Take My Hand Inc - Leonia NJ Child Care Center

181 FORT LEE RD , LEONIA NJ 07605
(201) 585-1194
1 Review

About the Provider

Description: Our primary goal at Take My Hand (TMH) is to meet every child's needs: emotionally, socially and physically.

The experienced, warm and caring staff at TMH will encourage your child to explore the world around him/her in a safe, secure and nurturing environment. Our teachers treat each child with respect and understanding and encourage independence.

We promote self-confidence, build self-esteem and foster a lifelong love of learning while instilling the language and social skills they need to express themselves, to develop their capacities, and to grow and thrive.

Our school is bright, spacious and filled with learning tools. The days consist of a variety of activities both indoors and outdoors, including circle-time, free play, arts and crafts, music and story time.

Program and Licensing Details

  • License Number: 02TAK0001
  • Capacity: 100
  • Age Range: 0 - 13 years
  • State Rating: 1
  • Enrolled in Subsidized Child Care Program: Yes
  • Current License Issue Date: 2025-11-06
  • Current License Expiration Date: 2028-11-06
  • 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

Where possible, ChildcareCenter provides inspection reports as a service to families. This information is deemed reliable, but is not guaranteed. We encourage families to contact the daycare provider directly with any questions or concerns, as the provider may have already addressed some or all issues. Reports can also be verified with your local daycare licensing office.

Inspection Date Inspection Type Reinspection Form
2026-04-17 Re-Inspection Yes Center Inspection
2026-03-13 Monitoring No Center Inspection
2025-11-05 Email Yes Center Inspection
2025-10-20 Email Yes Center Inspection
2025-09-15 Re-Inspection Yes Center Inspection
2025-08-15 Renewal No Center Inspection
2024-12-05 Re-Inspection Yes Center Inspection
2024-10-24 Re-Inspection Yes Center Inspection
2024-09-23 Monitoring No Center Inspection
2023-11-30 Email Yes Center Inspection
2023-10-30 Re-Inspection Yes Center Inspection
2023-09-25 Monitoring No Center Inspection
2023-02-21 Re-Inspection Yes Center Inspection
2023-02-03 Re-Inspection Yes Center Inspection
2023-01-24 138605 3A:52-5.3(r) 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.

If you are a provider and you believe any information is incorrect, please contact us. We will research your concern and make corrections accordingly.

Reviews

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Parent 2014-09-02 19:38:22

Take My Hand is a glorified baby sitting service. The daycare sits in a rented space of a church and is not structured to house kids, the "classroom" setting is more like a bullpen setting. None of the staff is properly trained in early childhood education nor social work. The owners have absolutely no professionalism, empathy and basic people skills. Michele, one of the asst. Directors is typically rude, very argumentative and defensive when called out on the facilities and staffs incompetency. For the tuition costs of $1,000 per month, I urge you to keep looking. If you are looking for a babysitter this is ok especially as an infant. However, once the child becomes a toddler the lack of the staffs early childhood education training is very harmful to the child. Toddlers are not provided a stimulating, structured environment in which they are encouraged to be engaged. They tend to have a lot of unstructured playtime while some of the 'teachers' sit. Some teachers use negative words about the child and to the child, all very dangerous to a child's emotional health, self esteem and well being. Extremely disappointed and appalled that this daycare facility is still in business. My advice: Do your homework, look around, and ask LOTS of questions!

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