Child Care Center
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Carlotta's Kids #2
East Orange, NJ
· Essex County
239 Freeway Drive E,
East Orange, NJ 07018
Quick Facts
Capacity
19 children
Age Range
0 - 13 years
Subsidized Program
Participates
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Contact Information
📞 (973) 414-1050
Licensed Child Care Center
Active License
License Number
07CAR0003
License Issued
Jan 27, 2026
Active Through
Jan 27, 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
Carlotta's Kids #2 is a Child Care Center in East Orange NJ, with a maximum capacity of 19 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 0 - 13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-10 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-08-03 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-07-15 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-06-18 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-06-04 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-05-11 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2026-04-10 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2026-03-03 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2026-02-02 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2026-01-02 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-12-02 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-10-30 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-09-22 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-08-11 | Other,Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-07-21 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-06-17 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-05-16 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-04-15 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2025-02-18 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-01-14 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-12-03 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-10-28 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2024-10-28 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-10-07 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-09-03 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-07-25 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-06-20 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-05-21 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-04-15 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-03-11 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-02-08 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-01-05 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-11-29 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-10-17 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-10-17 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-10-13 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-09-28 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-09-12 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-08-15 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-08-09 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-07-27 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-07-27 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-07-27 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(q)(2)(ii) | Ensure that the center complies with the licensed capacity of the classrooms at all times throughout the center. At the time of the inspection, there were 13 children in Room 1 when the licensed capacity is for 11 children. - Space and room requirements are as follows: at no time shall a center allow more children in attendance than the licensed room capacity. |
| 2023-07-27 | Violation | 3A:52-4.3(a)(1) | Ensure that adequate procedures for tracking children are adhered to at all times throughout the center. At the time of the inspection, both staff in Room 1 stated there were 11 children in the room when 13 children were 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. |
| 2023-07-27 | Violation | 3A:52-4.10(a)(1) | Ensure that CARI background checks are completed as required for all staff within two weeks of hire. Provide CARI clearance for 1 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. |
| 2023-07-27 | 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. Provide CHRI clearance for 1 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. |
| 2023-06-23 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-05-26 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-05-12 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-03-30 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-03-09 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-03-06 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-03-06 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-03-06 | Violation | 3A:52-4.3(j) | Ensure that all staff under 18 years of age are directly supervised by a staff member who is 18 years of age or older. At the time of the inspection, a volunteer staff who was under 18 years and without clearances was alone supervising 4 infants 0-18 months in Room 2. - Staff members who are under 18 years of age shall be directly supervised by and visible to a staff member who is 18 years of age or older. |
| 2023-03-06 | Violation | 3A:52-6.3(b)(3)(viii) | Ensure that cups are removed when a child falls asleep. At the time of the inspection a child was asleep in a pack and play with 2 cups next to them. - For early childhood programs, the following shall apply, feeding requirements for centers serving children less than 18 months of age are as follows: when a child is bottle-feeding while resting, the bottle shall be removed when the child falls asleep. |
| 2023-03-06 | Violation | 3A:52-6.1(b)(7) | Ensure that the use of television, computers, and other video equipment is for educational and instructional use, is age and developmentally appropriate, is not used as a substitute for planned activities, and is not used for passive viewing in Room 1. - 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 the use of a television, computers, and other video equipment shall be limited to educational and instructional use, shall be age and developmentally appropriate, and shall not be used as a substitute for planned activities or for passive viewing. |
| 2023-03-06 | Violation | 3A:52-6.4(i) | Cease the use of pacifier straps or other types of attachment devices. At the time of the inspection, a child in room 2 had a strap attached to the pacifier. Staff removed the strap upon inspector request. - Children shall not use pacifiers with straps or other types of attachment devices. |
