Child Care Center
✓ Licensed
Bright Start Educational Center, Inc
Fair Lawn, NJ
· Bergen County
4-24 Saddle River Road,
Fair Lawn, NJ 07410
Quick Facts
Capacity
51 children
Age Range
0 - 6 years
Subsidized Program
Participates
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Contact Information
📞 (551) 250-0606
Licensed Child Care Center
Active License
License Number
02LEB0001
License Issued
Aug 10, 2026
Active Through
Aug 10, 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
Bright Start Educational Center, Inc is a Child Care Center in Fair Lawn NJ, with a maximum capacity of 51 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 0 - 6 years. It is open Monday - Friday, 07:00 AM - 06:00 PM. The provider also participates in a subsidized child care program.
Hours of Operation
- Monday07:00 AM - 06:00 PM
- Tuesday07:00 AM - 06:00 PM
- Wednesday07:00 AM - 06:00 PM
- Thursday07:00 AM - 06:00 PM
- Friday07:00 AM - 06:00 PM
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
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| Inspection Date | Type | Reinspection / Rule | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-05 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-06-18 | Monitoring,New Sponsor | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-05-11 | Re-Inspection,No Children Present | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-03-06 | Re-Inspection,No Children Present | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-02-06 | Re-Inspection,Life Safety Modification | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-08-25 | Re-Inspection,Other | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-07-14 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-06-04 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-04-21 | Renewal,Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-05-30 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-04-25 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-03-03 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-02-01 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-02-01 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-02-01 | Violation | 3A:52-6.2(a)(2) | Ensure that all materials used by the children are age appropriate, non-toxic and safe for use by children. A young toddler was observed in a mega saucer. The child was too big for the piece of equipment and it is not age appropriate. Removed at the time of inspection. - The center shall provide a supply of age-appropriate and developmentally appropriate program equipment including play equipment, child-size furniture and supplies that are non-toxic and safe for use by children in the age groups served. |
| 2023-02-01 | Violation | 3A:52-7.8(a)(1)(i) | Ensure that children wash their hands before the intake of food. On the day of the inspection children were observed being given snack without having their hands washed. - 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. |
| 2023-02-01 | 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. On the day of the inspection tables and high chairs were not washed and disinfected before children were given snack. - The schedule for disinfecting shall be as follows: tables used by the children for eating shall be washed and disinfected before each meal. |
| 2023-02-01 | Violation | 3A:52-4.8(c) | Ensure that staff are retrained in not restraining children in high chairs and mobility restricted equipment. Submit retraining documents with staff signatures to OOL. - The center shall ensure that all staff members who work at the center complete 12 hours of continuing staff development each year. |
| 2023-02-01 | Violation | 3A:52-4.8(a)(3) | Ensure that all staff complete training in understanding primary caregiver responsibilities. Staff and head teacher are not understanding primary care responsibilities. Center to seek outside training in this topic and submit the retraining document with staff signatures to OOL. - Topics of orientation training shall include implementing group size limits and primary caregiver responsibilities, as applicable, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.4. |
| 2022-11-04 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-09-28 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-08-08 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-08-08 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-08-08 | Violation | 3A:52-7.11(a)(3) | Ensure that the center maintains and distributes to all families the center's communicable disease policy that includes assurance that families will be notified in writing of outbreaks of communicable diseases at the center. - Each center shall develop a written policy on the management of communicable diseases. This policy shall include the following: assurance that during any outbreak of an excludable disease at the center, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-7.1(d), each parent whose child may have been exposed to the disease shall receive a written notice of the outbreak. |
| 2022-08-08 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(o)(1) | Ensure that at least two staff have current first aid and CPR certifications and are present at all times at the center. - 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. |
| 2022-08-08 | Violation | 3A:52-4.6(a) | Ensure that the center completes and maintains on file a Staff Records Checklist designated by OOL. Only some of the staff present on the day of the inspection are indicated on the center's staff records checklist. Ensure all staff are listed and that all paperwork is maintained on file. - 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). |
| 2022-08-08 | Violation | 3A:52-4.3(a) | Ensure that adequate supervision is maintained at all times throughout the center. On the day of the inspection staff were not adequately supervising children as they were observed drinking from plastic play cups when playing in the water tables. This was observed numerous times. - 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. |
