Description: AlphaBEST at Ridge Elementary is a Child Care Center in Ridgewood NJ, with a maximum capacity of 60 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 6 - 13 years. The provider also participates in a subsidized child care program.
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| Inspection Date | Inspection Type | Reinspection | Form |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-21 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2026-04-20 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2025-12-15 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-10-23 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2025-01-03 | Re-Inspection | Yes | POPS Inspection |
| 2024-12-12 | Monitoring | No | POPS Inspection |
| 2023-07-05 | Yes | POPS Inspection | |
| 2023-06-21 | Yes | POPS Inspection | |
| 2023-05-12 | 152588 | 3A:52-6.1(b)(7) | 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. |
| 2023-05-12 | 152588 | 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. |
| 2023-05-12 | 152588 | 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. |
| 2023-05-12 | 152588 | 3A:52-7.11(a)(1) | 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©. |
| 2023-05-12 | 152588 | 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. |
| 2023-05-12 | Renewal | No | POPS Inspection |
| 2023-03-27 | Yes | POPS Inspection | |
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