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Hilltop
Nursery School
1917 Route 37 West
Toms River, NJ 08757
(732) 657-6676
Website:
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Peppermint Tree Child Development
Center
1571 Partridge Street
Toms River, NJ 08753
(732) 929-2500
Website: www.pepperminttree.com
The Learning Experience
19 Double Trouble Rd.
South Toms River, NJ 08757
(732) 505-8184
Website: www.TheLearningExperience.com
The Learning Ladder
Child Care Center
3001 Yorktowne Blvd.
Toms River, NJ 08753
(732) 255-1211
Website: www.learningladderdaycare.com
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Westminster
Nursery School
1070 Hooper Ave & Chestnut
Street
Toms River, NJ 08753
(732) 349-0535
Website:
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Happy Place Child Care
71 Cardinal Dr
Toms River, NJ 08755
(732) 914-0545
Ambassador
Christian Academy
700 Main Street
Toms River, NJ 08753
(732) 341-0860
Bayville Pre School
800 Route 9
Bayville, NJ 08721
(732) 269-2775
Beachwood Nursery
School
1014 Pinewald Road
Beachwood, NJ 08722
(732) 244-1550
Berkeley Childcare
399-6 Dover Road
South Toms River, NJ 08757
(732) 240-7940
Berkeley Head Start
226 First Avenue
Toms River, NJ 08757
(732) 341-7557
Buttons
& Bows Nursery School
& Day Care
1212 Route 166
Toms River, NJ 08753
(732) 736-9700
Care-A-Lot PreSchool
111 Beachwood Blvd
Beachwood, NJ 08722
(732) 240-4646
Cherry
Lane Child Care and Learning
Center
806 Main Street
Toms River, NJ 08753
(732) 349-7070
Chesterbrook Academy
368 Lakehurst Rd.
Toms River, NJ 08755
(732) 505-1707
Chestnut Hill Nursery School
129 Chestnut Street
Toms River, NJ 08753
(732) 286-9388
Children's Palace
Child Care & Learning
Center
1747 Hooper Avenue
Toms River, NJ 08753
(732) 255-8267
Congregation B'Nai
Israel - Nursery School
1488 Old Freehold Road
Toms River, NJ 08753
(732) 341-3850
Dover
Country Day School
1172 Church Rd
Toms River, NJ 08755
(732) 244-7070
Elementary School
Teacher Offering Loving
Childcare
Toms River, NJ 08753
(732) 773-9954
Goddard
School
255 Route 70
Toms River, NJ 08755
(732) 363-5530
Goddard
School
36 Bey Lea Road
Tom's River, NJ 08753
(732) 240-2121
Grace
and Peace Academy, Preschool
and Child Care
1563 Old Freehold Road
Toms River, NJ 08755
(732) 286-1761
Hilltop Nursery
School
1917 Route 37 West
Toms River, NJ 08757
(732) 657-6676
Website:
