Borough of Bogota - Steen After School Program - Bogota NJ Regular Child Care Center

134 WEST MAIN STREET STEEN SCHOOL, BOGOTA NJ 07603
(201) 709-6703

About the Provider

Description: Borough of Bogota - Steen After School Program is a Regular Child Care Center in BOGOTA NJ, with a maximum capacity of 136 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.

Program and Licensing Details

  • License Number: 02BOG0002
  • Capacity: 136
  • Age Range: 6 - 13 years
  • State Rating: 1
  • Enrolled in Subsidized Child Care Program: No
  • District Office: New Jersey Dept of Children and Families - Office of Licensing
  • District Office Phone: 1-877-667-9845 (Note: This is not the facility phone number.)

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Inspection/Report History

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Date Cited Date Abated Regulation Number
2019-12-05 2020-01-13 3A:52-3.4(a)
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.

Violation Observed: The insurance expired on 9/27/19. | 1/8/20: The insurance expired on 1/1/20.
2019-12-05 2020-02-04 3A:52-4.8(a)(12)
Topics of orientation training shall include including children with special needs in the center’s program.

Violation Observed: Ensure all staff complete orientation training for including children with special needs in the center program.
2019-12-05 2020-01-08 3A:52-5.3(o)(3)
First aid requirements are as follows: the following equipment shall be placed in a location that is convenient and accessible to staff members

Violation Observed: Ensure that the first aid kit is accessible. The key to the cabinet was in another location.
2019-12-05 2020-01-08 3A:52-4.3(a)(1)
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 the staff know how many children are present. The staff stated that there were 22 children, when 21 were present.
2019-11-19 2020-01-08 3A:52-7.5(b)(7)
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

Violation Observed: Ensure that all medication is used according to the packaging directions and is accompanied with proof of parental permission. | 1/8/20: The medication is no longer applicable.
2019-10-30 2020-02-04 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.

Violation Observed: There are 3 CARIs missing. | 1/8/20: Missing CARI's for 2 staff.
2019-10-30 2019-12-05 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.

Violation Observed: There are 2 CHRIs missing.
2019-10-30 2019-12-05 3A:52-5.3(q)(1)(ii)
Space and room requirements are as follows: all space and rooms within the center to be used by children shall be inspected and approved by the Office of Licensing prior to their use. In making its determination, the Office of Licensing shall consider whether the space is too far removed, remote, or isolated from other areas of the center to be used by children. rooms or areas of the center that are not Office of Licensing-approved for use by children shall be made inaccessible to children.

Violation Observed: The centers program was operating in another building that was not in the school.
2019-10-30 2019-11-19 3A:52-4.3(a)(1)
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: The staff stated that there were 20 children, but only 19 were present.

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