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Catapult at Ronald Reagan Academy #30

Elizabeth, NJ · Union County
1200 North Avenue, Elizabeth, NJ 07208
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Quick Facts

Capacity
60 children
Age Range
2 1/2 - 13 years
Subsidized Program
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✓ Licensed Child Care Center
Active License
License Number
070800285
License Issued
Jan 6, 2026
Active Through
Jan 6, 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

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It is an honor to welcome you to the Ronald Reagan Leadership Academy, located in Elizabeth New Jersey. This state-of-the-art facility includes a technology center equipped with 24 computers and 30 iPads. The media center has a complete compliment of books and resources along with seminar rooms for small group instruction, study groups, or topical seminars. The science room includes classroom space for demonstrations as well as a full lab and a preparation room. The music facilities include a chorus room, band room, and sound proof practice rooms. The art room is fully equipped and includes a kiln room for working with clay sculptures.

The Ronald Reagan Leadership Academy boasts a rigorous curriculum that includes core areas of language arts literacy, mathematics, Algebra I for every eighth grade student, history, geography science, and fine and performing arts. Additionally, the Academy espouses a leadership theme based on the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People pioneered by Stephen R. Covey. To maximize instructional time, the school day is extended beginning at 7:45 a.m. and ending at 3:45 p.m. The program includes an after school program in academics and fine and performing arts.

Students of Ronald Reagan Leadership Academy are required to wear a uniform and adhere to a high standard of behavior and work habits. We welcome our students with pride, excitement, and commitment to providing excellent educational experiences and services to inspire every student to think, to learn, to achieve and to care.

Hours of Operation

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Inspection/Report History

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Inspection Date Type Reinspection / Rule Details
2026-05-26 Re-Inspection Yes Center Inspection
2026-04-22 Monitoring,Life Safety Modification No Center Inspection
2026-01-02 Record Retrieval Yes Center Inspection
2025-11-20 Record Retrieval Yes Center Inspection
2025-10-16 Email Yes Center Inspection
2025-09-26 Life Safety Modification,No Children Present Yes Center Inspection
2025-09-15 Email Yes Center Inspection
2025-08-08 Email Yes Center Inspection
2025-07-08 Agency Meeting Yes Center Inspection
2025-05-28 Renewal No Center Inspection
2024-06-19 Email Yes Center Inspection
2024-06-03 Agency Meeting Yes Center Inspection
2024-05-29 Monitoring No Center Inspection
2024-01-12 Email Yes POPS Inspection
2024-01-08 Email Yes POPS Inspection
2023-12-04 Email Yes POPS Inspection
2023-11-01 Monitoring No POPS Inspection
2022-09-22 Email Yes POPS Inspection
2022-08-22 Email Yes POPS Inspection
2022-07-13 Email Yes POPS Inspection
2022-06-13 Renewal No POPS Inspection
2022-06-13 Renewal No POPS Inspection
2022-06-13 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.
2022-06-13 Violation 3A:52-4.11(a)(1) Ensure that all staff, the sponsor and/or the sponsor representative complete a CHRI background check for the center's 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.
2022-06-13 Violation 3A:52-4.6(b)(1) Ensure that the director meets the required qualifications as specified in the manual. - The director shall meet the following qualification requirements for early childhood programs licensed to serve more than 30 children, the director shall meet the qualification requirements as specified in N.J.A.C 3A:52-4.6(b) for education and experience.
2022-06-13 Violation 3A:52-4.8(a)(1) Ensure that all staff complete orientation training annually. - Topics of orientation training shall include supervising and tracking all children, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.3(a).
2022-06-13 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.
2022-01-13 Email Yes POPS Inspection
2021-12-13 Monitoring No POPS Inspection
2020-02-24 Email Yes POPS Inspection
2020-01-21 Email Yes POPS Inspection
2019-12-17 Email Yes POPS Inspection
2019-11-14 Email Yes POPS Inspection
2019-09-23 Renewal No POPS Inspection

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