www.hilltopnurseryschool.org
Hillcrest
Academy
23 Grove Street
Bayville, NJ 08721
(732) 269-8585
Holy
Cross Christian Nursery
School
1500 Hooper Avenue
Toms River, NJ 08753
(732) 255-3112
Honey Tree Daycare
1012 Cox Cro Road
Toms River, NJ 08755
(732) 914-2273
Humpty Dumpty Daycare
& Pre-School
219/221 Atlantic
City Blvd
Beachwood, NJ 08722
(732) 244-3636
Humpty Dumpty Daycare &
Pre-School
1851 Hooper Ave
Toms River, NJ 08753
(732) 255-5755
Imagine Family Child
Care
Stafford Drive
Toms River, NJ 08753
(732) 929-0233
Jane Addams Day
Care Center Inc
1542 N Bay Ave.
Toms River, NJ 08753
(732) 797-0030
Jenn's Home Daycare
Toms River, New Jersey 08755
(732) 240-9454
KinderCare Learning
Centers
915 Hazelwood Rd
Toms River, NJ 08753
(732) 929-3010
Lil Sprouts Preschool
2119 Whitesville Road
Toms River, NJ 08755
(732) 886-0668
Mulberry Bush YMCA
Nursery School
1088 West Whitty Road
Toms River, NJ 08755
(732) 341-9622
Ocean Head Start
Program
40 Washington Street
Toms River, NJ 08753
(732) 244-9114
Oceans
of Fun Nursery School
1200 Fischer Boulevard
Toms River, NJ 08753-3004
(732) 270-4500
Peppermint Tree
Child Development Center
1571 Partridge Street
Toms River, NJ 08753
(732) 929-2500
Website:
www.pepperminttree.com
Precious Moments
Child Care Preschool
1182 Fischer Boulevard
Toms River, NJ 08753
(732) 288-1990
Puddles of Fun Preschool
& Learning Center
Quartz Drive
Toms River, NJ 08753
(732) 288-2800
Red Apple Country
Day School
232 Route 9
Bayville, NJ 08721-1221
(732) 237-0405
Ring
Around The Rosie Day Care
100 Garfield Avenue
Island Heights, NJ
(732) 929-9008
Smart
Start Academy
1808 Route 37 East
Toms River, NJ 08753
(732) 929-4550
Smart Start Academy
1580 Route 9
Toms River, NJ 08753
732-505-6300
Sung Star Academy
182 James St
Toms River, NJ 08753
(732) 341-7500
The Learning Experience
839 Route 9
Bayville, NJ 08721
(732) 606-1770
The Learning Experience
19 Double Trouble Rd.
South Toms River, NJ 08757
(732) 505-8184
Website:
www.TheLearningExperience.com
The Learning Experience
1658 Lakewood Rd/ Route
9
Toms River, NJ 08755
(732) 240-7605
The Learning Ladder
Child Care Center
3001 Yorktowne Blvd.
Toms River, NJ 08753
(732) 255-1211
Website:
www.learningladderdaycare.com
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Coupon
The Singing Rooster
1898 Hinds Road
Toms River, NJ 08753
(732) 255-7059
The Startng Point
Daycare & Preschool,
LLC
864 Route 37 West, Suite
16
Toms River, NJ 08755
(732) 341-3177
Tippy Toes Day Care
Center
5 Green Island Road
Toms River, NJ 08753
(732) 255-1165
Toms River Nursery
& Kindergarten
1404 Old Freehold Road
Toms River, NJ 08753
(732) 349-4939
Westminster
Nursery School
1070 Hooper Ave & Chestnut
Street
Toms River, NJ 08753
(732) 349-0535
Website:
www.wnstr.org
Wonder
Years Childcare
661 Route 9
Bayville, NJ 08721
(732) 237-2444
Y-Kids - Hooper
Avenue Elementary School
Toms River, NJ 08753
(732) 240-4461
Y-Kids North Dover
Elementary School
Toms River, NJ 08753
(732) 505-4409
Y-Kids South Toms River
Elementary School
Toms River, NJ 08753
(732) 914-9130
Y-Kids Washington Street
Elementary School
Toms River, NJ 08753
(732) 505-4406
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A Parent’s Guide to Choosing
Safe and Healthy Child Care
Courtesy
of Child
Care Aware, NACCRRA
More and more,
research tells us that our children's
healthy development depends on
safe and positive experiences
during the first few years of
life. If you are a parent who
works during these early years,
choosing good child care is one
of the most important decisions
you will ever make for your child.
To help you
make the right choice for your
child, researchers have identified
13 research-based guidelines to
think about when choosing a child
care program.
