Child Care Center
✓ Licensed
AlphaBEST at Clifton Ave School
Lakewood, NJ
· Ocean County
625 Clifton Ave,
Lakewood, NJ 08701
Quick Facts
Capacity
100 children
Age Range
6 - 13 years
Subsidized Program
Participates
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Licensed Child Care Center
Active License
License Number
CCC119760
License Issued
Sep 2, 2025
Active Through
Sep 2, 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
AlphaBEST at Clifton Ave School is a Child Care Center in Lakewood NJ, with a maximum capacity of 100 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 6 - 13 years. It is open Monday - Friday, 02:15 PM - 06:00 PM. The provider also participates in a subsidized child care program.
Hours of Operation
- Monday02:15 PM - 06:00 PM
- Tuesday02:15 PM - 06:00 PM
- Wednesday02:15 PM - 06:00 PM
- Thursday02:15 PM - 06:00 PM
- Friday02:15 PM - 06:00 PM
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
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| Inspection Date | Type | Reinspection / Rule | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-23 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-12-10 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2025-12-05 | Re-Inspection | Yes | POPS Inspection |
| 2025-05-23 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-05-22 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-03-11 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-02-24 | Other | No | Center Inspection |
| 2025-02-13 | Other | Yes | POPS Inspection |
| 2025-02-10 | Yes | POPS Inspection | |
| 2025-02-03 | Yes | POPS Inspection | |
| 2024-11-19 | Re-Inspection | Yes | POPS Inspection |
| 2024-09-19 | Renewal | Yes | POPS Inspection |
| 2024-08-23 | Yes | POPS Inspection | |
| 2024-07-08 | Yes | POPS Inspection | |
| 2024-06-24 | Yes | POPS Inspection | |
| 2024-05-16 | Yes | POPS Inspection | |
| 2024-04-09 | Yes | POPS Inspection | |
| 2024-02-01 | New Space | Yes | POPS Inspection |
| 2023-12-05 | Monitoring | No | POPS Inspection |
| 2022-12-16 | Yes | POPS Inspection | |
| 2022-09-22 | Yes | POPS Inspection | |
| 2022-07-13 | Yes | POPS Inspection | |
| 2022-04-07 | Re-Inspection | Yes | POPS Inspection |
| 2022-03-08 | Initial | Yes | POPS Inspection |
| 2022-03-08 | Initial | Yes | POPS Inspection |
| 2022-03-08 | Violation | 3A:52-4.3(a) | Ensure that adequate supervision is maintained at all times throughout the center. Children were walking to bathroom unsupervised in the hallway. - 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. |
| 2022-03-08 | Violation | 3A:52-6.6(e)(1) | Prepare a discipline policy that includes the acceptable actions staff members may take when disciplining a child. - The center shall maintain on file a written policy on the disciplining of children by staff members. The policy shall reflect the provisions specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-6.6(a) through (c) and include the acceptable actions that a staff member may take when disciplining a child (that is, discussion with the child, time-out, etc.). |
| 2022-03-08 | Violation | 3A:52-6.6(e)(3) | Post the center's discipline policy in a prominent location. - 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. |
| 2022-03-08 | Violation | 3A:52-7.6(b)(1) | The center shall maintain on file accident/injury reports. The center did not have any forms to document when an accident or injury occurred. - The center shall maintain on file a written record of each incident resulting in an injury as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-7.6(a). These records shall include the following: the name of the injured child. |
| 2022-03-08 | Violation | 3A:52-7.7(a)(3)(iv) | Ensure that the center washes and disinfects the tables used by the children for eating before snack. Children were sitting at the tables eating snack while doing homework. - The schedule for disinfecting shall be as follows: tables used by the children for eating shall be washed and disinfected before each meal. |
| 2022-03-08 | Violation | 3A:52-7.8(a)(1) | Ensure that children wash their hands with soap and running water prior to eating snack. - 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 |
| 2022-03-08 | Violation | 3A:52-4.5(a)(3)(i)(1) | Provide a table of organization indicating staff with titles, lines of authority, responsibility, and job descriptions. - 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 a table of organization that illustrates lines of authority, responsibility and communication. |
| 2022-03-08 | Violation | 3A:52-4.6(a) | Ensure that the center completes and maintains on file a Staff Records Checklist designated by OOL. 4/7/22: Ensure each site has a separate staff checklist. 9-22-22: Ensure that all staff have Mantoux/physicals and the sponsor representative is included on the checklist. - 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). |
| 2022-03-08 | Violation | 3A:52-4.10(b)(1) | Ensure that CARI background checks are completed as required for all staff within two weeks of hire. - 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. |
| 2022-03-08 | 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.4/7/22: 1 missing CHRI clearance. - 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. |
