Child Care Center
✓ Licensed
Academy of St James of the Marches
Totowa, NJ
· Passaic County
400 Totowa Road,
Totowa, NJ 07512
Quick Facts
Capacity
60 children
Age Range
2 1/2 - 13 years
Subsidized Program
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Licensed Child Care Center
Active License
License Number
170900112
License Issued
Nov 18, 2024
Active Through
Nov 18, 2027
Issued By
New Jersey Department of Children & Families
District Office
New Jersey Dept of Children and Families - Office of Licensing
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About the Provider
Academy of St James of the Marches is a Child Care Center in Totowa NJ, with a maximum capacity of 60 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 2 1/2 - 13 years. It is open Monday - Friday, 08:00 AM - 06:00 PM. The provider also participates in a subsidized child care program.
Hours of Operation
- Monday08:00 AM - 06:00 PM
- Tuesday08:00 AM - 06:00 PM
- Wednesday08:00 AM - 06:00 PM
- Thursday08:00 AM - 06:00 PM
- Friday08:00 AM - 06:00 PM
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
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| Inspection Date | Type | Reinspection / Rule | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-28 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2025-12-02 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-10-31 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2024-11-15 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-10-18 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-09-19 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-07-09 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-06-11 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-05-16 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-05-31 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-04-20 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-03-20 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-02-27 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-02-27 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-02-27 | Violation | 3A:52-4.8(c) | Ensure that all staff complete 12 hours of staff development annually.Provide proof of training for all staff for the 2022-2023 calendar year.3/20/23-At the time of the inspection, the required documentation was not provided. A discussion regarding paperwork, "how to document" and more was discussed. - The center shall ensure that all staff members who work at the center complete 12 hours of continuing staff development each year. |
| 2023-02-27 | Violation | 3A:52-4.8(d)(1) | Ensure that all credentialed staff complete 20 hours of staff development annually.Provide proof of training for the 2022-2023 calendar year.3/20/23-Documentation still pending. - 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. |
| 2023-02-27 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(o)(1) | Ensure that at least two staff have current first aid and CPR certifications and are present at all times at the center. - First aid requirements are as follows: at least two staff members who have current certified basic knowledge of first aid principles and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), as defined by a recognized health organization (such as the American Red Cross), shall be in the center at all times when enrolled children are present. |
| 2023-02-27 | Violation | 3A:52-6.8(a)(1) | Ensure that the center completes and maintains on file a children's records checklist, including the child's name, address, birth date and date of enrollment.To be reviewed at the next inspection. 3/20/23-At the time of the inspection, the CRC for PreK and Aftercare had not been completed. - 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. |
| 2023-02-27 | Violation | 3A:52-3.6(b)(1) | Ensure that the center maintains and distributes to all families and staff a copy of the Information to Parents document and maintains on file signatures of all staff and families attesting to the receipt of the policy.Provide proof for all staff for the 2021-2022 year. - The center shall distribute a copy of the Information to Parents document to each child’s parent(s) upon enrollment and to every person upon becoming a staff member and secure and maintain on file a record of each parent’s and staff member’s signature attesting to receipt of the document. The center shall maintain on file a copy of the Information to Parents document. |
| 2023-02-27 | Violation | 3A:52-5.2(c) | Provide a current health certificate as required.To be reviewed at the next inspection. - If the center prepares meals, the center shall obtain a satisfactory Sanitary Inspection Certificate, as specified in N.J.A.C. 8:24, indicating that the kitchen is in compliance with the applicable requirements of the State Sanitary Code. The center shall maintain on file the Sanitary Inspection Certificate. |
| 2023-02-27 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(l)(4) | Ensure that the center conducts at least two lockdown drills per year during each session provided at the center and maintains records of the drills on file.2/27/23-Provide proof of lockdown drills. - 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. |
| 2023-02-27 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(l)(1)(vii) | Post a diagram showing how the center is to be evacuated from each classroom and the outdoor play area.Provide a current floor plan.3/20/23- A discussion was had regarding OOL's mandates for updated floor plans. - Emergency procedure requirements are as follows: the center shall prepare written emergency procedures delineating a diagram showing how the center is to be evacuated in case of emergency from each classroom and the outdoor play area. |
| 2023-01-20 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-12-09 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-10-18 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-09-16 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-08-03 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-06-09 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-04-19 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-03-03 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-01-19 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-12-03 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2020-01-23 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-01-16 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-11-25 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2019-11-04 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-10-07 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2019-08-29 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-07-23 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-05-23 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-05-06 | Initial | No | Center Inspection |
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