| 2023-03-06 | Violation | 3A:52-6.1(b)(7)(i) | Cease the use of television, computers, and other video equipment for children under the age of two. At the time the inspectors entered the center 1 child under 2 years was in room 1 where the television was on. - 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 the use of a television, computers, and other video equipment shall be limited to educational and instructional use, shall be age and developmentally appropriate, and shall not be used as a substitute for planned activities or for passive viewing. Centers shall prohibit the use of television, computers, and other video equipment for children under the age of two. |
| 2023-03-06 | Violation | 3A:52-3.3(a)(1) | Ensure OOL inspectors are not delayed in entering the center for inspection. At the time of the inspection, OOL inspectors rang the doorbell and knocked on the door several times before a staff member answered over a speaker. Inspectors continued to wait for entry as an additional staff member arrived and walked past OOL inspectors to go enter the center through a different door. - Requirements for access to center records are as follows: the center's records shall be open for inspection by authorized representatives of the Office of Licensing. |
| 2023-03-02 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-03-02 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-02-15 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-01-31 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-01-31 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-01-31 | Violation | 3A:52-6.4(b)(1)(ii) | Ensure that all sleeping equipment is free of pillows and soft bedding when occupied by a sleeping child. At the time of the inspection, a 5 month old in room 1 was sleeping in a pack play covered with a blanket with a folded blanket under their head and a package of wipes and a diaper in the pack and play. - 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. |
| 2023-01-31 | Violation | 3A:52-4.3(c) | Ensure that adequate staff/child ratios are maintained at all times throughout the center. At the time of the inspection, room 1 had 1 staff will 10 children when 2 staff were required. 3/6/2023 Ensure that adequate staff/child ratios are maintained at all times throughout the center. At the time of the inspection, there were 11 children in Room 1, 1 child 0-18 months, 3 children 18 months - 2.5 and 7 children 2.5- 3 years with 1 staff when 2 were required. - 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 |
| 2023-01-31 | Violation | 3A:52-5.2(a)(5) | Ensure that all exits and egress areas are unobstructed. At the time of the inspection, a stack of chairs were blocking one of the exits from room 2. The center moved the chairs upon inspector request. - 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. |
| 2023-01-31 | Violation | 3A:52-4.3(a)(1) | Ensure that adequate procedures for tracking children are adhered to at all times throughout the center. At the time of the inspection, staff stated there were 9 children in room 1 when 10 children were 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. |
| 2023-01-05 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-01-05 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-12-12 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-12-12 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-12-12 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(q)(1)(ii) | Ensure storage is removed from room 2. - 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. |
| 2022-12-12 | Violation | 3A:52-4.3(d)(1) | Ensure that there is at least one staff physically present in the room or area where children are napping. At the time of the inspection, staff from room 2 left 2 children in the room without a staff present to go answer the door and remove items from the emergency exit. - At least one staff member shall be physically present in the room or area in which children are napping and shall be able to summon other staff members without leaving the room or area. |
| 2022-12-12 | Violation | 3A:52-6.4(a)(2) | Ensure children are not sleeping with a tablet in the pack and play. - For early childhood programs, the center shall provide opportunities for daily rest and sleep as follows: for children from 13 to 18 months of age, the center shall provide daily rest and sleep according to the child's physical needs and ensure that blankets or pillows do not cover the child's face. |
| 2022-12-12 | Violation | 3A:52-6.1(g)(2)(iii) | Ensure that children are provided opportunities to leave their sleeping equipment to crawl, walk and play. - 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 all children who are developmentally able with opportunities to leave their cribs, playpens or other Office of Licensing-approved sleeping equipment to crawl, toddle, walk, and play. |
| 2022-11-17 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-11-17 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-11-17 | Violation | 3A:52-4.3(a) | Ensure that adequate supervision is maintained at all times throughout the center. At he time of the inspection 2 school age children were in room 3 without a staff present in the room. - 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. |
| 2022-11-17 | Violation | 3A:52-4.6(c)(1) | Ensure that the head teacher meets the required qualifications as specified in the manual. - For early childhood programs, the following shall apply: for all centers, the head teacher or consulting head teacher shall meet the qualification requirements specified in one of the seven options set forth in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.6(c) for education and experience. |
| 2022-11-17 | Violation | 3A:52-4.7(a)(1) | Ensure children in the center are not alone with anyone who is not a staff member. At the time of the inspection, a child in a pack and play was in room 1 without staff present as the director designee indicated the adult in the room was not center staff. - 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. |
| 2022-11-17 | Violation | 3A:52-6.1(b)(7) | Ensure that the use of television, computers, and other video equipment is for educational and instructional use, is age and developmentally appropriate, is not used as a substitute for planned activities, and is not used for passive viewing. - 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 the use of a television, computers, and other video equipment shall be limited to educational and instructional use, shall be age and developmentally appropriate, and shall not be used as a substitute for planned activities or for passive viewing. |
