provided at the center and that one fire drill per year is conducted during nap time, if applicable. |
| 2022-06-13 | 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. |
| 2022-06-13 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(a)(2) | Repair/replace the fraying vinyl furniture in the center. - Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: floors, carpeting, walls, window coverings, ceilings, and other surfaces shall be kept clean and in good repair. |
| 2022-06-13 | 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. |
| 2022-06-13 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(i)(5)(i) | 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. - 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. |
| 2022-06-13 | 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. - 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. |
| 2022-04-08 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-02-17 | Complaint | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-02-07 | Complaint | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-02-07 | Complaint | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-02-07 | Complaint | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-02-07 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(r) | Per the NJ Department of Health COVID-19 Public Health Recommendations pursuant to Executive Order No. 149, ensure the center adheres to their screening policy when families and visitors are entering the building. As per the center’s policy there was no one available to ensure everyone entering the building completed the screening at the time of inspection. - 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. |
| 2022-02-07 | Violation | 3A:52-4.5(c)(2)(i) | Ensure that there is a director or designee available at all times in the center. The director and designee both have fulltime classroom responsibilities. - 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 not have full-time classroom responsibilities during the times when the director is not present at the center. |
| 2022-02-07 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(r) | Ensure the center adheres to their screening policy when families and visitors are entering the building. There was no one available to ensure everyone entering the building completed the screening at the time of inspection. - 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. |
| 2021-12-10 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-12-06 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2020-07-30 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-05-29 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-04-30 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-02-28 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2019-06-10 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
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