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Zoning board approves Small Wonders daycare at 516 E. Marshall with access condition

Norristown Zoning Hearing Board · February 26, 2026
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The Norristown Zoning Hearing Board granted a variance allowing Small Wonders Academy of Learning to operate a licensed daycare at 516 E. Marshall Street, approving a plan for up to 60 children and requiring interior access to upstairs apartments be closed before operation. Vote: 3–0.

The Norristown Zoning Hearing Board on Feb. 24 approved a variance allowing Small Wonders Academy of Learning to operate a licensed daycare at 516 East Marshall Street.

Mary Darden, managing member of Small Wonders, told the board the facility’s main floor is about 3,000 square feet, with roughly five large rooms, two bathrooms and parking on-site. She said the program would serve children 18 months to 6 years, operate about 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., and employ six staff members including herself. “We will be providing services for up to 60 children,” Darden said in testimony.

Cameron Shahzad, the…

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