Child Care Center
✓ Licensed
Adventures In Learning
Atlantic City, NJ
· Atlantic County
1812 MARMORA AVE,
Atlantic City, NJ 08401
Quick Facts
Capacity
45 children
Age Range
0 - 13 years
Type of Care
After School, Before School, Before and After School, Daytime, Drop-in Care, Full-Time, Part-Time
Subsidized Program
Participates
State Rating
2
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Contact Information
📞 (609) 348-3883
Licensed Child Care Center
Active License
License Number
CCC120665
License Issued
Sep 17, 2025
Active Through
Sep 17, 2028
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
Our pre-school facility offers quality day care and night care to families in the greater Atlantic County area. Our hours of operation... 7:00 am until 12 midnight, 7 days a week, all year round ...are designed to accommodate working families.
The Center had its humble beginnings in 1990 when public school teacher, Idella Barnes, recognized the need for quality care to give children a strong headstart. She opened the facility as the Adventure Learning Center along with her son, Robert L. Barnes, Jr. and prepared a curriculum to promote the joy of learning.
They were later joined by NJ State Certified Head Teacher, Heather Friel, who now coordinates the curriculum across the entire Center.
Additional Information:
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Hours of Operation
- Monday07:00 AM - 08:00 PM
- Tuesday07:00 AM - 08:00 PM
- Wednesday07:00 AM - 08:00 PM
- Thursday07:00 AM - 08:00 PM
- Friday07:00 AM - 08:00 PM
- Saturday 08:00 AM - 08:00 PM
- Sunday 08:00 AM - 08:00 PM
Inspection/Report History
Where possible, ChildcareCenter provides inspection reports as a service to families. This information is deemed reliable but is not guaranteed. We encourage families to contact the daycare provider directly with any questions or concerns. Reports can also be verified with your local daycare licensing office.
| Inspection Date | Type | Reinspection / Rule | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-31 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-07-23 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-06-23 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-05-18 | Re-Inspection,Other | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-04-13 | Monitoring,Other | No | Center Inspection |
| 2025-12-16 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-11-26 | Other | No | Center Inspection |
| 2025-09-08 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-07-28 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-07-10 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-06-02 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-04-28 | Re-Inspection,Other | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-03-20 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2024-12-23 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-11-18 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-10-03 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-08-27 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-07-15 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-10-23 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-09-21 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-02-01 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-01-30 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-12-08 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-10-06 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-08-26 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-08-16 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-07-15 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-06-06 | Initial | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-06-06 | Initial | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-06-06 | Violation | 3A:52-4.3(a) | Ensure that adequate supervision is maintained at all times throughout the center. - The children shall be supervised directly by a staff member at all times, including during outdoor activities, rest and sleep, and walking through hallways. Toileting procedures shall be supervised by a staff member as appropriate for the ages and developmental needs of the children. |
| 2022-06-06 | Violation | 3A:52-6.3(b)(3)(iv)(1) | Ensure that each child's bottle is labeled with the child's name and date. - For early childhood programs, the following shall apply, feeding requirements for centers serving children less than 18 months of age are as follows: for bottles, each child's bottle(s) shall be labeled with the child's name and dated. |
| 2022-06-06 | Violation | 3A:52-7.7(a)(3)(i)(1) | Ensure that that center washes and disinfects fabric washcloths used for cleaning children after each use. - The schedule for disinfecting shall be as follows: the following equipment items or surfaces shall be washed and disinfected after each use, washcloths made of fabric, when used for cleaning children. |
| 2022-06-06 | Violation | 3A:52-7.8(a)(1)(iii) | Ensure that children wash their hands immediately after coming into contact with blood, fecal matter, urine, vomit, nasal secretions or other bodily secretions. - Handwashing requirements are as follows: the center shall ensure that children three months of age and older 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. |
| 2022-06-06 | Violation | 3A:52-7.8(a)(4)(i) | Ensure that staff wash their hands immediately before preparing or serving food. - Handwashing requirements are as follows: staff members shall wash their hands with soap and running water immediately before preparing or serving food. |
| 2022-06-06 | Violation | 3A:52-7.7(a)(3)(iv) | Ensure that the center washes and disinfects the tables used by the children for eating before each meal. - The schedule for disinfecting shall be as follows: tables used by the children for eating shall be washed and disinfected before each meal. |
| 2022-06-06 | Violation | 3A:52-4.10(a)(1) | Ensure that CARI background checks are completed as required for all staff within two weeks of hire. - The sponsor or sponsor representative, and each staff member shall complete a signed consent form provided by the Department that indicates the identifying information necessary to conduct a CARI background check, including the person’s name, address, date of birth, sex, race, and Social Security number. Pursuant to the Federal Privacy Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-579), the Department shall advise each such person that the disclosure of his or her Social Security number is voluntary, and that the Social Security number will only be used for the purpose of conducting a CARI background check. |
| 2022-06-06 | 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. - 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. |
| 2022-06-06 | Violation | 3A:52-5.2(a)(8) | Provide a current life/hazard use registration certificate applicable to the center's licensed capacity and ages served. - The center shall obtain a Life Hazard Use Registration certificate applicable to the center’s licensed capacity and ages served pursuant to the Uniform Fire Safety Act, N.J.S.A. 52:27D-192 et seq. The center shall post this document in a prominent location within the center. |
| 2022-06-06 | Violation | 3A:52-7.5(b)(10) | 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. - 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). |
| 2022-06-06 | 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. - 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. |
| 2022-06-06 | 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. |
| 2022-06-06 | 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. |
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