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Baby Steps Infant/Toddler Child Care Center
Passaic, NJ
· Passaic County
185 Paulison Ave,
Passaic, NJ 07055
Quick Facts
Capacity
24 children
Age Range
0 - 6 years
Subsidized Program
Does not participate
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Contact Information
📞 (973) 473-2408
Licensed Child Care Center
Active License
License Number
16BAB0001
License Issued
Feb 6, 2026
Active Through
Feb 6, 2029
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
Baby Steps program provides childcare services for teen mothers that attend Passaic High School. The Mental Health Clinic of Passaic in collaboration with School Based Youth Services, The Parent Linking Project (a division of Prevent Child Abuse), and The Department of Human Services offer this unique quality program. The mission of the program states it is the responsibility of all individuals associated with Baby Steps Infant/Toddler Childcare Center to promote and maintain a professional, safe, and nurturing environment. We will ensure that our teen parents have the childcare and social service support that will help them to successfully graduate from high school as well as help them to develop into confident parents. It is our aim to provide a home-like atmosphere where our teen parents and their babies will feel secure enough to explore, learn, and grow. Everything that we do must reflect our mission, which is to help our teen parents and their babies to feel secure in a developmental environment.
Hours of Operation
- Days of Operation Monday–Friday
Inspection/Report History
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| Inspection Date | Type | Reinspection / Rule | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-21 | Agency Meeting | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-07-07 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2026-06-02 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-04-29 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2026-01-22 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-12-16 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-11-14 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-10-14 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-09-11 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-08-27 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-07-16 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-06-23 | Renewal,Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2024-04-26 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-04-25 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-03-08 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-02-07 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-11-29 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-08-24 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-08-03 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-06-23 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-05-25 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-04-21 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-03-10 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-02-06 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-01-23 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-12-21 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-10-03 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-10-03 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-10-03 | 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. |
| 2022-10-03 | Violation | 3A:52-6.1(g)(2)(iv) | Ensure that the use of infant equipment, including swings, exersaucers and bouncers, is limited to 30 minutes at a times. - For early childhood programs, the following shall apply: centers serving children less than 18 months of age shall provide at least four types of children's daily activities including, but not limited to, sensory; language and dramatic play; manipulative; building; large muscle; music; or other comparable activities; and at least four types of supplies and equipment for each activity area chosen by the center. The use of infant equipment including swings, exersaucers, and bouncers shall be limited to periods of 30 minutes at a time. |
| 2022-10-03 | 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. Ensure that the center is following the commercial disinfectant's instructions. - The schedule for disinfecting shall be as follows: tables used by the children for eating shall be washed and disinfected before each meal. |
| 2022-10-03 | Violation | 3A:52-7.7(e)(1)(iii) | Ensure that the center washes and disinfects diapering surfaces after each use. The center was washing but not disinfecting with the second step. - For early childhood programs, the following shall apply: in addition to the items specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-7.7(a)3, the following equipment items or surfaces shall be washed and disinfected after each use, diapering surfaces. |
| 2022-10-03 | Violation | 3A:52-7.3(a)(2) | Ensure that a Universal Health Record is completed upon enrollment and updated annually, including the immunization records and special care plans as required. - For early childhood programs, the following shall apply: for each child not enrolled in a public or private school, upon admission, the center shall maintain on file at the center a Universal Child Health Record (Department of Health Form CH-14) or its equivalent, updated annually, along with an immunization record, and a special care plan, if applicable. A 30-day grace period is permitted in N.J.A.C. 8:57-4.5(e) |
| 2022-10-03 | Violation | 3A:52-4.6(a) | Ensure that all staff have required documents as listed on the Staff Records 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). |
| 2022-10-03 | Violation | 3A:52-6.1(g)(2)(iii) | Ensure that children are provided opportunities to leave their sleeping equipment to crawl, walk and play. - For early childhood programs, the following shall apply: centers serving children less than 18 months of age shall provide at least four types of children's daily activities including, but not limited to, sensory; language and dramatic play; manipulative; building; large muscle; music; or other comparable activities; and at least four types of supplies and equipment for each activity area chosen by the center. Staff members shall provide all children who are developmentally able with opportunities to leave their cribs, playpens or other Office of Licensing-approved sleeping equipment to crawl, toddle, walk, and play. |
