Child Care Center
✓ Licensed
Carl Arthur Center
Vineland, NJ
· Cumberland County
304 West PLum Street,
Vineland, NJ 08360
Quick Facts
Capacity
100 children
Age Range
6 - 13 years
Subsidized Program
Participates
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Contact Information
📞 (856) 896-0244
Licensed Child Care Center
Active License
License Number
CCC115801
License Issued
Sep 24, 2026
Active Through
Sep 24, 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
Carl Arthur Center is a Child Care Center in Vineland NJ, with a maximum capacity of 100 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 6 - 13 years. It is open Monday - Friday, 02:00 PM - 06:00 PM. The provider also participates in a subsidized child care program.
Hours of Operation
- Monday02:00 PM - 06:00 PM
- Tuesday02:00 PM - 06:00 PM
- Wednesday02:00 PM - 06:00 PM
- Thursday02:00 PM - 06:00 PM
- Friday02:00 PM - 06:00 PM
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
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| Inspection Date | Type | Reinspection / Rule | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-31 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2026-07-01 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2026-05-21 | Renewal | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-05-11 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2026-03-27 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2026-01-28 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-12-29 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-11-26 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-10-15 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-08-13 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-07-09 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-06-04 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-04-30 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-03-25 | Other,Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-02-24 | Other | No | Center Inspection |
| 2025-02-04 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-12-20 | Other | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-11-22 | Other | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-10-21 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-09-09 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-07-09 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-05-31 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-04-16 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-03-18 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-01-24 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-11-13 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-09-12 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-06-21 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-05-17 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(a)(5)(ii) | Ensure that garbage receptacles are maintained as required, including being covered securely. - Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: garbage receptacles shall be covered in a secure manner. |
| 2023-05-15 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-05-15 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-05-15 | Violation | 3A:52-221 | Cease the transportation of children in vehicles which violate MVC and DCF regulations. - Cease the transportation of children in vehicles which violate MVC and DCF regulations. |
| 2023-05-15 | Violation | 3A:52-9.3(e) | Ensure that each Type II School Vehicle is equipped with "S2" plates and meets all applicable provisions as specified in the manual. - The center shall use a Type I School Bus, Type II School Bus or Type S School Vehicle at all times when transporting children, except as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-9.3(f) and (g). |
| 2023-05-15 | Violation | 3A:52-9.4(a)(2) | Ensure that each driver of a Type I or Type II School Bus possesses a valid Commercial Driver License (CDL) in a least a Class B or Class C, with a passenger endorsement. - If a center uses a Type I School Bus, Type II School Bus, or Type S School Vehicle, the center shall ensure that each driver of such a vehicle possesses a valid Commercial Driver License (CDL) in at least Class B or Class C, with a passenger endorsement, as required by the MVC for the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of the vehicle, or an out-of-State equivalent license, as approved by the MVC. |
| 2023-05-15 | 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. |
| 2023-05-15 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(a)(19) | Complete radon testing in every room on the lowest floor used by children and post the results in a prominent location. Ensure radon results are submitted to OOL. - Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: the center shall test for the presence of radon gas in each classroom on the lowest floor level used by children at least once every five years and shall post the test results in a prominent location in all buildings at the center, as specified in N.J.S.A. 30:5B-5.2. |
| 2023-05-15 | 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. Ensure water test results are submitted to OOL. - 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. |
| 2023-05-15 | 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. |
| 2023-05-15 | Violation | 3A:52-4.6(a) | Ensure that the center completes and maintains on file a Staff Records Checklist designated by OOL. Ensure an updated staff record checklist is submitted to 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). |
| 2023-05-15 | Violation | 3A:52-4.10(a)(1) | Ensure that CARI background checks are completed as required for all staff within two weeks of hire. Ensure CARI clearances are provided for 6 staff. - 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. |
| 2023-05-15 | Violation | 3A:52-4.10(b)(1) | Ensure that all staff submit a CARI background check upon renewal. - 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. |
| 2023-05-15 | 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.Ensure that all staff, the sponsor and/or the sponsor representative complete a CHRI background check as required for the center's license renewal. Ensure CHRI clearances are provided for 5 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. |
| 2023-05-15 | Violation | 3A:52-4.8(g)(1) | Ensure that all staff complete orientation training within two weeks of hire and annually and that documentation or a copy of all materials used are maintained on file at the center. - The center shall maintain on file documentation of the date, time, topic, presenter, and attendance for all staff development and orientation completed by center staff members. For staff development provided by the center, the center shall maintain on file documentation or a copy of all staff development materials used. |
| 2023-05-15 | 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. Ensure CPR and first aid certificates are submitted to OOL - 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. |
| 2023-05-15 | Violation | 3A:52-3.4(a) | Ensure that the center has a current comprehensive general liability insurance policy and maintains the documentation on file. Ensure the liability policy is submitted to OOL. - 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. |
| 2023-05-15 | 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. Ensure Jr Counselors are signing for this 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. |
| 2023-05-15 | 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. Ensure Jr Counselors are in receipt of this policy. - 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. |
| 2023-05-15 | Violation | 3A:52-6.8(l) | Develop and distribute to all families and staff a social media policy and maintain on file signatures from all families and staff attesting to the receipt of the policy. Ensure Jr Counselors are in receipt of this policy. - The center shall distribute a copy of the social media policy to the parent of each enrolled child and to each staff member and secure and maintain on file a record of each parent’s signature and each staff member’s signature attesting to the receipt of the policy. |
| 2023-05-15 | 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. Ensure the table of organization is current and submitted to OOL - 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. |
| 2023-05-15 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(n)(4) | Ensure that all fire extinguishers are serviced and tagged annually and recharged as needed. - Fire prevention requirements are as follows: all fire extinguishers shall be visually inspected once a month, and serviced and tagged at least once a year and recharged, if necessary, as specified in the NJUFC. |
| 2023-05-15 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(f)(2) | Ensure that all bathroom equipment is fastened securely. Ensure the toilet seat in the girls bathroom is secure. - Toilet facility requirements are as follows: mirrors, dispensers, and other equipment shall be fastened securely. |
| 2023-05-15 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(a)(2) | Ensure that all flooring and carpeting are kept clean and in good repair. Ensure the torn carpet in room 3 is repaired or replaced. - 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. |
| 2023-05-15 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(a)(17) | Ensure that all televisions, computers, and shelving are secured to a stable surface. Ensure televisions and computer monitors are secured throughout the center. - Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: all televisions and computers shall be secured on a stable surface and shelving shall be secured and not be overloaded. |
| 2022-04-11 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-03-03 | Yes | POPS Inspection | |
| 2022-01-13 | Yes | POPS Inspection | |
| 2021-12-13 | Monitoring | No | POPS Inspection |
| 2021-04-19 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-03-23 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2021-02-23 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2020-11-19 | Initial | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2020-09-24 | Initial | No | Center Inspection |
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