Child Care Center
✓ Licensed
Carteret Elementary School
Bloomfield, NJ
· Essex County
158 Grove Street,
Bloomfield, NJ 07003
Quick Facts
Capacity
27 children
Age Range
6 - 13 years
Subsidized Program
Participates
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Licensed Child Care Center
Active License
License Number
130500027
License Issued
Dec 3, 2025
Active Through
Dec 3, 2028
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
Carteret Elementary School is a Child Care Center in Bloomfield NJ, with a maximum capacity of 27 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 6 - 13 years. It is open Monday - Friday, 03:00 PM - 06:00 PM. The provider also participates in a subsidized child care program.
Hours of Operation
- Monday03:00 PM - 06:00 PM
- Tuesday03:00 PM - 06:00 PM
- Wednesday03:00 PM - 06:00 PM
- Thursday03:00 PM - 06:00 PM
- Friday03:00 PM - 06:00 PM
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
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| Inspection Date | Type | Reinspection / Rule | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-22 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-12-16 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-11-10 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2025-11-10 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-09-24 | Email,Record Retrieval | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-06-12 | Record Retrieval | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-05-12 | Record Retrieval | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-04-10 | Record Retrieval | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-03-26 | Re-Inspection,Agency Meeting | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-03-06 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-02-24 | Other | No | Center Inspection |
| 2025-01-23 | Yes | POPS Inspection | |
| 2024-12-16 | Renewal,Monitoring | No | POPS Inspection |
| 2024-06-12 | Yes | POPS Inspection | |
| 2024-05-30 | Yes | POPS Inspection | |
| 2024-04-18 | Yes | POPS Inspection | |
| 2024-03-07 | Yes | POPS Inspection | |
| 2024-01-30 | Re-Inspection | Yes | POPS Inspection |
| 2024-01-17 | Yes | POPS Inspection | |
| 2023-12-12 | Monitoring | No | POPS Inspection |
| 2023-01-12 | Yes | POPS Inspection | |
| 2022-12-09 | Yes | POPS Inspection | |
| 2022-10-18 | Renewal,Monitoring | No | POPS Inspection |
| 2022-10-18 | Renewal,Monitoring | No | POPS Inspection |
| 2022-10-18 | Violation | 3A:52-4.5(a)(3)(i)(2) | Ensure that the center develops and maintains job descriptions, titles, and qualifications for all center staff. - 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 job descriptions, titles and qualifications for all center staff. |
| 2022-10-18 | Violation | 3A:52-4.6(a) | Ensure that staff have a record of the medical exam 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). |
| 2022-10-18 | Violation | 3A:52-4.11(a)(1) | Ensure that 2 named staff complete a CHRI background check as required for 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. |
| 2022-10-18 | Violation | 3A:52-4.6(d)(1) | Ensure that the program supervisor meets the required qualifications as specified in the manual. - For school-age child care programs the program supervisor shall meet the qualification requirements specified in one of the applicable options set forth in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.6(d) for education, training, and experience, based on the center's licensed capacity. |
| 2022-10-18 | Violation | 3A:52-4.8(e) | Ensure that the director designee completes the training, "Understanding Licensing Regulations" provided by OOL within 90 days of hire. - Directors shall complete staff development in understanding licensing regulations as provided by the Office of Licensing within 90 days of hire. Such staff development may be included in the required 20 hours of staff development specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.8(d). |
| 2022-10-18 | 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. |
| 2022-10-18 | Violation | 3A:52-6.8(a)(2) | Ensure that the center completes and maintains on file a children's records checklist, including the name, home and work addresses, home and work telephone numbers, and the signature of the parent. - 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 name(s), home and work address(es), home and work telephone number(s) and signature(s) of the parent(s). |
| 2022-10-18 | Violation | 3A:52-6.8(a)(3) | Ensure that the center completes and maintains on file a children's records checklist, including the names, addresses, and contact information for any authorized individuals allowed to visit and/or take the child from the center. - 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 name(s), address(es), and telephone number(s) of any person(s) authorized by the parent(s) to visit the child at the center and/or take the child from the center, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-6.5(a)1. |
| 2022-10-18 | Violation | 3A:52-6.8(a)(4) | Ensure that the center completes and maintains on file a children's records checklist, including the name, address, and telephone number of the child's health care provider. - 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 name, address, and telephone number of the child's health care provider. |
| 2022-10-18 | Violation | 3A:52-6.8(a)(5) | Ensure that the center completes and maintains on file a children's records checklist, including signed authorization from the parent for emergency medical treatment. - 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 signed authorization from the parent(s) for emergency medical treatment. |
| 2022-10-18 | Violation | 3A:52-6.8(a)(6) | Ensure that the center completes and maintains on file a children's records checklist, including the parent's signature attesting to the receipt of the Information to Parents document. - 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 parent’s signature attesting to the receipt of the Information to Parents document, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-3.6(b). |
| 2022-10-18 | Violation | 3A:52-6.8(a)(7) | Ensure that the center completes and maintains on file a children's records checklist, including the child's health information. - 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 health information for each child, as follows: |
| 2022-10-18 | Violation | 3A:52-6.8(a)(7)(ii) | Ensure that the center completes and maintains on file a children's records checklist, including a statement of good health from the parents for school-age child care programs. - 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 health information for each child, as follows: for school-age child care programs, a record of the parent’s statement concerning the child’s health, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-7.3(b). |
| 2022-10-18 | 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. |
| 2022-10-18 | 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. |
| 2022-10-18 | 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. |
| 2022-10-18 | 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. |
| 2022-10-18 | 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. - 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. |
| 2022-10-18 | Violation | 3A:52-6.6(f) | Ensure that the staff signatures attesting to the receipt of the center's discipline policy are maintained on file. - The center shall secure and maintain on file each staff member's signature, attesting to receipt of the policy on the disciplining of children by staff members. |
| 2022-10-18 | Violation | 3A:52-6.8(f) | Ensure that the center maintains on file a record of signed blanket permission slips for walks and signed individual permission slips for field trips, outings and special events. - The center shall maintain on file a record of signed blanket permission slips for walks and signed individual permission slips for field trips, outings or special events. |
| 2019-11-27 | Yes | POPS Inspection | |
| 2019-11-07 | Renewal | Yes | POPS Inspection |
| 2019-09-20 | Yes | POPS Inspection | |
| 2019-09-20 | Renewal | Yes | POPS Inspection |
| 2019-05-21 | Yes | POPS Inspection | |
| 2019-05-10 | Yes | POPS Inspection | |
| 2019-05-06 | Renewal | No | POPS Inspection |
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