Preschool Place & Kind. at Temple Sholom

BRIDGEWATER, NJLicensed Child Care CenterLicensed

3.1based on state inspection data
Capacity99
Est. price$949/mo

Contact information

Address594 N Bridge Street, Bridgewater, NJ, 08807

CityBRIDGEWATER, NJ 08807

CountySomerset

Phone908-722-0101

Websitehttps://www.preschoolplace.com

Operating details

Capacity99

Compliance snapshot

Last inspection: 5/12/2026 · Counts cover the full published inspection history; search results show the past 2 years.

  • High5
  • Medium-High14
  • Medium3
  • Medium-Low3
  • Low0

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Location

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594 N Bridge Street, Bridgewater, NJ, 08807, BRIDGEWATER, NJ 08807

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  1. Ask how they keep enrollment, immunization, and emergency-contact records current - their state findings include documentation lapses
  2. Ask about teacher-to-child ratios and how supervision is maintained through the day
  3. Ask about their illness policy and which symptoms require a child to stay home
  4. Ask about their security measures, visitor policy, and pickup procedures

Violation summary

Last 2 years · Last inspection: 5/12/2026

  • High3
  • Medium-High11
  • Medium1
  • Medium-Low2
  • Low0

2026

  1. Medium-High risk5/12/2026

    N.J.A.C. 3A:52-5.2(d) — Provide a current fire certificate as required.

    Provide a current fire certificate as required. Regulation: 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.

    Corrected 6/24/2026
  2. Medium-High risk5/12/2026

    N.J.A.C. 3A:52-5.3(a)(1) — Repair/replace the broken shelf in classroom 4.

    Repair/replace the broken shelf in classroom 4. Regulation: (a) Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: 1. The center shall be free of moisture resulting from water leaks or seepage. 2. Floors, carpeting, walls, window coverings, ceilings, and other surfaces shall be kept clean and in good repair. 4. Carpeting shall be securely fastened to the floor. 9. Toilets, wash basins, kitchen sinks, and other plumbing shall be maintained in good operating and sanitary condition.

    Corrected 6/24/2026
  3. Medium-Low risk5/12/2026

    N.J.A.C. 3A:52-3.6(b) — Maintain at the center and distribute to all families and staff, a copy of the Information to Parents document designated by the OOL; maintain on file a record of parental and staff receipt of the policy.

    Maintain at the center and distribute to all families and staff, a copy of the Information to Parents document designated by the OOL; maintain on file a record of parental and staff receipt of the policy. Regulation: The center shall distribute a copy of the Information to Parents document to each child’s parent(s) upon enrollment and to every person upon becoming a staff member and secure and maintain on file a record of each parent’s and staff member’s signature attesting to receipt of the document.

    Corrected 6/24/2026
  4. Medium-High risk5/12/2026

    N.J.A.C. 3A:52-7.9(a)(1) — Maintain an illness log on file at the center that includes: the return date.

    Maintain an illness log on file at the center that includes: the return date. Regulation: 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 child's name; the date and time the illness, symptoms of illness or diseases were observed at the center; a description of the symptoms of illness manifested by the child; the action taken by the center to assist: the child who is demonstrating symptoms of illness; and the director in determining if exclusion of the child from the center is necessary; any significant change in the child's symptoms of illness; the date, if applicable, that: the child was removed from the center; the child returned to the center with a note from a health care provider attesting to the child's admissibility to the center and recovery from a reportable disease, as specified in N.J.A.C. 8:57; the child returned to the center with a parent’s note attesting that six days have elapsed since the onset of chicken pox, or that all chicken pox sores have dried and crusted; or the child returned to the center symptom-free.

    Corrected 6/24/2026
  5. Medium-Low risk5/12/2026

    N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.1(d) — Provide 1 staff references as required.

    Provide 1 staff references as required. Regulation: the Staff Records Checklist for the current director and all staff members currently working at the center shall be maintained on file at the center.

    Corrected 6/24/2026
  6. High risk5/12/2026

    N.J.A.C. 3A:52-7.6(a) — Ensure that parents are notified immediately when: a child is bitten and the skin is broken; a child sustains a head or facial injury, including when a child bumps his or her head; a child falls from a height greater than the heigh

    Ensure that parents are notified immediately when: a child is bitten and the skin is broken; a child sustains a head or facial injury, including when a child bumps his or her head; a child falls from a height greater than the height of the child; or an injury requiring professional medical care occurs. Regulation: (a) The center shall take immediate necessary action to protect the child from further harm and shall immediately notify the child's parent(s) when one of the following occurs while the child is in the center’s care: 1. A child is bitten and the skin is broken; 2. A child sustains a head or facial injury, including when a child bumps his or her head; 3. A child falls from a height greater than the height of the child; or 4. An injury requiring professional medical care occurs.

    Corrected 6/24/2026
  7. Medium-High risk5/12/2026

    N.J.A.C. 3A:52-5.3(a)(15) — Maintain all mechanical ventilation systems are in a clean and operating condition as required throughout the center.

    Maintain all mechanical ventilation systems are in a clean and operating condition as required throughout the center. Regulation: Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: ventilation outlets shall be clean and free from obstructions, and filters shall be replaced when saturated.

    Corrected 6/24/2026
  8. Medium risk5/12/2026

    N.J.A.C. 3A:52-5.3(a)(16) — Repair and/or paint the bathroom dividers as required in the hallway bathroom in the new wing.

