Boys and Girls Club of Northwest - Prospect Park NJ Regular Child Care Center

94 Brown Avenue , Prospect Park NJ 07508
(973) 956-0033

About the Provider

Description: Boys and Girls Club of Northwest is a Regular Child Care Center in Prospect Park NJ, with a maximum capacity of 180 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 6 - 13 years. The provider also participates in a subsidized child care program.

Program and Licensing Details

  • License Number: 161200153
  • Capacity: 180
  • Age Range: 6 - 13 years
  • Enrolled in Subsidized Child Care Program: Yes
  • District Office: New Jersey Dept of Children and Families - Office of Licensing
  • District Office Phone: 1-877-667-9845 (Note: This is not the facility phone number.)

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Inspection/Report History

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Date Cited Date Abated Regulation Number
2019-12-11 2021-02-10 3A:52-4.10(b)(2)
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. Until the results of the CARI background check for a new staff member have been received from the Department, the center shall ensure oversight of the new staff member by another staff member, and ensure that person is not left alone to supervise a child or group of children.

Violation Observed: 88. Submit renewal CARI's for the sponsor and all staff working at the center as required.
2019-12-11 2020-08-17 3A:52-3.4(a)
The sponsor or sponsor representative shall secure comprehensive general liability insurance coverage for the center and shall maintain on file a copy of the insurance policy or documentation of current insurance coverage.

Violation Observed: 111. Provide documentation of current general liability insurance and maintain a copy at the center as required.
2019-12-11 2021-02-10 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.

Violation Observed: 89. Provide CHRI clearance for 4 staff.
2019-12-11 2021-02-10 3A:52-7.6(a)(2)
The center shall take immediate necessary action to protect the child from further harm and shall immediately notify the child's parent(s) when a child sustains a head or facial injury, including when a child bumps his or her head.

Violation Observed: 63. Ensure that parents are notified immediately when a child has a head injury and that the time of notification is documented.
2019-12-11 2021-02-10 3A:52-7.6(b)(2)
The center shall maintain on file a written record of each incident resulting in an injury as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-7.6(a). These records shall include the following: the date, time and location of the incident.

Violation Observed: 64. Ensure that accident reports are completed in their entirety including the time of notification to parents.
2019-12-11 2021-02-10 3A:52-4.8(d)(1)
In lieu of the child care staff development specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.8(b), the director, head teacher(s), group teacher(s), and program supervisor(s) shall each complete 20 hours of staff development each year. Recommended topics of training for these staff include educational and physical activity.

Violation Observed: 95. Ensure that all credentialed staff including the; director, program supervisor and director designee, complete 20 hours of continuing staff development each year and provide documentation of the trainings to OOL as required.
2019-12-11 2021-02-10 3A:52-4.8(c)
The center shall ensure that all staff members who work at the center complete 12 hours of continuing staff development each year.

Violation Observed: 95. Ensure that all staff complete 12 hours of continuing staff development each year and provide documentation of the trainings to OOL as required.
2019-12-11 2021-02-10 3A:52-6.8(a)(7)(ii)
The center shall complete and maintain on file for each enrolled child a Children’s Records Checklist, signed by the director, sponsor, or sponsor representative and designated by the Office of Licensing, indicating that the center has obtained documentation of health information for each child, as follows: for school-age child care programs, a record of the parent’s statement concerning the child’s health, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-7.3(b).

Violation Observed: 100. Ensure that the children's records checklist is complete as required, including parent's statement concerning the child's health and sign-off receipt for parental policies and procedures.
2019-12-11 2021-02-10 3A:52-5.3(l)(4)
Emergency procedure requirements are as follows: the center shall conduct two lockdown drills per year and maintain on file a record of each lockdown drill. The center shall ensure that lockdown drills are conducted during each session provided at the center.

Violation Observed: 114. Conduct two lockdown drills annually and document as required.
2019-12-11 2020-08-17 3A:52-5.3(i)(5)(i)
Environmental condition precautions are as follows: at the time of the initial application, any renewal application, relocation of an existing licensed center and, in the discretion of the Office of Licensing, any other time, the applicant or facility operator shall certify in writing that the center provides a potable water supply provided by a public community water system. If the facility is supplied by a public community water system, the applicant or facility operator shall provide documentation of water testing conducted by a laboratory certified by the Department of Environmental Protection for water testing for lead and copper from all faucets and other sources used for drinking water or food preparation and at least 50 percent of all indoor water faucets utilized by the center.

Violation Observed: 125. Provide documentation of the school's water testing for lead and copper from all faucets as required.
2019-12-11 2021-02-10 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).

Violation Observed: 86. Ensure that all staff have completed medical clearances on file and noted as required in the staff records check list.
2019-12-11 2020-08-17 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.

Violation Observed: 80. Provide a table of organization including all titles of personnel responsible for the operations of the center.
2019-06-03 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).

Violation Observed: Obtain 9 outstanding CARI clearances. | 3/1/19- | Eight new staff members without CARI checks.
2019-03-01 2021-02-10 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.

Violation Observed: 87. As of 9/30/2019-Eight staff members without CARI checks. | 12/11/19: 6 Staff are pending CARI clearances.
2019-03-01 2019-09-30 3A:52-6.6(c)
Staff shall not withhold active play time as a means of discipline unless the child's actions or behavior present a danger to themselves or others.

Violation Observed: Ensure that staff members use positive methods of guidance and discipline at all times whereas children were made to sit and were unable to play because they were talking.

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