Child Care Center
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Groovy Connections
Lyndhurst, NJ
· Bergen County
606 Ridge Road,
Lyndhurst, NJ 07071
Quick Facts
Capacity
33 children
Age range (listing information)
0 - 13 years
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Subsidized Program
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Contact Information
📞 (201) 939-5090
Licensed Child Care Center
Active License
License Number
140300120
License Issued
Jul 20, 2026
Active Through
Jul 20, 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
Groovy Connections is a state licensed early childhood education center and so much more. We offer classes designed to nurture learning and social skills for children as young as 6 months and enrichment classes for children 2 1/2 to 5 years of age. In addition we offer year round After School Open Gym for the 6 - 10 year old crowd as well as Big Kid Summer Camps ages 6 - 10 years old.
We also have Open Gym sessions
so your little ones can do what they do best - have fun!
Please browse through our different classes, learn about us and review parents' praise and testimonials. Even better, come in and talk to some of our parents. We are not a day care, but will care for your child as if he or she is part of our own family.
Our goal is to create an environment with small class sizes that the entire family can enjoy. Check back often or sign up to be notified about upcoming Parents Workshops and other events offered evenings and weekends.
We also have Open Gym sessions
so your little ones can do what they do best - have fun!
Please browse through our different classes, learn about us and review parents' praise and testimonials. Even better, come in and talk to some of our parents. We are not a day care, but will care for your child as if he or she is part of our own family.
Our goal is to create an environment with small class sizes that the entire family can enjoy. Check back often or sign up to be notified about upcoming Parents Workshops and other events offered evenings and weekends.
Hours of Operation
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Inspection/Report History
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| Inspection Date | Type | Reinspection / Rule | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-09 | Technical Assistance Inspection | No | Center Inspection |
| 2026-04-26 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2026-04-24 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-03-19 | Renewal | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-03-05 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-02-04 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2025-09-03 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-08-29 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-08-28 | Email,Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-07-23 | Monitoring,Technical Assistance Inspection | No | Center Inspection |
| 2024-11-01 | Other | No | Center Inspection |
| 2024-05-13 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-04-02 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-09-25 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-07-24 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-07-21 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-06-29 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-05-19 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-05-19 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-05-19 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-05-19 | Violation | 3A:52-6.4(b)(1) | Provide one evacuation crib for every four non-ambulatory infants and toddlers. - The center shall provide sleeping equipment for children 12 months of age and younger, the center shall provide for each child a crib, that complies with the Consumer Product Safety Commission's (CPSC) Federal Safety Standards for Full- Size and Non-Full-Size Baby Cribs; 16 CFR 1219 and 1220, which is incorporated herein by reference, and can be obtained through the CPSC's website at https://www.cpsc.gov/Safety-Education/Safety- Education-Centers/cribs , playpen, or other Office of Licensing-approved sleeping equipment that meets the following requirement that |
| 2023-05-19 | Violation | 3A:52-7.9(a)(1)(ii) | Maintain an illness log on file at the center and ensure that it contains all of the required components, including the date and time the symptoms or illness were observed at the center. - 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 the date and time the illness, symptoms of illness or diseases were observed at the center. |
| 2023-05-19 | Violation | 3A:52-4.10(b)(1) | Ensure that all staff submit a CARI background check upon renewal.7.21.23 Pertains to 1 named staff - 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. |
| 2023-05-19 | Violation | 3A:52-4.11(a)(1) | Ensure that 5 named staff, completes a CHRI background check as required for the center's license renewal. - 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. |
