Description: "The River Vale A.C.E. Program will provide a safe and supportive environment to the children of the township whose parents are seeking an effective bridge between their child's time between school and home hours. It will be founded on the principles of character development, wellness, caring and academic enrichment."
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2023-04-11 | 2023-06-19 | 3A:52-6.6(e)(3) |
The center shall maintain on file a written policy on the disciplining of children by staff members. The policy shall be posted in a prominent location within the center. Violation Observed: Post the center's discipline policy in a prominent location. The discipline policy was not available at the time of the inspection. |
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2023-04-11 | 2023-04-25 | 3A:52-4.5(a)(3)(i)(2) |
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 job descriptions, titles and qualifications for all center staff. Violation Observed: Ensure that the center develops and maintains job descriptions, titles, and qualifications for all center staff. |
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2023-04-11 | 2023-06-19 | 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: Ensure that the center completes and maintains on file a Staff Records Checklist designated by OOL. Edit the staff records checklist to ensure that all staff and the sponsor rep is listed and ensure that all components of the checklist are maintained on file. |
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2023-04-11 | 2023-06-19 | 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: Ensure that all staff submit a CARI background check upon renewal. Missing renewal CARI's for all staff. |
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2023-04-11 | 2023-07-03 | 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: Ensure that all staff, the sponsor and/or the sponsor representative complete a CHRI background check as required. Ensure that all staff obtained a CHRI dated after 1/1/2021. Missing updated CHRI's for all staff. 6/19/23: Missing updated CHRI for 1 staff. |
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2023-04-11 | 2023-04-13 | 3A:52-4.8(g)(3) |
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 within two weeks of hire and annually and that the completion of the training is documented on the Staff Records Checklist. Missing orientation log for 1 staff. |
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2023-04-11 | 2023-06-22 | 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: Ensure that all staff complete 12 hours of staff development annually. Missing training logs for 5 staff. |
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2023-04-11 | 2023-06-19 | 3A:52-6.8(a)(1) |
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. Ensure that the checklist is completed accurately and resubmitted to the OOL. |
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2023-04-11 | 2023-06-19 | 3A:52-7.5(b)(7) |
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 Violation Observed: Ensure that the center obtains both the doctor and the parental permission on the special care plans. |
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2023-04-11 | 2023-06-19 | 3A:52-7.5(b)(7)(iii) |
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 all medication listed on the special care plan is available at the center. |
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2023-04-11 | 2023-06-19 | 3A:52-7.5(b)(10) |
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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2023-04-11 | 2023-06-19 | 3A:52-3.6(b)(1) |
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. Violation Observed: 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. The policy was not available at the time of the inspection. |
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2023-04-11 | 2023-06-19 | 3A:52-6.5(a)(1) |
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. The policy was not available at the time of the inspection. |
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2023-04-11 | 2023-06-19 | 3A:52-6.8(j)(1) |
The center shall develop and follow a written policy on the expulsion of children from enrollment at the center. The expulsion policy shall include Violation Observed: Develop and maintain on file an expulsion policy. The policy was not available at the time of the inspection. |
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2023-04-11 | 2023-06-19 | 3A:52-6.8(k)(1) |
The center shall develop and follow a written policy on the use of social media including, but not limited to the use of social networking sites and other websites. Violation Observed: Ensure that the center's social media policy. The policy was not available at the time of the inspection. |
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