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Gilmore Memorial Preschool, Inc.

Paterson, NJ · Passaic County
★ ★ ½ ☆ ☆ 2.5 (3 reviews)
511 E. 22nd Street, Paterson, NJ 07514
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Quick Facts

Capacity
150 children
Age Range
2 1/2 - 13 years
Subsidized Program
Participates
State Rating
4

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Contact Information

📞 (973) 977-8977
511 E. 22nd Street
Paterson, NJ 07514
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✓ Licensed Child Care Center
Active License
License Number
16GIL0001
License Issued
Jan 22, 2026
Active Through
Jan 22, 2029
Issued By
New Jersey Department of Children & Families
District Office
New Jersey Dept of Children and Families - Office of Licensing

Reviews

2.5
★ ★ ½ ☆ ☆
3 reviews
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sana
2017-10-30 15:16:03
★ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆
I have used this provider for less than 6 months

worst experience ever kids don't take there snack in time and even there lunch in time staff park there car in parent parking the state need to take action asp they don't allow.parent inside the school till 245 its has to be an open policy.we have no right as a parent to talk and also they have no parent club so we can now what our kids learn.or do in school hour we don't now nothing about there curriculum .I'm not happy in this school

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Scruggs
2010-09-30 03:12:11
★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Gilmore Memorial Preschool is an accredited high-quailty preschool program that provides excellent resources for learning and cares about the safety and the well-being of their students. The director provides out reach services to their parents and makes sure that their childeren are prepared for kindergarten. They have qulaified teaching staff members and supporting staff members that cares about the students. The preschool is clean and well kept. The children are provided with well balanced nutritional meals.

According to the assessment data, their students are well prepared when they transition to the next level. I believed that Gilmore Memorial Preschool is doing a superb job in educating their students and there should be more high-quality preschool programs providing the same quality educational services.

 

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China
2010-08-25 15:33:00
★ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆

The director of the school does not care for the children. Shes only in this business for the money. Teachers are always out of ratio. The ratio is 8 children per assistant and they always had about 20 children. Substitutes are never provided when someone is out. Director uses volunteers as substitutes. She doesn't care about the childrens safety. The school is always dirty, garbage cans stink due to rotten milk spilled or food. Janitor does not clean. The children constantly gt lunch really late. One day it was 3:00 pm and the children were eating lunch. There was no snack provided for the children. The director could have ordered pizza if the lunch truck was going to be late. She pockets all the money. They napped without having lunch. It's horrible there! If you want your child to be cared for and loved, please look for a preschool with a great director who actually knows how to deal with children and a director who cares for them. Gilmore Memorial Preschool needs to be shut down.

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About the Provider

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The early years are a time of tremendous learning and growth. We believe that children are competent learners and capable of positive outcomes. The success of every child is important to us. Our goal is to provide a preschool program that supports learning in al developmental domains (social, emotional, physical, cognitive, and language) in an environment that is appropriate to the developmental needs of young children. We also believe in providing the necessary support and services to children and their families to ensure that all children can reach their highest potential and be successful in the school and community.

Hours of Operation

  • Monday07:00 AM - 06:00 PM
  • Tuesday07:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Wednesday07:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Thursday07:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Friday07:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Saturday Closed
  • Sunday Closed