| 2023-05-19 | Violation | 3A:52-3.6(b)(1) | Ensure that the center maintains and distributes to all families and staff a copy of the Information to Parents document and maintains on file signatures of all staff and families attesting to the receipt of the policy. - The center shall distribute a copy of the Information to Parents document to each child’s parent(s) upon enrollment and to every person upon becoming a staff member and secure and maintain on file a record of each parent’s and staff member’s signature attesting to receipt of the document. The center shall maintain on file a copy of the Information to Parents document. |
| 2023-05-19 | Violation | 3A:52-6.5(a)(1) | Ensure that the center maintains and distributes to all families and staff the center's policy on the release of children, including a provision that children can only be released to the parent or other authorized individuals. - The center shall maintain on file and follow a written policy on the release of children, which shall include the provision that each child may be released only to the child's parent(s) or person(s) authorized by the parent(s), as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-6.8(a)3, to take the child from the center and to assume responsibility for the child in an emergency if the parent(s) cannot be reached. |
| 2023-05-19 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(a)(2) | Repair and secure the light fixture in classroom 3 bathroom. - Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: floors, carpeting, walls, window coverings, ceilings, and other surfaces shall be kept clean and in good repair. |
| 2023-05-19 | Violation | 3A:52-5.4(a)(1) | Ensure that all electrical outlets accessible to the children have protective coverings in classroom 3 bathroom. - For early childhood programs, the following shall apply, all electrical outlets that are accessible to the children shall have protective covers. |
| 2023-05-19 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(a)(16) | Repair and paint the ceiling in classroom 3. - Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: walls shall be painted or otherwise covered whenever there is evidence of |
| 2023-05-19 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(b)(1) | Secure the power cords in classroom 5. - 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. |
| 2023-05-19 | 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. |
| 2023-05-19 | Violation | 3A:52-4.5(e)(8) | Ensure that all staff working with children under 2.5 years of age have training specific to this age group initiated within 90 days of hire and completed within one year. - For early childhood programs all staff that work with children under 2 1/2 years of age shall have training specific to this age group, which may include, but is not limited to, the New Jersey Infant/Toddler Credential administered through Professional Impact NJ, the Infant-Toddler Child Development Associate (CDA) Credential, or other trainings specifically related to the care of infants and toddlers. Each employee shall initiate this training within 90 days and complete it within one year. |
| 2023-05-19 | Violation | 3A:52-6.4(b)(1)(ii) | Ensure that sleeping equipment is free of pillows, soft bedding, bumpers and other hazards when occupied by a sleeping child. The center took immediate action to remove the added mattress placed inside of the playpen. - The center shall provide sleeping equipment for children 12 months of age and younger, the center shall provide for each child a crib, that complies with the Consumer Product Safety Commission's (CPSC) Federal Safety Standards for Full- Size and Non-Full-Size Baby Cribs; 16 CFR 1219 and 1220, which is incorporated herein by reference, and can be obtained through the CPSC's website at https://www.cpsc.gov/Safety-Education/Safety- Education-Centers/cribs , playpen, or other Office of Licensing-approved sleeping equipment that meets the following requirement that sleeping equipment shall be free of pillows and soft bedding, including, but not limited to bumper pads, when occupied by a sleeping child. |
| 2023-03-29 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-02-10 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-01-24 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-01-24 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-01-24 | Violation | 3A:52-6.1(g)(3) | Ensure that classrooms 4 and 7 that care for children over 18 months of age provide at least five different activity areas and that each area contains at least five different types of supplies and equipment. - For early childhood programs, the following shall apply: centers serving children 18 months of age and older shall provide at least five types of children's daily activities including, but not limited to, language; science and mathematics; manipulative; large muscle; building; art; music; drama; or other comparable activities; and at least five types of supplies and equipment for each daily activity chosen by the center. |
| 2023-01-24 | Violation | 3A:52-4.11(a)(1) | Ensure that 1 named staff completes a CHRI background check as required. - 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. |
| 2023-01-24 | Violation | 3A:52-4.8(b) | Ensure that all staff complete orientation training which may be included for six of the required annual training hours.2/10: Pertains to 1 named staff. - Orientation training as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.8(a) may be included for six of the required hours of staff development specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.8(c) and (d). |
