Child Care Center
✓ Licensed
AlphaBEST at Washington School
Lyndhurst, NJ
· Bergen County
709 Ridge Rd,
Lyndhurst, NJ 07071
Quick Facts
Capacity
83 children
Age Range
6 - 13 years
Subsidized Program
Participates
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Licensed Child Care Center
Active License
License Number
CCC119408
License Issued
May 21, 2024
Active Through
May 21, 2027
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 Washington School is a Child Care Center in Lyndhurst NJ, with a maximum capacity of 83 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 6 - 13 years. It is open Monday - Friday, 03:00 PM - 06:00 PM. The provider also participates in a subsidized child care program.
Hours of Operation
- Monday03:00 PM - 06:00 PM
- Tuesday03:00 PM - 06:00 PM
- Wednesday03:00 PM - 06:00 PM
- Thursday03:00 PM - 06:00 PM
- Friday03:00 PM - 06:00 PM
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
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| Inspection Date | Type | Reinspection / Rule | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-13 | Life Safety Modification,Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-04-16 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-03-10 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2025-06-24 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-05-09 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-04-04 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-04-04 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2024-05-14 | Renewal | No | POPS Inspection |
| 2023-02-27 | Yes | POPS Inspection | |
| 2023-02-08 | Yes | POPS Inspection | |
| 2023-01-31 | Yes | POPS Inspection | |
| 2023-01-27 | Yes | POPS Inspection | |
| 2023-01-25 | Monitoring | No | POPS Inspection |
| 2023-01-25 | Monitoring | No | POPS Inspection |
| 2023-01-25 | Violation | 3A:52-4.11(a)(1) | Ensure that 1 named staff completes 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. |
| 2023-01-25 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(o)(1) | Ensure that there are at least two staff members present at the center at all times who have current first aid and CPR certifications. - 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. |
| 2023-01-25 | Violation | 3A:52-3.6(b)(1) | Ensure that the center maintains and distributes to 1 named staff a copy of the Information to Parents document and maintains on file signatures of staff 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. |
| 2023-01-25 | 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). |
| 2022-07-05 | Yes | POPS Inspection | |
| 2022-05-20 | Phone Call | Yes | POPS Inspection |
| 2022-04-05 | Re-Inspection | Yes | POPS Inspection |
| 2022-03-16 | Monitoring | Yes | POPS Inspection |
| 2022-03-16 | Monitoring | Yes | POPS Inspection |
| 2022-03-16 | 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. |
| 2022-03-16 | Violation | 3A:52-4.3(a)(2) | Ensure that all staff are aware of the number of children in their care at all times: Staff tracked 27 children; 29 children were present - The center shall ensure that all staff members are trained in the method of keeping track of children and know how many children are in their care at all times. |
| 2022-03-16 | Violation | 3A:52-7.5(b)(7) | Ensure that the center maintains special need health care plans, on file as needed, for children who may require an epi pen or other documentation, from the child's health care provider, in reference to the child's health care needs for 5 named childrenNote: 7.5.2022The program closed for the summer and submitted a Memorandum of Understanding in reference to the fact that the program will ensure that all children who have identified allergies will have the required special needs health care plans and all prescribed medications at the center at all times - 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 |
| 2022-01-26 | Yes | POPS Inspection | |
| 2021-12-31 | Yes | POPS Inspection | |
| 2021-09-03 | Initial | No | POPS Inspection |
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