Description: Our mission is to serve the Jersey City community by providing a model child care program that is accessible and affordable and by being an informational resource on child care and parenting. This is achieved through the following "School Values": o Maintaining an emotional, social, intellectual and physical environment for that is safe, nurturing, and developmentally appropriate. o Being receptive to the needs of parents. o Promoting a strong sense of community. o Sustaining a supportive workplace that encourages teacher loyalty, professional growth and fosters creativity.
Where possible, ChildcareCenter provides inspection reports as a service to families. This information is deemed reliable, but is not guaranteed. We encourage families to contact the daycare provider directly with any questions or concerns, as the provider may have already addressed some or all issues. Reports can also be verified with your local daycare licensing office.
| Inspection Date | Inspection Type | Reinspection | Form |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-03-20 | 144903 | 3A:52-4.11(a)(1) | As a condition of securing a license or Certificate of Life/Safety Approval, the sponsor or sponsor representative shall ensure that a Criminal History Record Information (CHRI) fingerprint background check is completed for himself or herself, and for all staff members at least 18 years of age who are or will be working at the center on a regularly- scheduled basis, to determine whether any such person has been convicted of a crime, as specified in P.L. 2000, c. 77 (N.J.S.A. 30:5B-6.10 to 6.17). The sponsor or sponsor representative and each staff member shall complete the electronic fingerprinting process through the vendor authorized by the State to conduct CHRI background checks through the Division of State Police in the Department of Law and Public Safety and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. |
| 2023-03-20 | 144903 | 3A:52-4.5(c)(2)(ii) | The director or his or her designee(s) shall be on the premises at all times when the center is operating and the designee shall complete staff development in understanding licensing rules as provided by the Office. |
| 2023-03-20 | 144903 | 3A:52-6.8(k)(6) | The center shall develop and follow a written policy on the use of social media including, but not limited to the guidelines for parents, including but not limited to, prohibiting the posting of photographs or videos of any child other than their own. |
| 2023-03-20 | 144903 | 3A:52-6.8(l) | The center shall distribute a copy of the social media policy to the parent of each enrolled child and to each staff member and secure and maintain on file a record of each parent’s signature and each staff member’s signature attesting to the receipt of the policy. |
| 2023-03-20 | 144903 | 3A:52-5.2(a)(5) | The center shall be permitted to obtain a valid fire safety inspection certificate issued by the municipality in which it is located, based on a fire inspection conducted within the preceding 12 months, and submit a copy of the certificate to the Office of Licensing in lieu of a CO or CCO, if the center serves only children 2 ½ years of age or older and is located in a public school building that is used as a public school. |
| 2023-03-20 | 144903 | 3A:52-5.3(l)(1)(iii) | Emergency procedure requirements are as follows: the center shall prepare written emergency procedures delineating an alternate indoor location that operates during the same operating hours as the center. The center shall |
| 2023-03-20 | 144903 | 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 |
| 2023-03-20 | 144903 | 3A:52-4.5(a)(3)(i)(1) | The sponsor or sponsor representative shall designate individuals with the authority and responsibility to develop and implement written policies and procedures for the operation of the center, including a table of organization that illustrates lines of authority, responsibility and communication. |
| 2023-03-20 | 144903 | 3A:52-5.3(a)(2) | Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: floors, carpeting, walls, window coverings, ceilings, and other surfaces shall be kept clean and in good repair. |
| 2023-03-20 | 144903 | 3A:52-5.3(a)(10) | 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. |
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Do not bring your children to this daycare! Employees are hitting and punishing the children! The Director louzia knows all about it and covers it up! Although the tuition is cheap I repeat do not bring your children here!
Poorly managed facility, Careless caregiver, Greedy management. one star. You will regred for putting your kid to their hand.