| 2023-01-24 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(b)(6) | Repair the gate in the outdoor play area by the fire escape door. - Outdoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: centers that provide outdoor space shall maintain all fencing in proper condition. |
| 2023-01-24 | Violation | 3A:52-7.8(a)(4)(i) | Ensure that the staff in rooms 2 and 3 wash their hands immediately before preparing or serving food. - Handwashing requirements are as follows: staff members shall wash their hands with soap and running water immediately before preparing or serving food. |
| 2023-01-24 | Violation | 3A:52-7.8(a)(1)(i) | Ensure that the children in rooms 2 and 3 wash their hands before the intake of food. - 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. |
| 2023-01-24 | Violation | 3A:52-7.7(a)(3)(iv) | Ensure that the staff in room 2 and 3 washes and disinfects the tables used by the children for eating before each meal using the two-step process. - The schedule for disinfecting shall be as follows: tables used by the children for eating shall be washed and disinfected before each meal. |
| 2023-01-24 | Violation | 3A:52-4.8(c) | Ensure that all staff complete 12 hours of staff development annually. - The center shall ensure that all staff members who work at the center complete 12 hours of continuing staff development each year. |
| 2023-01-24 | Violation | 3A:52-4.3(a)(1) | Ensure that adequate procedures for tracking children are adhered to in room 2. A named staff was unaware of the ages of the children present. - 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. |
| 2023-01-24 | Violation | 3A:52-4.3(c) | Ensure that adequate staff/child ratios are maintained at all times throughout the center. In room 2 there were 5 children under 18 months and 4 children between 18 months and 2.5 years and 1 staff present. In room 4 there were 7 children between 18 months and 2.5 years and 1 staff present. One additional staff member was needed in each classroom to meet the minimum required ratio - The following staff/child ratios shall apply, except as specified in 3A:52-4.3(d) through (f):Age Staff/Child RatioUnder 18 months - 1:418 months up to 2 ½ years - 1:62 ½ years up to 4 years - 1:104 years - 1:125 years and older - 1:15 |
| 2023-01-24 | Violation | 3A:52-7.7(e)(1)(iii) | Ensure that the staff in room 2 washes and disinfects diapering surfaces after each use using the two-step process. - 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. |
| 2023-01-24 | Violation | 3A:52-7.7(e)(1)(iv) | Ensure that the staff in room 3 washes and disinfects toys mouthed by infants and toddlers before being given to another child. - 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, toys mouthed by infants and toddlers before being given to another child. |
| 2023-01-24 | Violation | 3A:52-7.8(a)(1)(ii) | Ensure that the children in rooms 2 and 3 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. |
| 2023-01-24 | Violation | 3A:52-7.8(a)(1)(iii) | Ensure that the children in room 2 wash their hands immediately after coming into contact with nasal secretions. - 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 coming into contact with blood, fecal matter, urine, vomit, nasal secretions, or other body fluids or secretions. |
| 2023-01-24 | Violation | 3A:52-7.8(a)(4)(iii) | Ensure that the staff in rooms 2 and 3 wash their hands immediately after assisting a child in toileting. - Handwashing requirements are as follows: staff members shall wash their hands with soap and running water immediately after assisting a child in toileting. |
| 2023-01-24 | Violation | 3A:52-7.8(a)(4)(vi) | Ensure that the staff in room 2 wash their hands after coming into contact with nasal secretions. - Handwashing requirements are as follows: staff members shall wash their hands with soap and running water immediately after coming into contact with blood, fecal matter, urine, vomit, nasal secretions, or other body fluids or secretions. |
| 2023-01-24 | Violation | 3A:52-7.8(d)(1)(ii)(3) | Ensure that diapering surfaces are flat, smooth, clean, dry, non-absorbent and in good repair. Whereas staff in room 4 were observed changing diapers in the children's sleeping mats. - For early childhood programs, the following shall apply: diapering requirements for centers serving children who are not toilet trained are as follows, diapering area and surface requirements are as follows, the diapering surface shall be flat, smooth, clean, dry, non-absorbent, and in good repair. |
| 2023-01-24 | Violation | 3A:52-4.5(c)(2)(i) | Ensure that the director designee does not have full-time classroom responsibilities during the times the director is not at the center. - 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. |
| 2023-01-24 | Violation | 3A:52-4.6(a) | Ensure that the center completes and maintains on file a Staff Records Checklist designated by OOL. - 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). |