| 2022-11-17 | Violation | 3A:52-6.1(b)(7)(i) | Cease the use of television, computers, and other video equipment for children under the age of two. - 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 the use of a television, computers, and other video equipment shall be limited to educational and instructional use, shall be age and developmentally appropriate, and shall not be used as a substitute for planned activities or for passive viewing. Centers shall prohibit the use of television, computers, and other video equipment for children under the age of two. |
| 2022-11-17 | Violation | 3A:52-7.6(b)(1) | Complete accident reports as required, including the name of the injured child. - The center shall maintain on file a written record of each incident resulting in an injury as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-7.6(a). These records shall include the following: the name of the injured child. |
| 2022-11-17 | Violation | 3A:52-4.5(c)(1) | Ensure that the director is at the center at least 50% of the center's daily operating hours. - The director shall be scheduled to work at the center at least 50 percent of the center’s daily operating hours. |
| 2022-11-17 | 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. - 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. |
| 2022-11-17 | Violation | 3A:52-4.1(d)(1) | Ensure that the information on the Staff Records Checklist is current and that it is maintained on file at the center, including the staff's CARI and CHRI background checks. - The staff records specified in 3A:52-4.1(a) through (c) shall be maintained on file as follows: the Staff Records Checklist for the current director and all staff members currently working at the center shall be maintained on file at the center. |
| 2022-11-17 | Violation | 3A:52-4.5(c)(2)(ii) | Ensure that the director designee completes the Understanding Licensing training provided by OOL. - 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 complete staff development in understanding licensing rules as provided by the Office. |
| 2022-11-17 | 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. |
| 2022-11-17 | 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. |
| 2022-11-17 | 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. |
| 2022-11-17 | Violation | 3A:52-4.5(b)(2)(i) | Ensure that the center maintains daily time sheets for staff that indicate the hours the staff worked at the center. - The director shall have the authority and responsibility for the implementation of policies and procedures for the day-to-day operation of the center, including maintenance of staff attendance records indicating daily hours worked. |
| 2022-11-17 | Violation | 3A:52-4.5(b)(2)(ii) | Ensure that the center maintains daily time sheets for the children that indicate the children's arrival and departure times. - The director shall have the authority and responsibility for the implementation of policies and procedures for the day-to-day operation of the center, including maintenance of children's daily attendance records, including the daily time of arrival and departure. |
| 2022-11-17 | Violation | 3A:52-6.1(f) | Ensure that the center has a written outline of daily activities. - The staff member(s) specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-6.1(b) shall prepare and maintain on file a written outline of the center's daily activities, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-6.1(a) through (d) and (g) and (h). |
| 2022-11-17 | Violation | 3A:52-6.8(a)(1) | Ensure that the center completes and maintains on file a children's records checklist, including the child's name, address, birth date and date of enrollment. - The center shall complete and maintain on file for each enrolled child a Children’s Records Checklist, signed by the director, sponsor, or sponsor representative and designated by the Office of Licensing, indicating that the center has obtained documentation of the child's name, address, birth date, and date of enrollment. |
| 2022-11-17 | Violation | 3A:52-7.3(a)(2) | Ensure that a Universal Health Record is completed upon enrollment and updated annually, including the immunization records and special care plans as required. - For early childhood programs, the following shall apply: for each child not enrolled in a public or private school, upon admission, the center shall maintain on file at the center a Universal Child Health Record (Department of Health Form CH-14) or its equivalent, updated annually, along with an immunization record, and a special care plan, if applicable. A 30-day grace period is permitted in N.J.A.C. 8:57-4.5(e) |
| 2022-11-17 | 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. |
| 2022-11-17 | Violation | 3A:52-7.11(b) | Ensure that the center maintains and distributes to all families the center's communicable disease policy and maintains on file the signatures of the parents attesting to their receipt of the policy. - The center shall distribute a copy of the policy on the management of communicable diseases to the parent of each child enrolled and secure and maintain on file a record of each parent’s signature attesting to receipt of the policy. |
| 2022-11-17 | Violation | 3A:52-6.5(b) | Ensure that the center maintains and distributes to all families and staff the center's policy on the release of children and will maintain on file signatures from all parents and staff attesting to the receipt of the policy. - The center shall distribute a copy of the release policy to the parent of each enrolled child and each staff member and secure and maintain on file a record of each parent’s and staff member’s signature attesting to receipt of the policy. |
| 2022-11-17 | Violation | 3A:52-6.8(j)(3) | Develop and maintain on file an expulsion policy and maintain on file signatures from all families attesting to the receipt of the policy. - The center shall develop and follow a written policy on the expulsion of children from enrollment at the center. The center shall distribute a copy of the expulsion policy to the parent of each enrolled child and secure and maintain on file a record of each parent’s signature attesting to receipt of the policy. |
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