| 2022-03-08 | Violation | 3A:52-4.1(d)(1) | Ensure that the information on the Staff Records Checklist is current and that it is maintained on file at the center, including the staff's CARI and CHRI background checks. - The staff records specified in 3A:52-4.1(a) through (c) shall be maintained on file as follows: the Staff Records Checklist for the current director and all staff members currently working at the center shall be maintained on file at the center. |
| 2022-03-08 | Violation | 3A:52-4.6(b)(1) | Provide documentation of education and experience for the programs director. - The director shall meet the following qualification requirements for early childhood programs licensed to serve more than 30 children, the director shall meet the qualification requirements as specified in N.J.A.C 3A:52-4.6(b) for education and experience. |
| 2022-03-08 | Violation | 3A:52-4.6(d)(1) | Provide documentation of education and experience for the program supervisor. - For school-age child care programs the program supervisor shall meet the qualification requirements specified in one of the applicable options set forth in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.6(d) for education, training, and experience, based on the center's licensed capacity. |
| 2022-03-08 | Violation | 3A:52-4.8(a)(1) | Provide documentation of all staff having completed the required orientation training. - Topics of orientation training shall include supervising and tracking all children, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.3(a). |
| 2022-03-08 | Violation | 3A:52-4.8(e) | Ensure that the director and designee complete the Understanding Licensing training provided by OOL.4/7/22- Only 1 onsite staff has completed the course. - Directors shall complete staff development in understanding licensing regulations as provided by the Office of Licensing within 90 days of hire. Such staff development may be included in the required 20 hours of staff development specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.8(d). |
| 2022-03-08 | Violation | 3A:52-4.8(c) | Ensure that all staff complete 12 hours and the director complete 20 hours of staff development annually. Ensure training documentation is maintained on file for review. - The center shall ensure that all staff members who work at the center complete 12 hours of continuing staff development each year. |
| 2022-03-08 | 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.4/7/22- Maintain CPR/FA certification on file at the center, there was only 1 staff certified in CPR/FA onsite at the time of inspection. - 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. |
| 2022-03-08 | Violation | 3A:52-4.5(b)(2)(i) | Ensure that the center maintains daily time sheets for staff that indicate the hours the staff worked at the center. - The director shall have the authority and responsibility for the implementation of policies and procedures for the day-to-day operation of the center, including maintenance of staff attendance records indicating daily hours worked. |
| 2022-03-08 | Violation | 3A:52-6.8(k)(1) | Ensure that the center's social media policy includes its policies regarding the use of social networking sites and other websites. - 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. |
| 2022-03-08 | Violation | 3A:52-6.1(f) | Ensure that the center has a written outline of daily activities. - The staff member(s) specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-6.1(b) shall prepare and maintain on file a written outline of the center's daily activities, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-6.1(a) through (d) and (g) and (h). |
| 2022-03-08 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(q)(3)(v) | Post a diagram of all approved ares and ensure that all rooms approved for use by the children in the after school program. - Space and room requirements are as follows: Indoor space requirements for play rooms and sleep rooms are as follows the center shall identify all rooms of the center that have been approved by the Office of Licensing. This identification shall consist of numbers, letters, names or any other means of identification and shall be located either inside or directly outside each room. |
| 2022-03-08 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(i)(5)(i) | Complete and submit a DCF Drinking Water Testing Statement of Assurance and a copy of the center's water testing completed by a laboratory certified by the Department of Environmental Protection. - Environmental condition precautions are as follows: at the time of the initial application, any renewal application, relocation of an existing licensed center and, in the discretion of the Office of Licensing, any other time, the applicant or facility operator shall certify in writing that the center provides a potable water supply provided by a public community water system. If the facility is supplied by a public community water system, the applicant or facility operator shall provide documentation of water testing conducted by a laboratory certified by the Department of Environmental Protection for water testing for lead and copper from all faucets and other sources used for drinking water or food preparation and at least 50 percent of all indoor water faucets utilized by the center. |
| 2021-12-02 | Initial | No | POPS Inspection |
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