Child Care Center
✓ Licensed
Primrose School at Mountainside
Mountainside, NJ
· Union County
1038 Springfield Avenue,
Mountainside, NJ 07092
Quick Facts
Capacity
212 children
Age Range
0 - 13 years
Type of Care
Before and After School, Full-Time, Kindergarten, Part-Time
Transportation
Field Trips
Subsidized Program
Does not participate
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Contact Information
📞 (908) 228-5589
Licensed Child Care Center
Active License
License Number
130700070
License Issued
Oct 25, 2025
Active Through
Oct 25, 2028
Issued By
New Jersey Department of Children & Families
Accreditation
AdvancedED
District Office
New Jersey Dept of Children and Families - Office of Licensing
Reviews
Kevin
2019-09-06 20:09:16
★ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆
I have used this provider for more than 6 months
Had to leave because out child was not getting changed regularly and got rashes. When we left the school also could not locate some of his items and did not reimburse us for them. Basic Quality of care is not there
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About the Provider
Primrose is the Leader in Educational Childcare, offering program for infants through Private Kindergarten, and After School. For more information visit www.primrosemountainside.com
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Hours of Operation
- Monday06:30 AM - 06:30 PM
- Tuesday06:30 AM - 06:30 PM
- Wednesday06:30 AM - 06:30 PM
- Thursday06:30 AM - 06:30 PM
- Friday06:30 AM - 06:30 PM
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
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| Inspection Date | Type | Reinspection / Rule | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-07 | Other | No | Center Inspection |
| 2025-09-03 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-08-06 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-07-01 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2025-01-27 | Other | No | Center Inspection |
| 2024-12-10 | Other | No | Center Inspection |
| 2024-10-29 | Other | No | Center Inspection |
| 2024-10-23 | Other | No | Center Inspection |
| 2024-06-17 | Other | No | Center Inspection |
| 2024-05-08 | Other | No | Center Inspection |
| 2024-02-09 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-01-08 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-01-04 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-11-03 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-10-30 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-09-08 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-08-21 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-08-10 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-07-20 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-07-10 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-07-06 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-06-27 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-06-27 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-05-25 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-05-25 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-05-25 | Violation | 3A:52-6.3(a)(12)(iv) | Ensure that food is not shared among children using the same dish or spoon. A child put their food on another child's plate and the other child was not given a new plate. - All centers shall comply with the following requirements, the center shall ensure that these safety and sanitation practices are followed: food shall not be shared among children using the same dish or spoon. |
| 2023-05-25 | 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. |
| 2023-05-25 | Violation | 3A:52-6.3(a)(12)(ii) | Ensure that each child's sippy cup is labeled with the child's name. - All centers shall comply with the following requirements, the center shall ensure that these safety and sanitation practices are followed: sippy cups shall be labeled with the child’s name. |
| 2023-05-25 | Violation | 3A:52-7.9(a)(1)(vi)(4) | Maintain an illness log on file at the center and ensure that it contains all of the required components, including the date when the child returned to the center symptom-free. - 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 the date, if applicable, that the child returned to the center symptom-free. |
| 2023-05-25 | Violation | 3A:52-7.7(a)(3)(iv) | Ensure that the center washes and disinfects the tables used by the children for eating before each meal. - The schedule for disinfecting shall be as follows: tables used by the children for eating shall be washed and disinfected before each meal. |
| 2023-05-25 | Violation | 3A:52-7.8(a)(1)(i) | Ensure that children wash their hands before the intake of food. - Handwashing requirements are as follows: the center shall ensure that children three months of age and older wash their hands with soap and running water before intake of food. |
| 2023-05-25 | Violation | 3A:52-7.8(a)(1)(v) | Ensure that children wash their hands immediately after outdoor play. - Handwashing requirements are as follows: the center shall ensure that children three months of age and older wash their hands with soap and running water immediately after outdoor play. |
| 2023-05-25 | Violation | 3A:52-4.5(a)(3)(i)(1) | Ensure that the center has a table of organization that illustrates lines of authority, responsibility and communication. - 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 a table of organization that illustrates lines of authority, responsibility and communication. |
| 2023-05-25 | Violation | 3A:52-4.8(a)(1) | Ensure that all staff complete orientation training within two weeks of hire and annually. - Topics of orientation training shall include supervising and tracking all children, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.3(a). |
| 2023-05-25 | Violation | 3A:52-7.5(b)(10) | Ensure that all Epi-pens are stored in their original boxes with the child's name and prescription, accompanied by a special care plan and that two are present when required. - The center shall develop and follow a policy on the administration of medication and health care procedures to children, which shall include the following provisions: the center shall store prescribed epinephrine pens in their original boxes with the child’s name and prescription. A special care plan or other documentation from a health care provider shall accompany the epinephrine pen. If two epinephrine pens are required, both shall be available. Each center under the jurisdiction of N.J.S.A. 18A:40-12.5 shall store back-up epinephrine pens on site consistent with the requirements stated at N.J.S.A. 18A:40-12.5.e(1). |
