Health & safety · Nurse-founded
Our commitment to your child’s health.
Our founder is a pediatric nurse, and it shows in every policy we keep. Here are the many measures we take to ensure the safest, most supportive environment for your child to grow and to play.

Safety
Cleaning & disinfecting protocols.
Professionally cleaned every night to CDC guidelines, with HEPA filtration throughout the school and materials sanitized all day long.
Every day in the classroom
- Classrooms are fully stocked with cleaning products that follow EPA and CDC guidelines for disinfecting materials and surfaces.
- Each morning, teachers complete all required cleaning supply checks and re-stock their classrooms.
- Teachers regularly clean and disinfect classroom materials throughout the day.
- Students only use materials that have been properly cleaned.
- Common areas, doorknobs, desks and other shared areas are disinfected throughout the day.
Every night and every week
- The school is thoroughly cleaned and disinfected every night in strict accordance with CDC regulations.
- Professional cleaners clean and disinfect the school on our guideline-driven schedule.
- A High-Efficiency Particulate Air (HEPA) filtration system continuously cleans and circulates indoor air for healthier breathing.
- Cleaning supply inventory is reviewed and replenished every week.
Healthy hygiene
Good habits, taught and modeled every day.
Student hand washing
- All students are taught how to properly wash their hands.
- Upon arrival, while using materials, entering and exiting rooms, before and after meals, and after using the restroom.
Staff hand washing
- Upon arrival, after handling materials, entering and exiting rooms, before and after meals, toileting or changing diapers, and before and after cleaning.
- Teachers maintain the hand washing hygiene of all students.
Hand sanitizer
- Alcohol-based sanitizers with 60% or more alcohol are installed throughout the school.
- Used when hand washing stations are not easily accessible, such as opening doors or turning lights on and off.
Staff hygiene
- Staff follow all CDC guidelines for hand washing and healthy physical hygiene, even outside of school.
Healthy hygiene signage
- CDC and DOH signage throughout the school covers hand washing, sanitation protocols, diaper changing guidelines and an illness checklist.
Health & immunization records
- Staff and students provide state mandated health forms before on-boarding.
- Parents provide immunization records showing their child is up to date on all vaccinations prior to enrollment.
See our classrooms for yourself.
Book a tour and see the difference a nurse-founded Montessori school makes.
Mighty Sprouts Montessori School1 Barnida Drive, East Hanover, NJ 07936 · (973) 503-9010 ext. 1 · Monday to Friday, 7:00am to 6:00pm
Mighty Sprouts Montessori welcomes students regardless of race, gender, national and ethnic origin, and is non-discriminatory in all our policies.