| 2022-10-03 | Violation | 3A:52-5.2(a)(5) | Ensure that all exits and egress areas are unobstructed and that the emergency exit doors are easily operable. There were strollers blocking the ramp from classroom 2. There were moved during the inspection. - The center shall be permitted to obtain a valid fire safety inspection certificate issued by the municipality in which it is located, based on a fire inspection conducted within the preceding 12 months, and submit a copy of the certificate to the Office of Licensing in lieu of a CO or CCO, if the center serves only children 2 ½ years of age or older and is located in a public school building that is used as a public school. |
| 2022-10-03 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(a)(11) | In classroom 1, ensure that all windows and glass within 36 inches above the floor are made of safety glass or have protective guards. - Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: all windows and other glass surfaces that are not made of safety glass and that are located within 36 inches above the floor shall have protective guards. |
| 2022-10-03 | Violation | 3A:52-7.8(a)(4)(iii) | Ensure that staff wash their hands immediately after assisting a child in toileting. The staff were wearing gloves and did not change after changing, nor wash hands. - Handwashing requirements are as follows: staff members shall wash their hands with soap and running water immediately after assisting a child in toileting. |
| 2022-06-10 | Renewal | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-06-10 | Renewal | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-06-10 | 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 for the center's license renewal.8/3/2023: Pertains to one named staff. - 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. |
| 2022-06-10 | Violation | 3A:52-3.4(a) | Ensure that the center has a current comprehensive general liability insurance policy and maintains the documentation on file. - The sponsor or sponsor representative shall secure comprehensive general liability insurance coverage for the center and shall maintain on file a copy of the insurance policy or documentation of current insurance coverage. |
| 2022-06-10 | Violation | 3A:52-6.8(a)(1) | Ensure that the center completes and maintains on file a children's records checklist, including the child's name, address, birth date and date of enrollment. - The center shall complete and maintain on file for each enrolled child a Children’s Records Checklist, signed by the director, sponsor, or sponsor representative and designated by the Office of Licensing, indicating that the center has obtained documentation of the child's name, address, birth date, and date of enrollment. |
| 2022-06-10 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(n)(1) | Ensure that the center conducts fire drills at least once per month during each session provided at the center, including one fire drill annually that is conducted during nap time. - 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. |
| 2022-06-10 | Violation | 3A:52-2.1(b) | Complete and submit a DCF Renewal Attestation and all required documents. - A person applying for an initial license or renewal license to operate a center or relocation of a center shall submit a completed application to the Office of Licensing at least 45 days prior to the anticipated opening of the center or to the expiration of its existing regular license. |
| 2022-06-10 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(i)(8) | Submit a Safe Building Interior Certification or other approval issued by the DOH. - Environmental condition precautions are as follows: at the time of the initial application, any renewal application, relocation of an existing licensed center, and, as determined by the Office of Licensing, on a case-by-case basis, the facility operator shall submit to the Office of Licensing a Safe Building Interior Certification or other approval issued by the Department of Health that indicates that no further remediation is needed for the interior of the building in which the center is located. |
| 2022-06-10 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(i)(5)(i) | Complete and submit a DCF Drinking Water Testing Checklist and Statement of Assurance and a copy of the center's water testing completed by a laboratory certified by the Department of Environmental Protection.12/21/2022- The center is missing the DCF Drinking Water Testing Checklist and Statement of Approval. - 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. |
| 2022-06-10 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(h)(2) | Submit a lead paint risk assessment as required. - Lead paint precautions are as follows: the center shall comply with the lead paint inspection requirements specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-5.3(h)3, unless the center |
| 2022-04-25 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-04-13 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-02-17 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-02-07 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-01-10 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-12-10 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2021-04-22 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-04-20 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-03-05 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-03-01 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-02-10 | Renewal,Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2020-11-23 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-10-09 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-09-09 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-06-11 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-05-06 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-04-30 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-03-19 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-10-04 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2019-06-24 | Renewal | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-05-06 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
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