The Montessori Children's Academy - (Chatham) - Chatham NJ Child Care Center

286 MAIN STREET OGDEN MEMORIAL CHURCH , CHATHAM NJ 07928
(973) 665-0071

About the Provider

Description:

The Montessori Children’s Academy (MCA) opened the doors of its Madison, New Jersey Campus to 45 students in September of 1999.  Rapid successful growth necessitated the addition of more classes and brought the number of children enrolled to more than 100 by the next year.  As enthusiasm for traditional Montessori programs continued, MCA opened another campus in the adjoining town of Chatham at the start of the 2003 school year.  Shortly after the addition of the Chatham campus, the decision was made to introduce an Elementary Program so that MCA could fulfill the wishes of its parents for an educational path that went beyond its toddler through kindergarten offerings. 
MCA expanded once again to meet the growing needs of another neighboring community when, in 2007, it opened its largest educational facility in Short Hills.  In 2010, it relocated the Madison Campus to a brand new and much larger facility, located in Convent Station.  Looking again to expand its base offerings, in 2011 MCA, through its subsidiary company MCA for Creative Learning (CL), began offering therapeutic Speech/Language and OT services to those children that would benefit from including that additional support as part of their education. 

In 2012, MCA partnered with an enrichment company, LEAF Approach to Enrichments (LEAF).  With LEAF, MCA can now offer a wide range of enrichments for all ages within the communities it serves.  The very young are taught with morning Parent/Child classes, school age children are offered programs after their regular sessions end, while evening/weekend classes are geared primarily toward adults.  All of these add-on programs are based on the Montessori approach to learning. 
At present, MCA serves almost 500 families and offers programs for toddlers through elementary students.  The demands of today’s world make a Montessori education more important than ever before. MCA plans to be at the forefront of this approach to learning by expanding into new communities as well as by increasing its offerings with other synergistic services, enabling MCA to be a leader in early childhood education.  The Montessori Children’s Academy is affiliated with the American Montessori Society and is also a member of the New Jersey Montessori Administrator’s Council.

 

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Program and Licensing Details

  • License Number: 14MON0004
  • Capacity: 136
  • Age Range: 2 1/2 - 13 years
  • Achievement and/or Accreditations American Montessori Society
  • Enrolled in Subsidized Child Care Program: No
  • Type of Care: Before and After School, Daytime, Kindergarten
  • Transportation: Field Trips
  • Current License Issue Date: 2024-11-18
  • Current License Expiration Date: 2027-11-18
  • 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
2026-03-20 Email,Email Yes Center Inspection
2026-03-19 Re-Inspection Yes Center Inspection
2026-02-17 Unable to Conduct Inspection Yes Center Inspection
2026-01-15 Monitoring,Re-Inspection Yes Center Inspection
2025-12-09 Monitoring No Center Inspection
2024-11-07 Re-Inspection Yes Center Inspection
2024-08-06 Email Yes Center Inspection
2024-05-22 Email Yes Center Inspection
2024-04-24 Email Yes Center Inspection
2024-03-21 Renewal No Center Inspection
2023-07-05 Email Yes Center Inspection
2023-06-07 Email Yes Center Inspection
2023-05-03 Email Yes Center Inspection
2023-04-04 149669 3A:52-4.6(a) 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).
2023-04-04 149669 3A:52-4.10(a)(1) 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.

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