    Repair and/or paint the bathroom dividers as required in the hallway bathroom in the new wing. Regulation: Walls shall be painted or otherwise covered whenever there is evidence of: i. Excessive peeling or chipped paint; or ii. Heavily soiled conditions.

    Corrected 6/24/2026

2025

  1. High risk11/17/2025

    N.J.A.C. 3A:52-5.3(m)(2) — Ensure that the emergency exit doors are easily operable in classroom 10 as required.

    Ensure that the emergency exit doors are easily operable in classroom 10 as required. Regulation: Supplemental evacuation requirements are as follows: cribs, beds, playpens, and cots used for rest or sleep shall be arranged so as to provide access to a three-foot-wide aisle that leads to an unobstructed exit.

    Corrected 1/6/2026
  2. Medium-High risk11/17/2025

    N.J.A.C. 3A:52-7.8(a)(4) — Ensure that staff wash their hands with soap and running water as required, after a diaper change in classroom 4.

    Ensure that staff wash their hands with soap and running water as required, after a diaper change in classroom 4. Regulation: Handwashing requirements are as follows: staff members shall wash their hands with soap and running water immediately before preparing or serving food; after toileting; after assisting a child in toileting; after caring for a child who appears to be sick; after coming in contact with an animal's body secretions; and after coming into contact with blood, fecal matter, urine, vomit, nasal secretions, or other body fluids or secretions. 7.8(d)3- Staff members hands are washed after changing each diaper.

    Corrected 1/6/2026
  3. Medium-High risk11/17/2025

    N.J.A.C. 3A:52-7.8(a)(1) — Ensure that children wash their hands with soap and running water as required after a diaper change throughout the center.

    Ensure that children wash their hands with soap and running water as required after a diaper change throughout the center. Regulation: 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; immediately after using the toilet or having diapers changed; immediately after coming into contact with blood, fecal matter, urine, vomit, nasal secretions, or other body fluids or secretions; immediately after coming in contact with an animal's body secretions; and immediately after outdoor play. (2)for children under three months of age or for those children three months of age and older wherein hand washing with soap and running water may not be developmentally appropriate, the center may use an alternate means for hand washing, including but not limited to disposable baby wipes.

    Corrected 1/6/2026
  4. Medium-High risk11/17/2025

    N.J.A.C. 3A:52-7.7(a)(2) — Ensure that all surfaces are cleaned with soap and water after a diaper change in classroom 4.

    Ensure that all surfaces are cleaned with soap and water after a diaper change in classroom 4. Regulation: All areas to be disinfected shall first be washed with soap and water.

    Corrected 1/6/2026
  5. Medium-High risk11/17/2025

    N.J.A.C. 3A:52-5.3(a)(10) — Ensure that all toxic substances are inaccessible to the children, in the All Purpose Room.

    Ensure that all toxic substances are inaccessible to the children, in the All Purpose Room. Regulation: Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: all corrosive agents, insecticides, bleaches, detergents, polishes, any products under pressure in an aerosol spray can, and any toxic substance shall be stored in a locked cabinet or in an enclosure located in an area not accessible to the children.

    Corrected 11/17/2025
  6. Medium-High risk4/21/2025

    N.J.A.C. 3A:52-5.3(a)(1) — Repair or replace the broken tile behind the toilet in room 3.

    Repair or replace the broken tile behind the toilet in room 3. Regulation: (a) Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: 1. The center shall be free of moisture resulting from water leaks or seepage. 2. Floors, carpeting, walls, window coverings, ceilings, and other surfaces shall be kept clean and in good repair. 4. Carpeting shall be securely fastened to the floor. 9. Toilets, wash basins, kitchen sinks, and other plumbing shall be maintained in good operating and sanitary condition.

    Corrected 5/20/2025
  7. Medium-High risk4/21/2025

    N.J.A.C. 3A:52-5.3(a)(1) — Ensure the trim of the doorway in the hall bathroom is rust-free.

    Ensure the trim of the doorway in the hall bathroom is rust-free. Regulation: (a) Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: 1. The center shall be free of moisture resulting from water leaks or seepage. 2. Floors, carpeting, walls, window coverings, ceilings, and other surfaces shall be kept clean and in good repair. 4. Carpeting shall be securely fastened to the floor. 9. Toilets, wash basins, kitchen sinks, and other plumbing shall be maintained in good operating and sanitary condition.

    Corrected 5/20/2025
  8. High risk4/21/2025

    N.J.A.C. 3A:52-7.5(b)(10) — Ensure a named child provides an updated annual special care plan.

    Ensure a named child provides an updated annual special care plan. Regulation: (9) 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: before administering a health care procedure associated with a child’s health condition, such as the use of a blood glucose monitor, nebulizer, or epinephrine pen, the center shall ensure that all staff members who administer the procedure are taught to do so by the child’s parent or another appropriately-trained person. There shall be at least two staff members present at the center who are trained in such health care procedures. 10. 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).

    Corrected 5/20/2025
  9. Medium-High risk4/21/2025

    N.J.A.C. 3A:52-5.2(d) — Provide a current fire certificate as required.

    Provide a current fire certificate as required. Regulation: 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.

    Corrected 5/20/2025

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Safety & Compliance Analysis

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25Total Violations
8Recent Violations
(Past 6 Months)

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Estimated monthly cost

$949/month

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Typical prices in New Jersey run about $1,247/month for infant care at a center (federal median)see daycare costs in New Jersey by age group.

About this daycare

  • Location: BRIDGEWATER, Somerset County
  • Capacity: 99
  • Type: Licensed Child Care Center

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