Description: ASPIRA Inc of NJ at Rafael Hernandez School is a Temporary Child Care Center in Newark NJ, with a maximum capacity of 125 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 6 - 13 years. The provider does not participate in a subsidized child care program.
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| 2019-10-09 | 2019-12-11 | 3A:52-6.8(l) |
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The center shall distribute a copy of the social media policy to the parent of each enrolled child and to each staff member and secure and maintain on file a record of each parent’s signature and each staff member’s signature attesting to the receipt of the policy. Violation Observed: Develop a social media policy which includes: the use of social networking sites and other websites; the use of e-mail, text messages, and other electronic means of communication with staff and parents; the type of social media that the center uses; the methods and devices the staff use to communicate with the parent; and the guidelines for appropriate conduct by staff members and parents; maintain on file a record of parental and staff member receipt of the policy. |
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| 2019-10-09 | 2019-12-12 | 3A:52-5.3(l)(4) |
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Emergency procedure requirements are as follows: the center shall conduct two lockdown drills per year and maintain on file a record of each lockdown drill. The center shall ensure that lockdown drills are conducted during each session provided at the center. Violation Observed: Conduct and document two lockdown drills annually. | |
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| 2019-10-09 | 2019-12-12 | 3A:52-5.3(n)(1) |
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Fire prevention requirements are as follows: the center shall conduct fire drills at least once a month, as specified in the NJUFC. The center shall ensure that fire drills are conducted during each session provided at the center and that one fire drill per year is conducted during nap time, if applicable. Violation Observed: Conduct and document monthly fire drills during each session provided at the center and evacuate all children within 3 minutes. |
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| 2019-01-04 | 2019-10-09 | 3A:52-7.5(b)(7)(i) |
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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 maintain on file a record of the following the child's name and parental authorization for the center to administer medication or health care procedures. Violation Observed: Maintain medication records that include the following: child's name; parental authorization; name of medication; illness being treated; dosage, frequency and other instructions; time and by whom medication was administered; any adverse effects. | |
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| 2019-01-04 | 2019-10-09 | 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 epi-pens are: stored in their original boxes with the child's name and prescription; accompanied by a special care plan or other equivalent documentation from a health care provider; both present when two are required. | |
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| 2019-01-04 | 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: Ensure that CARI's checks are completed as required for the sponsor/ sponsor representative and all regularly scheduled staff. 1/14/2020 4 regular staff CARI's outstanding. | |
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| 2019-01-04 | 3A:52-4.11(a)(1) | |
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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. Violation Observed: Ensure that Criminal History Record Information (CHRI) checks are completed as required for the sponsor/ sponsor representative and all regularly scheduled staff. | |
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| 2019-01-04 | 3A:52-4.8(a)(1) | |
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Topics of orientation training shall include supervising and tracking all children, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.3(a). Violation Observed: Provide orientation training to all newly hired staff within two weeks of hire and to current staff annually, and secure and maintain on file, each staff member's signature attesting to the review of the orientation training. |
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| 2019-01-04 | 3A:52-6.8(l) | |
| The center shall distribute a copy of the social media policy to the parent of each enrolled child and to each staff member and secure and maintain on file a record of each parent’s signature and each staff member’s signature attesting to the receipt of the policy. | ||
| 2019-01-04 | 3A:52-5.3(o)(1) | |
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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. Violation Observed: Ensure that 2 staff members who have current certified basic knowledge of first aid principles and CPR are at the center at all times when enrolled children are present. |
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| 2019-01-04 | 2019-12-12 | 3A:52-5.3(l)(1)(iii)(1) |
| Emergency procedure requirements are as follows: the center shall prepare written emergency procedures delineating an alternate indoor location that operates during the same operating hours as the center. The center shall select an alternate indoor location within safe walking distance. | ||
| 2019-01-04 | 3A:52-4.7(a)(1) | |
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The center shall meet the following requirements for orientation training: the center shall ensure that all newly-hired staff receive orientation training within two weeks of hire and that no individual is left alone to supervise a child or group of children until orientation training is completed. Violation Observed: | Ensure staff have completed orientation training and have received CARI and CHRI clearances before being left alone to supervise a child or group of children. | |
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| 2019-01-04 | 2019-09-11 | 3A:52-4.6(d)(1) |
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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. Violation Observed: Provide education/training experience for the program supervisor. |
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| 2019-01-04 | 3A:52-4.6(a) | |
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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). Violation Observed: Complete and maintain at the center the staff records checklist. | |
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| 2019-01-04 | 2019-10-09 | 3A:52-4.5(a)(3)(v) |
| The sponsor or sponsor representative shall designate individuals with the authority and responsibility to ensure the establishment of a staff member substitute system. | ||
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