Description: Achieving New Heights is a Regular Child Care Center in Hasbrouck Hts NJ, with a maximum capacity of 60 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 0 - 13 years. The provider also participates in a subsidized child care program.
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| 2022-09-19 | 2022-10-18 | 3A:52-4.3(c) |
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The following staff/child ratios shall apply, except as specified in 3A:52-4.3(d) through (f):Age Staff/Child RatioUnder 18 months - 1:418 months up to 2 ½ years - 1:62 ½ years up to 4 years - 1:104 years - 1:125 years and older - 1:15 Violation Observed: Ensure that adequate staff/child ratios are maintained at all times throughout the center, wherein 5 children under 18 months and 7 children 18 months old were present i Room 1 with 2 staff members and an additional staff member was required. |
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| 2022-09-19 | 2022-10-18 | 3A:52-7.8(a)(4)(vi) |
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Handwashing requirements are as follows: staff members shall wash their hands with soap and running water immediately after coming into contact with blood, fecal matter, urine, vomit, nasal secretions, or other body fluids or secretions. Violation Observed: Ensure that staff wash their hands after coming into contact with nasal excretions in Room 1. |
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| 2022-09-19 | 2022-10-18 | 3A:52-5.3(b)(7) |
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Outdoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: the center shall comply with the Playground Safety Subcode of the New Jersey Uniform Construction Code, as specified in N.J.A.C. 5:23-11. Violation Observed: Ensure that the center maintains adequate fall zones under all play equipment as required, wherein a blue platform slide and caterpillar were a foot from the cemented area. |
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| 2022-07-19 | 2022-08-12 | 3A:52-5.2(a)(5) |
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The center shall be permitted to obtain a valid fire safety inspection certificate issued by the municipality in which it is located, based on a fire inspection conducted within the preceding 12 months, and submit a copy of the certificate to the Office of Licensing in lieu of a CO or CCO, if the center serves only children 2 ½ years of age or older and is located in a public school building that is used as a public school. Violation Observed: Provide a current fire certificate as required. |
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| 2022-07-19 | 2022-08-12 | 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 medications are provided when required on the special care plan for 2 named children. |
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| 2022-07-19 | 2022-10-18 | 3A:52-4.4(a)(2) |
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For early childhood programs, the following shall apply for infants (under 18 months of age) and toddlers (18 months to 2½ years of age): a group shall consist of four infants or six toddlers to whom a primary caregiver has been assigned. Violation Observed: Ensure that a primary caregiver is assigned to each group of four infants or six toddlers. |
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| 2022-07-19 | 2022-09-19 | 3A:52-6.4(a)(2) |
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For early childhood programs, the center shall provide opportunities for daily rest and sleep as follows: for children from 13 to 18 months of age, the center shall provide daily rest and sleep according to the child's physical needs and ensure that blankets or pillows do not cover the child's face. Violation Observed: Ensure that crib sheets are fitted. |
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| 2022-07-19 | 2022-10-18 | 3A:52-7.8(a)(4)(iii) |
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Handwashing requirements are as follows: staff members shall wash their hands with soap and running water immediately after assisting a child in toileting. Violation Observed: Ensure that staff wash their hands immediately after diapering a child, gloves are not a substitution. |
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| 2022-07-19 | 2022-09-19 | 3A:52-5.3(a)(2) |
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Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: floors, carpeting, walls, window coverings, ceilings, and other surfaces shall be kept clean and in good repair. Violation Observed: Ensure that the carpeting is kept clean and in good repair in Suite A (older side). |
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| 2022-02-22 | 2022-04-14 | 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: MAINTAIN ON FILE CARI BACKGROUND CLEARANCES FOR: 2 STAFF |
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| 2021-10-13 | 2021-10-13 | 3A:52-4.8(a)(3) |
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Topics of orientation training shall include implementing group size limits and primary caregiver responsibilities, as applicable, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.4. Violation Observed: RE-TRAIN ALL STAFF IN THE FOLLOWING CORE AREA: SAFE USE OF PACIFIERS & THE RESTRICTION OF THE USE OF PACIFIER STRAPS |
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| 2021-10-13 | 2021-10-13 | 3A:52-6.4(i) |
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Children shall not use pacifiers with straps or other types of attachment devices. Violation Observed: CEASE USE OF PACIFIER ATTACHMENTS: SEVERAL INFANTS IN THE CENTER HAD PACIFIER ATTACHMENTSTHE CENTER TOOK IMMEDIATE ACTION DURING THIS INSPECTION AND REMOVED ALL PACIFIER ATTACHMENTS |
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| 2021-10-13 | 2021-10-13 | 3A:52-6.4(b)(1)(ii) |
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The center shall provide sleeping equipment for children 12 months of age and younger, the center shall provide for each child a crib, that complies with the Consumer Product Safety Commission's (CPSC) Federal Safety Standards for Full- Size and Non-Full-Size Baby Cribs; 16 CFR 1219 and 1220, which is incorporated herein by reference, and can be obtained through the CPSC's website at https://www.cpsc.gov/Safety-Education/Safety- Education-Centers/cribs , playpen, or other Office of Licensing-approved sleeping equipment that meets the following requirement that sleeping equipment shall be free of pillows and soft bedding, including, but not limited to bumper pads, when occupied by a sleeping child. Violation Observed: CEASE USE OF THE ANIMAL BLANKET IN SLEEPING EQUIPMENT FOR CHILDREN 12 MONTHS AND YOUNGER: AN INFANT WAS OBSERVED SLEEPING IN A SWING WITH AN ANIMAL BLANKET ON TOPTHE CENTER TOOK IMMEDIATE ACTION DURING THIS INSPECTION AND REMOVED THE ANIMAL BLANKET FROM ON TOP OF THE SLEEPING INFANT |
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| 2021-10-13 | 2021-10-13 | 3A:52-6.1(b)(7)(i) |
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The staff member(s) specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.5 who are responsible for developing and overseeing the implementation of the center's daily activities shall ensure that the use of a television, computers, and other video equipment shall be limited to educational and instructional use, shall be age and developmentally appropriate, and shall not be used as a substitute for planned activities or for passive viewing. Centers shall prohibit the use of television, computers, and other video equipment for children under the age of two. Violation Observed: PROHIBIT THE USE OF TELEVISION FOR CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF TWO: ON THE DAY OF THIS INSPECTION CHILDREN, UNDER THE AGE OF TWO, WERE OBSERVED WATCHING A CARTOON TYPE SHOW ON A COMPUTER THE CENTER TOOK IMMEDIATE ACTION DURING THIS INSPECTION AND TURNED OFF THE COMPUTER |
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| 2021-10-13 | 2022-03-07 | 3A:52-7.7(e)(1)(iii) |
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For early childhood programs, the following shall apply: in addition to the items specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-7.7(a)3, the following equipment items or surfaces shall be washed and disinfected after each use, diapering surfaces. Violation Observed: WASH & DISINFECT: DIAPERING SURFACES AFTER EACH USE |
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