Inspection/Report History

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Inspection Date Type Reinspection / Rule Details
2025-07-16 Email Yes Center Inspection
2025-06-09 Email Yes Center Inspection
2025-04-21 Re-Inspection,Email Yes Center Inspection
2025-03-11 Monitoring Yes Center Inspection
2025-02-24 Other No Center Inspection
2025-01-28 Re-Inspection Yes Center Inspection
2024-12-06 Renewal No Center Inspection
2024-08-08 Other No Center Inspection
2023-08-28 Email Yes Center Inspection
2023-07-26 Email Yes Center Inspection
2023-06-23 Email Yes Center Inspection
2023-04-10 Email Yes Center Inspection
2023-01-30 Monitoring Yes Center Inspection
2023-01-09 Email Yes Center Inspection
2022-09-28 Email Yes Center Inspection
2022-07-08 Re-Inspection Yes Center Inspection
2022-05-27 Email Yes Center Inspection
2022-03-23 Email Yes Center Inspection
2022-01-25 Renewal No Center Inspection
2022-01-25 Renewal No Center Inspection
2022-01-25 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. Upload the illness log to NJCCIS for a period of 30 days. If no illnesses in the center, indicate this on the log. - 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
2022-01-25 Violation 3A:52-4.5(a)(3)(i)(2) Ensure that the center has a table of organization that includes job descriptions, titles and qualifications for all center staff. Upload to NJCCIS and include the written job descriptions. - 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.
2022-01-25 Violation 3A:52-4.6(a) Ensure that the center completes and maintains on file a Staff Records Checklist designated by OOL. Upload the completed staff records checklist to NJCCIS. - 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).
2022-01-25 Violation 3A:52-4.10(b)(1) Ensure that all staff submit a CARI background check upon renewal. - 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.
2022-01-25 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. - 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.
2022-01-25 Violation 3A:52-4.8(a)(2) Ensure that all staff complete orientation training within two weeks of hire and annually, including understanding center operations, policies and procedures. Upload the annual orientation training to NJCCIS. - Topics of orientation training shall include understanding center operations, policies and procedures, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.5(b)3.
2022-01-25 Violation 3A:52-5.3(o)(1) Ensure that at least two staff have current first aid and CPR certifications and are present at all times at the center. Upload the CPR cards to NJCCIS. - First aid requirements are as follows: at least two staff members who have current certified basic knowledge of first aid principles and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), as defined by a recognized health organization (such as the American Red Cross), shall be in the center at all times when enrolled children are present.
2022-01-25 Violation 3A:52-4.5(b)(2)(i) Ensure that the center maintains daily time sheets for staff that indicate the hours the staff worked at the center. Upload the attendance records for all staff for a period of one week to NJCCIS. - 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.
2022-01-25 Violation 3A:52-4.5(b)(2)(ii) Ensure that the center maintains daily time sheets for the children that indicate the children's arrival and departure times. Upload the attendance records for all of the children for a period of one week to NJCCIS. - 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.
2022-01-25 Violation 3A:52-7.11(a)(1) Ensure that the center maintains and distributes to all families the center's communicable disease policy and that it includes the list of symptoms for which a child will be excluded from the center. Upload the policy to NJCCIS. - Each center shall develop a written policy on the management of communicable diseases. This policy shall include the following: the list of illnesses and symptoms of illness for which a child will be separated from the group and possibly sent home, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-7.1©.
2022-01-25 Violation 3A:52-6.8(j)(1) Develop and maintain on file an expulsion policy. Upload the policy to NJCCIS. - The center shall develop and follow a written policy on the expulsion of children from enrollment at the center. The expulsion policy shall include
2022-01-25 Violation 3A:52-3.4(a) Ensure that the center has a current comprehensive general liability insurance policy and maintains the documentation on file. Upload the policy to NJCCIS. - The sponsor or sponsor representative shall secure comprehensive general liability insurance coverage for the center and shall maintain on file a copy of the insurance policy or documentation of current insurance coverage.
2022-01-25 Violation 3A:52-5.2(d) Provide a current fire certificate as required. Upload the certificate to NJCCIS. - An applicant seeking the renewal of a license or of a Certificate of Life/Safety Approval to continue operating a center shall obtain and maintain on file a fire safety inspection certificate for the building based on a fire inspection conducted within the preceding 12 months. If the center prepares meals, the applicant seeking renewal shall obtain and maintain on file a satisfactory Sanitary Inspection Certificate, as specified in N.J.A.C. 8:24, indicating that the kitchen is in compliance with the applicable requirements of the State Sanitary Code, based on a sanitary inspection conducted within the preceding 12 months.
2022-01-25 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. Upload the policy to NJCCIS. - 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.
2022-01-25 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. Upload the fire drill log for a period of 90 consecutive days to NJCCIS. - 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.
2022-01-25 Violation 3A:52-5.3(i)(5)(i) Complete and submit a DCF Drinking Water Testing 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.
2022-01-25 Violation 3A:52-5.3(i)(8) Submit a Safe Building Interior Certification or other approval issued by the DOH. - Environmental condition precautions are as follows: at the time of the initial application, any renewal application, relocation of an existing licensed center, and, as determined by the Office of Licensing, on a case-by-case basis, the facility operator shall submit to the Office of Licensing a Safe Building Interior Certification or other approval issued by the Department of Health that indicates that no further remediation is needed for the interior of the building in which the center is located.
2022-01-25 Violation 3A:52-5.3(a)(19) Complete radon testing in every room on the lowest floor used by children and post the results in a prominent location. - Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: the center shall test for the presence of radon gas in each classroom on the lowest floor level used by children at least once every five years and shall post the test results in a prominent location in all buildings at the center, as specified in N.J.S.A. 30:5B-5.2.
2022-01-25 Violation 3A:52-5.3(h)(2) Submit a lead paint risk assessment as required. - Lead paint precautions are as follows: the center shall comply with the lead paint inspection requirements specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-5.3(h)3, unless the center
2019-12-04 Email Yes Center Inspection
2019-11-25 Email Yes Center Inspection
2019-09-30 Email Yes Center Inspection
2019-07-09 Email Yes Center Inspection
2019-06-03 Email Yes Center Inspection
2019-05-06 Renewal No Center Inspection

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