Description: Northvale Preschool Play Group is a Regular Child Care Center in NORTHVALE NJ, with a maximum capacity of 30 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 2 1/2 - 13 years. The provider does not participate in a subsidized child care program.
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| 2023-04-26 | 3A:52-4.10(b)(1) | |
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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: Ensure that all staff submit a CARI background check upon renewal. Missing renewal CARI clearances for 5 staff. All clearances were submitted and are in pending status. 7/5/23: Missing renewal CARI for 1 staff. |
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| 2023-04-26 | 2023-05-31 | 3A:52-4.5(b)(2)(ii) |
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The director shall have the authority and responsibility for the implementation of policies and procedures for the day-to-day operation of the center, including maintenance of children's daily attendance records, including the daily time of arrival and departure. Violation Observed: Ensure that the center maintains daily time sheets for the children that indicate the children's arrival and departure times. Missing attendance records for 1 credentialed staff. |
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| 2023-04-26 | 2023-05-31 | 3A:52-6.8(a)(1) |
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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 the child's name, address, birth date, and date of enrollment. Violation Observed: Ensure that the center completes and maintains on file a children's records checklist. The checklist was not available at the time of the inspection. |
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| 2023-04-26 | 2023-05-31 | 3A:52-7.5(b)(7)(iii) |
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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 maintain on file a record of the following the condition for which the medication or health care procedure is being used. Violation Observed: Ensure that the epi-pens have a special care plan signed by both the parent and the doctor and all medication listed on the care plan is available at the center. |
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| 2023-04-26 | 2023-05-31 | 3A:52-6.5(a)(1) |
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The center shall maintain on file and follow a written policy on the release of children, which shall include the provision that each child may be released only to the child's parent(s) or person(s) authorized by the parent(s), as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-6.8(a)3, to take the child from the center and to assume responsibility for the child in an emergency if the parent(s) cannot be reached. Violation Observed: Ensure that the center maintains and distributes to all families and staff the center's policy on the release of children, including all of the required components of the policy. |
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| 2023-04-26 | 2023-05-31 | 3A:52-6.8(k)(6) |
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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. Violation Observed: Ensure that the center's social media policy includes guidelines for parents. |
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| 2023-04-26 | 3A:52-2.1(b) | |
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A person applying for an initial license or renewal license to operate a center or relocation of a center shall submit a completed application to the Office of Licensing at least 45 days prior to the anticipated opening of the center or to the expiration of its existing regular license. Violation Observed: Complete and submit a DCF Renewal Attestation and all required documents. The renewal attestation was submitted and the renewal application was started. |
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| 2023-04-26 | 3A:52-5.3(i)(5)(i) | |
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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: Complete and submit a DCF Drinking Water Testing Checklist and Statement of Assurance and a copy of the center's water testing completed by a laboratory certified by the Department of Environmental Protection. |
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| 2023-04-26 | 2023-07-18 | 3A:52-5.3(h)(7)(i) |
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Lead paint precautions are as follows: if a previous lead paint inspection indicates the presence of lead, or a lead paint risk management plan is in progress at the center, the center shall ensure that a lead paint risk assessment is conducted by a Lead Inspector/Risk Assessor who is certified and employed as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-5.3(h)3, upon renewal of the center’s license. Violation Observed: Submit a lead paint risk assessment as required. |
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| 2022-12-22 | 2023-01-10 | 3A:52-5.3(q)(2)(i) |
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Space and room requirements are as follows: at no time shall a center allow more children in attendance than the licensed capacity as specified on the license or the Certificate of Life/Safety Approval. Violation Observed: Ensure that the center operates within its licensed capacity at all times. The center has a license capacity for 30 and 38 children were present. |
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| 2022-12-22 | 2023-01-10 | 3A:52-5.3(q)(2)(ii) |
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Space and room requirements are as follows: at no time shall a center allow more children in attendance than the licensed room capacity. Violation Observed: Ensure that the center complies with the licensed capacity of the classrooms at all times throughout the center. There were 20 children present in classroom 3 when the classroom capacity is 17. |
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| 2022-10-18 | 2022-11-21 | 3A:52-4.8(g)(3) |
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The center shall maintain on file documentation of the date, time, topic, presenter, and attendance for all staff development and orientation completed by center staff members. The center shall record each staff member’s completion of staff development and orientation on the Staff Records Checklist, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.1(b). Violation Observed: Ensure that all staff complete orientation training and that the logs are submitted to the OOL. |
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| 2022-10-18 | 2022-11-21 | 3A:52-4.8(c) |
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The center shall ensure that all staff members who work at the center complete 12 hours of continuing staff development each year. Violation Observed: Ensure that all staff complete 12 hours of staff development annually. |
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| 2022-10-18 | 2022-11-21 | 3A:52-4.8(d)(1) |
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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: Ensure that all credentialed staff complete 20 hours of staff development annually. |
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| 2022-10-18 | 2022-11-21 | 3A:52-7.5(b)(10) |
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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). Violation Observed: Ensure that all Epi-pens are stored in their original boxes with the child's name and prescription, accompanied by a special care plan and that two are present when required. |
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