Ivy Hill Preschool
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📞 (732) 530-0060Reviews
If you are looking for a loving and nurturing place for your child this is not it. While most of the teachers are wonderful the director can not keep them their long enough for it to matter. She is rude and talks about the staff behind their backs as well as talking trash about parents and kids. If children wet their pants she makes them sit in it, if they poop their pants she screams in their faces. Barbara tries to control everything from when they can drink to when she finds it acceptable for them to use the restrooms. The staff is not required to use gloves to change dirty diapers and the school smells and is just dirty (teachers do the best they can but the building is in need of pant and updates ) children have been known to pull siding off the building or wood off the porch but the director feels glue is enough to fix it. The ceiling in the office leaks dirty toilet water when the upstairs bathrooms get clogged. Her solution to clean it is just paper towels not using any type of cleaners which is why it smells as soon as you walk into the office. Barbara has a horrible attitude and shouldn't be around children. She tries to pretend to be warm and loving to your kids in front of you but literally most children are scared of her bc of her screaming or deep voice when in their faces. I feel bad for anyone who still has their children in this place. Run!
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About the Provider
Hours of Operation
- Monday07:00 AM - 06:00 PM
- Tuesday07:00 AM - 06:00 PM
- Wednesday07:00 AM - 06:00 PM
- Thursday07:00 AM - 06:00 PM
- Friday07:00 AM - 06:00 PM
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
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| Inspection Date | Type | Reinspection / Rule | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-29 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-03-18 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2026-02-10 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2025-08-15 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-07-16 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-05-22 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-04-15 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-03-11 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-02-24 | Other | No | Center Inspection |
| 2025-01-28 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2024-09-03 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2024-06-18 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-05-07 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-04-02 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-06-02 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-05-01 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-05-01 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-05-01 | Violation | 3A:52-4.8(g)(1) | Ensure that all staff complete orientation training within two weeks of hire and annually and that documentation or a copy of all materials used are maintained on file at the center for 1 named staff member. - The center shall maintain on file documentation of the date, time, topic, presenter, and attendance for all staff development and orientation completed by center staff members. For staff development provided by the center, the center shall maintain on file documentation or a copy of all staff development materials used. |
| 2023-05-01 | Violation | 3A:52-4.8(c) | Ensure that all staff complete 12 hours of staff development annually for 1 named staff member. - The center shall ensure that all staff members who work at the center complete 12 hours of continuing staff development each year. |
| 2023-05-01 | 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 1 named staff. - 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. |
| 2023-03-21 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-03-21 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-03-21 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(a)(16)(i) | Repair and/or paint the walls and other surfaces as required. Repair chipped radiator in room 3. - Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: walls shall be painted or otherwise covered whenever there is evidence of excessive peeling or chipped paint. |
| 2023-03-21 | Violation | 3A:52-6.3(b)(3)(iv)(1) | Ensure that each child's bottle is labeled with the child's name and date. - For early childhood programs, the following shall apply, feeding requirements for centers serving children less than 18 months of age are as follows: for bottles, each child's bottle(s) shall be labeled with the child's name and dated. |
| 2022-05-03 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-03-04 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-03-04 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-02-09 | Violation | 3A:52-7.8(a)(4)(iii) | Ensure that staff wear gloves when assisting a child in toileting. - Handwashing requirements are as follows: staff members shall wash their hands with soap and running water immediately after assisting a child in toileting. |
| 2022-02-09 | 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. Provide signatures at the bottom of the page of water statement and certification. Submit complete water testing report. - 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. |
| 2022-02-09 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(h)(2)(ii) | 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 submits documentation to the Office of Licensing of a previous lead paint inspection conducted by a Lead Inspector/Risk Assessor, who is certified and employed as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-5.3(h)3, indicating the center is free of lead-based paint hazards. |
| 2022-01-31 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-01-31 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2021-10-25 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-08-24 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2020-09-10 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2020-08-05 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-06-18 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-05-11 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-03-30 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-02-28 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
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