| 2022-08-08 | Violation | 3A:52-4.3(a)(2) | Ensure that all staff have completed training pertaining to the center's policies and procedures for tracking children and are aware of the number of children in their care at all times. - 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. |
| 2022-08-08 | Violation | 3A:52-4.7(a)(1) | Ensure that all staff who have not completed the required orientation training are directly supervised by another staff member. On the day of the inspection a named child was alone in the building with a therapist that is not have both background clearances on site. Sponsor indicated that the therapist works for the state, but this could not be verified and is not an exception to the rule. Ensure all persons being left alone with a child has both background clearances on file at the center. - 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. |
| 2022-08-08 | Violation | 3A:52-4.4(a)(2) | Ensure that a primary caregiver is assigned to each group of four infants or six toddlers. Provide information which shows what staff are responsible for specific children as required. - For early childhood programs, the following shall apply for infants (under 18 months of age) and toddlers (18 months to 2½ years of age): a group shall consist of four infants or six toddlers to whom a primary caregiver has been assigned. |
| 2022-08-08 | Violation | 3A:52-6.3(b)(3)(iv)(1) | Ensure that each child's bottle is labeled with the child's name and date. - For early childhood programs, the following shall apply, feeding requirements for centers serving children less than 18 months of age are as follows: for bottles, each child's bottle(s) shall be labeled with the child's name and dated. |
| 2022-08-08 | Violation | 3A:52-6.4(i) | Ensure children do not walk or play on the playground while using their pacifier. - Children shall not use pacifiers with straps or other types of attachment devices. |
| 2022-08-08 | Violation | 3A:52-7.9(a)(1) | Maintain an illness log on file at the center and ensure that it contains all of the required components. - For early childhood programs, the following shall apply: the center shall maintain on file a log of the initial illnesses, symptoms of illness, or diseases that are exhibited by each child while in the center’s care, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-7.1(c) and (d). This illness log shall include |
| 2022-08-08 | Violation | 3A:52-7.8(a)(4)(iii) | Ensure that staff wash their hands immediately after assisting a child in toileting. Staff also not removing gloves after handlining dirty diapers and are cross contaminating. - Handwashing requirements are as follows: staff members shall wash their hands with soap and running water immediately after assisting a child in toileting. |
| 2022-08-08 | Violation | 3A:52-4.5(c)(2)(i) | Designate a director designee for whenever the director is not present at the center and ensure that the director designee does not have full-time classroom responsibilities during the times the director is not at the center. On the day of the inspection the director was on vacation and the director designee was out sick. Center did not maintain a director designee on site to assist with inspection until they called the co-sponsor. Ensure there is a fully trained director designee on site at all times. - The director or his or her designee(s) shall be on the premises at all times when the center is operating and the designee shall not have full-time classroom responsibilities during the times when the director is not present at the center. |
| 2022-08-08 | Violation | 3A:52-6.1(g)(2)(i) | Ensure that staff interact with non-ambulatory children in a manner that provides periodic activity and/or learning opportunities to stimulate the five senses. Ensure there are 4 learning areas and 4 different activities within each area in the infant area. - 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 periodic activity or learning opportunities to stimulate the five senses of non-ambulatory children. |
| 2022-08-08 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(b)(1) | Ensure that all outdoor hazards are removed as required. Repair pot holes and even areas in parking area which is used for water play and ride along toys. - Outdoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: the building, land, walkways, and outdoor play area shall be free from hazards to the health, safety or well-being of the children. |
| 2022-08-08 | 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. - 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. |
| 2022-08-08 | Violation | 3A:52-7.7(e)(1)(iii) | Ensure that the center washes and disinfects diapering surfaces after each use. - 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. |
| 2022-08-08 | Violation | 3A:52-7.8(a)(1)(ii) | Ensure that children wash their hands immediately after using the toilet or having their diaper changed. - 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 immediately after using the toilet or having diapers changed. |
| 2022-07-27 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-05-17 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-05-17 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-03-04 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2021-12-06 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2021-11-29 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2021-07-30 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2021-06-10 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-06-07 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-04-28 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2021-02-22 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2020-04-29 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2020-03-16 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2020-02-07 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-12-10 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-10-17 | Renewal | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-08-29 | Renewal | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-07-25 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
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