Description: Be Bold Academy is a Regular Child Care Center in maplewood NJ, with a maximum capacity of 53 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 0 - 13 years. The provider also participates in a subsidized child care program.
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| 2023-06-30 | 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 that all staff who have not completed the required orientation training, CARI and CHRI clearances are directly supervised by another staff member. Two named staff were present in Rooms 3 and 4 with the school age students without having both required background clearances on file.7/31/23: A named staff was left alone to supervise a group of school aged students and two staff under the age of 18 years old without having a CHRI clearance on file. |
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| 2023-06-30 | 2023-07-31 | 3A:52-4.3(a)(1) |
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The center shall develop and implement an Office of Licensing-approved method to keep track of the location and ensure the safety of all children at all times when under the center’s supervision, including the transfer of supervision from and to parents during arrival and departure and the utilization of off-site locations, including playgrounds and field trips. Violation Observed: Ensure that adequate procedures for tracking children are adhered to at all times throughout the center. Staff in Room 4 were unaware of the number of children in their care and had to count when asked. |
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| 2023-06-30 | 2023-07-31 | 3A:52-4.3(a) |
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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. Violation Observed: Ensure that adequate supervision is maintained at all times throughout the center. Staff in Room 4 was unable to maintain adequate supervision as they were using their personal phone with their head down. |
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| 2023-05-22 | 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: Ensure that all staff in Room 1 are retrained on supervising and tracking children. |
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| 2023-05-22 | 2023-07-31 | 3A:52-4.10(a)(1) |
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The sponsor or sponsor representative, and each staff member shall complete a signed consent form provided by the Department that indicates the identifying information necessary to conduct a CARI background check, including the person’s name, address, date of birth, sex, race, and Social Security number. Pursuant to the Federal Privacy Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-579), the Department shall advise each such person that the disclosure of his or her Social Security number is voluntary, and that the Social Security number will only be used for the purpose of conducting a CARI background check. Violation Observed: Ensure that CARI background checks are completed as required for all staff within two weeks of hire for 1 named staff. |
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| 2023-05-22 | 3A:52-7.7(a)(3)(iv) | |
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The schedule for disinfecting shall be as follows: tables used by the children for eating shall be washed and disinfected before each meal. Violation Observed: Ensure that the center washes and disinfects the tables used by the children for eating before each meal in Room 1. |
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| 2023-05-22 | 2023-07-31 | 3A:52-5.3(r) |
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The center shall take any steps required by the Office of Licensing to correct conditions in the building or center that may endanger the health, safety, and well-being of the children served. Violation Observed: Ensure the health, safety, and well-being of the children served, whereas multiple staff did not attend to the needs of an infant, under 6 months old, in Room 1 when the child was unconformable and crying while strapped into a bouncy seat for over 45 minutes. |
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| 2023-05-22 | 3A:52-6.4(i) | |
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Children shall not use pacifiers with straps or other types of attachment devices. Violation Observed: Cease the use of pacifier straps or other types of attachment devices. |
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| 2023-05-22 | 2023-07-31 | 3A:52-4.3(a) |
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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. Violation Observed: Ensure that adequate supervision is maintained at all times throughout the center, whereas staff were unaware and did not intervene when children, ages 24 months and under, were sharing food in Room 1. |
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| 2023-05-22 | 3A:52-4.8(a)(2) | |
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Topics of orientation training shall include understanding center operations, policies and procedures, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.5(b)3. Violation Observed: Ensure that all staff in Room 1 are retrained on providing age and developmentally appropriate activities, timeframes and transitions. |
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| 2023-05-22 | 3A:52-7.8(a)(4) | |
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Handwashing requirements are as follows: staff members shall wash their hands with soap and running water immediately Violation Observed: Ensure that staff wash their hands with soap and running water when returning from outdoor play. |
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| 2023-05-22 | 3A:52-7.8(a)(1)(i) | |
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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 before intake of food. Violation Observed: Ensure that children wash their hands before the intake of food in Room 1. |
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| 2023-05-22 | 3A:52-6.1(b)(1) | |
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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 time frames for each activity are geared to the age and developmental level of each child served and are flexible enough to accommodate spontaneous occurrences or children's suggestions and inquiries. Violation Observed: Ensure that time frames for each activity are both age and developmentally appropriate for the children served. Children, ages 18-30 months, were sitting and waiting for their diaper changes and lunch to be served for over 45 minutes without any activities provided in Room 1. |
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| 2023-05-22 | 3A:52-6.1(g)(2)(iv) | |
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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. Violation Observed: Ensure that the use of infant equipment, including swings, exersaucers and bouncers, is limited to 30 minutes at a times.7/31/23: Three infants below 12 months old were observed confined to the bouncers for over 30 minutes at a time. Additionally, staff did not remove the children from the bouncers when the infants were sitting up and trying to climb out. |
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| 2023-05-22 | 2023-07-31 | 3A:52-6.6(a)(1) |
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The methods of guidance and discipline used shall: be positive. Violation Observed: Ensure that the staff utilize positive methods of guidance at all times throughout the center. Staff from Room 1 were observed lifting the infants and toddlers by 1 arm to move them around the play area and up the stairs when entering the building. |
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