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A.C.E. Before and After Care Program - Emerson
Emerson, NJ
· Bergen County
1 Haines Street,
Emerson, NJ 07630
Quick Facts
Capacity
120 children
Age Range
2 1/2 - 13 years
Subsidized Program
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Contact Information
📞 (862) 345-0477
Licensed Child Care Center
Active License
License Number
140800048
License Issued
May 19, 2026
Active Through
May 19, 2029
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
A.C.E. Before and After Care Program - Emerson is a Child Care Center in Emerson NJ, with a maximum capacity of 120 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 2 1/2 - 13 years. It is open Monday - Friday, 03:00 PM - 06:30 PM. The provider also participates in a subsidized child care program.
Hours of Operation
- Monday03:00 PM - 06:30 PM
- Tuesday03:00 PM - 06:30 PM
- Wednesday03:00 PM - 06:30 PM
- Thursday03:00 PM - 06:30 PM
- Friday03:00 PM - 06:30 PM
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
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| Inspection Date | Type | Reinspection / Rule | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-22 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2026-04-07 | Renewal,Life Safety Modification | No | Center Inspection |
| 2026-02-10 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-01-06 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-12-02 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-11-25 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2024-12-09 | Email,Life Safety Modification | Yes | POPS Inspection |
| 2024-12-05 | Yes | POPS Inspection | |
| 2024-12-04 | Monitoring | No | POPS Inspection |
| 2023-07-17 | Yes | POPS Inspection | |
| 2023-06-22 | Yes | POPS Inspection | |
| 2023-06-20 | Yes | POPS Inspection | |
| 2023-05-31 | Yes | POPS Inspection | |
| 2023-05-03 | Yes | POPS Inspection | |
| 2023-04-27 | Yes | POPS Inspection | |
| 2023-04-26 | Yes | POPS Inspection | |
| 2023-04-25 | Renewal | No | POPS Inspection |
| 2023-04-25 | Renewal | No | POPS Inspection |
| 2023-04-25 | Violation | 3A:52-4.6(a) | Ensure that the center completes and maintains on file a Staff Records Checklist designated by OOL. Edit the staff records checklist to include the sponsor rep. - 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). |
| 2023-04-25 | Violation | 3A:52-4.10(b)(1) | Ensure that all staff submit a CARI background check upon renewal. Missing renewal CARI's for 6 staff. - 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. |
| 2023-04-25 | Violation | 3A:52-4.11(a)(1) | Ensure that all staff, the sponsor and/or the sponsor representative complete a CHRI background check as required. Missing CHRI clearances dated after 1/1/2021 for 3 staff. - 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. |
| 2023-04-25 | Violation | 3A:52-4.8(a)(1) | Ensure that all staff complete orientation training within two weeks of hire and annually. Missing orientation for 1 staff. - Topics of orientation training shall include supervising and tracking all children, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.3(a). |
| 2023-04-25 | Violation | 3A:52-4.8(c) | Ensure that all staff complete 12 hours of staff development annually. - The center shall ensure that all staff members who work at the center complete 12 hours of continuing staff development each year. |
| 2023-04-25 | Violation | 3A:52-4.8(d)(1) | Ensure that all credentialed staff complete 20 hours of staff development annually. - 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. |
| 2023-04-25 | Violation | 3A:52-7.11(a)(1) | Ensure that the center maintains and distributes to all families the center's communicable disease policy including all of the required components. - Each center shall develop a written policy on the management of communicable diseases. This policy shall include the following: the list of illnesses and symptoms of illness for which a child will be separated from the group and possibly sent home, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-7.1©. |
| 2023-04-25 | Violation | 3A:52-6.8(j)(1) | Develop and maintain on file an expulsion policy. The expulsion policy was not available at the time of the inspection. - The center shall develop and follow a written policy on the expulsion of children from enrollment at the center. The expulsion policy shall include |
| 2022-06-07 | Re-Inspection | Yes | POPS Inspection |
| 2022-05-23 | Yes | POPS Inspection | |
| 2022-05-19 | Yes | POPS Inspection | |
| 2022-05-17 | Monitoring | No | POPS Inspection |
| 2022-05-17 | Monitoring | No | POPS Inspection |
| 2022-05-17 | Violation | 3A:52-4.10(b)(1) | Ensure that CARI background checks are completed as required for all staff within two weeks of hire. Missing 1 CARI background check. - 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. |
| 2022-05-17 | Violation | 3A:52-7.5(b)(7) | Ensure that the center sends home the expired medicine and have a new supply replenished by the parent. - 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 |
| 2021-10-15 | Yes | POPS Inspection | |
| 2021-10-08 | Yes | POPS Inspection | |
| 2021-09-08 | Yes | POPS Inspection | |
| 2021-06-22 | Phone Call | Yes | POPS Inspection |
| 2021-05-17 | Yes | POPS Inspection | |
| 2021-04-14 | Yes | POPS Inspection | |
| 2021-04-13 | Renewal | No | POPS Inspection |
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