Description:
We are a family owned and operated center that has been in business for 24 years. We have 3 locations, Paramus, Westwood, and Now in Mahwah. Our Mahwah location is on the boarder of Wyckoff, Allendale, Franklin Lakes and Ramsey.
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| Inspection Date | Inspection Type | Reinspection | Form |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-30 | Other | No | Center Inspection |
| 2025-09-11 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-07-21 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2024-04-08 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-04-01 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-02-22 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-10-30 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-09-26 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-07-07 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-06-29 | 157603 | 3A:52-5.3(a)(16) | Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: walls shall be painted or otherwise covered whenever there is evidence of |
| 2023-06-29 | 157603 | 3A:52-4.6(a) | The center shall maintain on file a Staff Records Checklist designated by the Office of Licensing, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.1(b), indicating that the center has obtained documentation of the applicable staff education and experience, as specified in 3A:52-4.6(b) through (d). |
| 2023-06-29 | 157603 | 3A:52-4.10(b)(1) | 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. |
| 2023-06-29 | 157603 | 3A:52-4.6(b)(1) | The director shall meet the following qualification requirements for early childhood programs licensed to serve more than 30 children, the director shall meet the qualification requirements as specified in N.J.A.C 3A:52-4.6(b) for education and experience. |
| 2023-06-29 | 157603 | 3A:52-4.6(c)(3) | For early childhood programs, the following shall apply: the group teacher shall meet the requirements for experience and education |
| 2023-06-29 | 157603 | 3A:52-7.5(b)(10) | 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). |
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Two of my children attended Bell's recently. And while the academic curriculum is great, and my older child was totally prepared for starting Kindergarten, that was DESPITE the owner and her horrendous attitude and personality, not BECAUSE of her. The teachers were good, but the owner, Stacie Bell, is notoriously an absolute nightmare to deal with on a personal level, which you will inevitably have to do if your child goes there. The turnover with staff is way above normal for a daycare/preschool, with most teachers who leave attributing it to just not being able to work for Stacie as a person. Additionally, one of the long time Directors (15+ years) abruptly left last year due to not being able to stand another day working for Stacie. And I have consistently heard from parents of children at Bell's that they intentionally try to avoid interacting with Stacie at all costs due to her temper and unprofessionalism. She is just simply not a nice person. And at the end of the day, I think most parents simply want their 0-5 year old child to be under the care of someone who is kind-hearted and professional. Not someone who they feel they need to avoid due to a personality defect/issue. Bottom line: If you want your child to learn a lot, Bell's is good. If you want someone in charge of the place who you will need to avoid at all costs, Bell's is probably not the place for you and your child. Edit: I'm sure Stacie will come on here and try to "bash" me personally in retaliation for writing this review. I don't blame her - she doesn't want to lose prospective business. But I have emails and text conversations to prove everything I said above. You can also check other review sites to see for yourself what actual former employees said about Stacie: https://www.indeed.com/cmp/Bells-Little-Learners/reviews?fcountry=US&floc=Paramus%2C+NJhttps://www.indeed.com/cmp/Bells-Little-Learners/reviews?fcountry=US&floc=Paramus%2C+NJ