You might
want to visit several different
child care programs, either centers
or family child care homes, before
you decide which one is best for
your family. Call each child care
program and schedule an appointment
for your visit. Once you are there,
stay for at least an hour to watch
activities, check the surroundings,
and ask questions. This form provides
a place for you to note which
guidelines are met; the checklist
below provides a place where you
can make notes on up to 3 different
child care programs. Research
shows that if a program follows
guidelines, it is more likely
to be a safe and healthy place
for your child. Your state or
county may have other guidelines
to help ensure health and safety
in child care programs.
Considering
these guidelines can help you
find a place where you feel comfortable
leaving your child.
Supervision
• Are children supervised
at all times, even when they are
sleeping?
• How do the caregivers
discipline children? (Hint: Discipline
should be positive, clear, consistent,
and fair.)
Hand washing and Diapering
• Do all caregivers and
children wash their hands often,
especially before eating and after
using the bathroom or changing
diapers?
• Is the place where diapers
are changed clean?
• Do caregivers always keep
a hand on the child while diapering?
• Do caregivers remove the
soiled diaper without dirtying
any surface not already in contact
with stool or urine?
• Do caregivers clean and
sanitize the surface after finishing
the changing process? (Hint:Hands
should be scrubbed with soap and
water for at least 10 seconds
and then rinsed and dried.The
water faucet should be turned
off with a paper towel.)
Director Qualifications
• Does the director of a
child care center have a bachelor’s
degree in a child-related field?
• Has the director worked
in child care for at least 2 years?
• Does the director understand
what children need to grow and
learn?
Lead Teacher Qualifications
• Does the lead teacher
in a child care center have a
bachelor’s degree in a child-related
field?
Has the teacher worked in child
care for at least 1 year?
• Does the teacher give
children lessons and toys that
are right for their ages?
Child:Staff Ratio and
Group Size
• How many children are
being cared for in the child care
program?
• How many caregivers are
there? (Hint:Your child will get
more attention if each caregiver
has fewer children to take care
of. The younger the children are,the
more caregivers there should be.
For example, one family home caregiver
should only take care of two babies.)
Immunizations
• Is your child up-to-date
on all of the required immunizations?
• Does the child care program
have records proving that the
other children in care are up-to-date
on all their required immunizations?
Toxic Substances
• Are toxic substances like
cleaning supplies and pest killers
kept away from children?
• Has the building been
checked for dangerous substances
like radon, lead, and asbestos?
• Is poison control information
posted?
Emergency Plan
• Does the child care program
have an emergency plan if a child
is injured, sick, or lost?
• Does the child care program
have first aid kits?
• Does the child care program
have information about who to
contact in an emergency?
Fire Drills
• Does the child care program
have a plan in case of a disaster
like a fire, tornado, flood, blizzard,
or earthquake?
• Does the child care program
do practice drills once every
month?
Child Abuse
• Can caregivers be seen
by others at all times, so a child
is never alone with one caregiver?
• Have all caregivers gone
through a background check?
• Have the caregivers been
trained how to prevent child abuse,
how to recognize signs of child
abuse, and how to report suspected
child abuse?
Medications
• Does the child care program
keep medication out of reach from
children?
• Are the caregivers trained
and the medications labeled to
make sure the right child gets
the right amount of the right
medication at the right time?
Staff Training/First Aid
• Have caregivers been trained
how to keep children healthy and
safe from injury and illness?
• Do they know how to do
first aid and rescue breathing?
• Have they been trained
to understand and meet the needs
of children of different ages?
• Are all child care staff,
volunteers, and substitutes trained
on and implementing infant back
sleeping and safe sleep policies
to reduce the risk of SIDS (Sudden
Infant Death Syndrome, crib death)?
(Hint: When infants are sleeping,
are they on their backs with no
pillows, quilts, stuffed toys,
or other soft bedding in the crib
with them?)
Playgrounds
• Is the playground inspected
for safety often?
• Is the playground surrounded
by a fence?
• If there is a sandbox,
is it clean?
• Are the soil and playground
surfaces checked often for dangerous
substances and hazards?
• Is equipment the right
size and type for the age of children
who use it?
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