| 2023-01-24 | Violation | 3A:52-4.8(d)(1) | Ensure that all credentialed staff complete 20 hours of staff development annually. - In lieu of the child care staff development specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.8(b), the director, head teacher(s), group teacher(s), and program supervisor(s) shall each complete 20 hours of staff development each year. Recommended topics of training for these staff include educational and physical activity. |
| 2023-01-24 | Violation | 3A:52-4.5(a)(3)(i)(1) | Ensure that the center has a table of organization that illustrates lines of authority, responsibility and communication. - The sponsor or sponsor representative shall designate individuals with the authority and responsibility to develop and implement written policies and procedures for the operation of the center, including a table of organization that illustrates lines of authority, responsibility and communication. |
| 2023-01-24 | Violation | 3A:52-5.2(a)(8) | Provide a current life/hazard use registration certificate applicable to the center's licensed capacity and ages served. - The center shall obtain a Life Hazard Use Registration certificate applicable to the center’s licensed capacity and ages served pursuant to the Uniform Fire Safety Act, N.J.S.A. 52:27D-192 et seq. The center shall post this document in a prominent location within the center. |
| 2023-01-24 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(l)(4) | Ensure that the center conducts at least two lockdown drills per year during each session provided at the center and maintains records of the drills on file. - 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. |
| 2023-01-24 | Violation | 3A:52-5.4(a)(4) | Ensure that hot tap water in the bathrooms does not exceed 110 degrees Fahrenheit. - For early childhood programs, the following shall apply, a supply of hot tap water not exceeding 110 degrees Fahrenheit and cold running water shall be provided. |
| 2023-01-24 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(a)(15) | Maintain all bathrooms mechanical ventilation in a clean condition. - Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: ventilation outlets shall be clean and free from obstructions, and filters shall be replaced when saturated. |
| 2023-01-24 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(p) | Repair and/or remove all broken and/or rusted toys from the outdoor play area. - Play equipment, materials, and furniture for indoor and outdoor use shall be of sturdy and safe construction, non-toxic, free of hazards, and used in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions. The center may not use play equipment intended for outdoor use indoors. |
| 2022-06-14 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-05-10 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-05-10 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-05-10 | Violation | 3A:52-4.6(a) | Ensure that the center completes and maintains on file a Staff Records Checklist designated by OOL. - 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). |
| 2022-05-10 | Violation | 3A:52-4.11(a)(1) | Ensure that 1 named staff completes a CHRI background check as required. - 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. |
| 2022-05-10 | Violation | 3A:52-5.2(a)(5) | Ensure that all exits and egress areas are unobstructed. Remove garbage outside exterior door in room 3. - 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. |
| 2022-05-10 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(a)(16)(i) | Repair and/or paint the half walls in room 3 as required. - Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: walls shall be painted or otherwise covered whenever there is evidence of excessive peeling or chipped paint. |
| 2022-05-10 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(a)(10) | Ensure that all toxic substances are inaccessible to the children in room 3. - Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: all corrosive agents, insecticides, bleaches, detergents, polishes, any products under pressure in an aerosol spray can, and any toxic substance shall be stored in a locked cabinet or in an enclosure located in an area not accessible to the children. |
| 2022-05-10 | Violation | 3A:52-6.1(b)(2) | Ensure that the children have opportunities to choose materials freely and materials are accessible to the children at all times in rooms 1 and 2. - 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 children have opportunities to choose materials freely and materials are accessible at all times except during lunch and nap time. |
| 2021-12-22 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2021-12-03 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2021-10-08 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2021-08-09 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2021-07-29 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2021-06-29 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2021-04-27 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2019-12-02 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2019-11-01 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2019-07-05 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-06-10 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-05-06 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
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