Child Care Center
✓ Licensed
CFS Head Start at Centerville
Camden City, NJ
· Camden County
1475 South 8th Street,
Camden City, NJ 08104
Quick Facts
Capacity
162 children
Age Range
0 - 6 years
Subsidized Program
Participates
State Rating
2
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Contact Information
📞 (267) 844-0593
Licensed Child Care Center
Active License
License Number
04CEN0002
License Issued
Apr 27, 2026
Active Through
Apr 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
At Center For Family Services, we work every day to strengthen families and make the world we live in a better place one child, one family at a time. Our goal is to do more than just provide a solution for an immediate problem. We work to help our children and families overcome the obstacles that led them to such difficult times. We help them to build a foundation for self sufficiency. We focus on prevention, in order to provide support to families before serious problems ever occur.
Hours of Operation
- Monday08:00 AM - 04:00 PM
- Tuesday08:00 AM - 04:00 PM
- Wednesday08:00 AM - 04:00 PM
- Thursday08:00 AM - 04:00 PM
- Friday08:00 AM - 04:00 PM
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
Where possible, ChildcareCenter provides inspection reports as a service to families. This information is deemed reliable but is not guaranteed. We encourage families to contact the daycare provider directly with any questions or concerns. Reports can also be verified with your local daycare licensing office.
| Inspection Date | Type | Reinspection / Rule | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-20 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2026-06-24 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2026-05-19 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2025-10-10 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-09-12 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-07-29 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-06-11 | TA Inspection,Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-06-06 | Renewal,Complaint | No | Center Inspection |
| 2025-02-20 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-02-12 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-12-16 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-10-17 | Email,Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-09-17 | Monitoring,Other | No | Center Inspection |
| 2024-06-05 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-05-17 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-04-12 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-03-15 | Complaint | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-02-28 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-01-19 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-12-14 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-11-14 | Age Change | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-02-23 | Age Change | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-01-06 | Age Change,Space Evaluation | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-10-17 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-09-15 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-08-04 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-06-30 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-05-24 | No Selection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-05-24 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-05-24 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-05-24 | Violation | 3A:52-5.2(c) | Provide a current health certificate as required. - If the center prepares meals, the center shall obtain a satisfactory Sanitary Inspection Certificate, as specified in N.J.A.C. 8:24, indicating that the kitchen is in compliance with the applicable requirements of the State Sanitary Code. The center shall maintain on file the Sanitary Inspection Certificate. |
| 2022-05-24 | 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. |
| 2022-05-24 | 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. |
| 2022-05-24 | Violation | 3A:52-5.2(a)(5) | Ensure that all exits and egress areas are unobstructed in room 2. Staff took immediate action and removed the school supplies that were blocking the egress. - 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. |
| 2022-05-24 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(b)(6) | Remove/replace the tarp on the fence. - Outdoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: centers that provide outdoor space shall maintain all fencing in proper condition. |
| 2022-05-24 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(b)(1) | Remove debris and overgrown vegetation from the outdoor play area. - 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. |
| 2022-05-24 | 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. |
| 2022-05-24 | 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 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. |
| 2022-05-24 | 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. |
| 2022-05-24 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(h)(2) | Submit a lead paint risk assessment as required. - Lead paint precautions are as follows: the center shall comply with the lead paint inspection requirements specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-5.3(h)3, unless the center |
| 2022-04-14 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-03-08 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-01-07 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2021-10-29 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
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