| 2023-05-25 | Violation | 3A:52-7.5(b)(7)(i) | Ensure that the center completes and maintains a medication log that includes the child's name and parent authorization to administer medication. - The center shall develop and follow a policy on the administration of medication and health care procedures to children, which shall include the following provisions: the center shall maintain on file a record of the following the child's name and parental authorization for the center to administer medication or health care procedures. |
| 2023-05-25 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(a)(15) | In classroom 5, maintain all mechanical ventilation in a clean and operating condition. - Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: ventilation outlets shall be clean and free from obstructions, and filters shall be replaced when saturated. |
| 2023-05-25 | Violation | 3A:52-9.7(a)(1) | Maintain transportation records on file at the center, including a record of each child transported. - When the center transports children in a vehicle other than a private passenger vehicle, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-9.3(f), or a chartered autobus, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-9.3(g), the center shall maintain on file a record of each child transported. |
| 2023-05-25 | Violation | 3A:52-9.5(i) | Ensure that the driver of the school bus conducts two emergency evacuation drills annually. - The center shall conduct two emergency evacuation drills each year for passengers who ride the Type I or Type II School Bus. |
| 2022-09-19 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-07-14 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-07-13 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-06-14 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-05-17 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-04-22 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-04-22 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-04-22 | 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 plus the 3 pages of water assurance and checklist. - 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. |
| 2022-04-22 | 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. |
| 2022-04-22 | 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 dated after 1/1/2021. - 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. |
| 2022-04-22 | Violation | 3A:52-7.3(a)(2) | Ensure that a Universal Health Record is completed upon enrollment and updated annually, including the immunization records and special care plans as required. - For early childhood programs, the following shall apply: for each child not enrolled in a public or private school, upon admission, the center shall maintain on file at the center a Universal Child Health Record (Department of Health Form CH-14) or its equivalent, updated annually, along with an immunization record, and a special care plan, if applicable. A 30-day grace period is permitted in N.J.A.C. 8:57-4.5(e) |
| 2022-04-22 | Violation | 3A:52-5.2(a)(5) | Provide a current fire certificate as required. - The center shall be permitted to obtain a valid fire safety inspection certificate issued by the municipality in which it is located, based on a fire inspection conducted within the preceding 12 months, and submit a copy of the certificate to the Office of Licensing in lieu of a CO or CCO, if the center serves only children 2 ½ years of age or older and is located in a public school building that is used as a public school. |
| 2022-04-22 | 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. - 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. |
| 2022-03-22 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-03-22 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-03-22 | Violation | 3A:52-7.8(a)(4)(ii) | Ensure that staff wash their hands immediately after toileting. Refers to the older infant room. Ensure that retraining is summited to OOL. - Handwashing requirements are as follows: staff members shall wash their hands with soap and running water immediately after toileting. |
| 2022-03-22 | Violation | 3A:52-7.7(e)(1)(iii) | Ensure that the center washes and disinfects diapering surfaces after each use. Refers to the older infant room. Ensure that retraining is summited to OOL. - For early childhood programs, the following shall apply: in addition to the items specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-7.7(a)3, the following equipment items or surfaces shall be washed and disinfected after each use, diapering surfaces. |
| 2022-02-18 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2021-12-10 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2021-12-01 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-10-26 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-09-28 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-09-13 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2020-07-13 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2020-06-15 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-05-14 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-04-14 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-03-11 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2019-12-18 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-11-22 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2019-10-15 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2019-09-27 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2019-09-06 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2019-08-15 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2019-07-22 | Renewal | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-06-28 | Renewal | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-05-28 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
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