Description: Children's Center Preschool is a Regular Child Care Center in BLAIRSTOWN NJ, with a maximum capacity of 30 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 2 1/2 - 6 years. The provider does not participate in a subsidized child care program.
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| 2023-02-28 | 2023-03-21 | 3A:52-4.5(b)(2)(i) |
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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. Violation Observed: Ensure that the center maintains daily time sheets for staff that indicate the hours the staff worked at the center. Complete staff daily timesheets with arrival and departure times. |
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| 2023-02-28 | 2023-03-21 | 3A:52-6.3(a)(11)(vii) |
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All centers shall comply with the following requirements, unless contraindicated by the parent or health care provider, the center shall provide a variety of both fruits and vegetables and high portion of whole grains. Violation Observed: Ensure that all food and beverages provided by the center comply with the minimum CACFP standards, including providing a variety of both fruits and vegetables and high portions of whole grains. Center needs to provide a second component to meet the requirements of a snack. |
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| 2023-02-27 | 2023-03-21 | 3A:52-4.3(a) |
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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. Violation Observed: Ensure that adequate supervision is maintained at all times throughout the center, wherein staff answered the phone and answered the door while supervising children. |
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| 2023-02-27 | 2023-03-21 | 3A:52-7.7(c)(1) |
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Pets shall be permitted in a center only under the following circumstances: pets kept by or loacted in the center, regardless of ownership, shall be Violation Observed: Ensure that the center maintains the required documentation for pets kept at the center for permission for the children to handle the rabbit in Room 2. |
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| 2023-02-27 | 2023-03-21 | 3A:52-5.3(q)(3)(v) |
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Space and room requirements are as follows: Indoor space requirements for play rooms and sleep rooms are as follows the center shall identify all rooms of the center that have been approved by the Office of Licensing. This identification shall consist of numbers, letters, names or any other means of identification and shall be located either inside or directly outside each room. Violation Observed: Post an updated diagram of all approved areas and ensure that all rooms approved for use by the children are labeled. |
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| 2023-02-27 | 2023-03-21 | 3A:52-5.3(q)(2)(ii) |
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Space and room requirements are as follows: at no time shall a center allow more children in attendance than the licensed room capacity. Violation Observed: Ensure that the center complies with the licensed capacity of the classrooms at all times throughout the center, wherein Room 1b is licensed for 8 and it had 9 children. |
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| 2021-04-26 | 2021-04-26 | 3A:52-5.3(a)(10) |
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Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: all corrosive agents, insecticides, bleaches, detergents, polishes, any products under pressure in an aerosol spray can, and any toxic substance shall be stored in a locked cabinet or in an enclosure located in an area not accessible to the children. Violation Observed: Ensure disinfecting solutions are inaccessible to children at all times. A bleach/water bottle was observed on the counter, within the reach of children, in Room 2. |
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| 2021-04-26 | 2021-06-04 | 3A:52-5.3(i)(8) |
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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. Violation Observed: The center has completed the renewal application and is awaiting the inspection for issuance of the SBIC. Submit the updated certificate when received. |
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| 2021-04-26 | 2021-04-26 | 3A:52-5.3(a)(10) |
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Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: all corrosive agents, insecticides, bleaches, detergents, polishes, any products under pressure in an aerosol spray can, and any toxic substance shall be stored in a locked cabinet or in an enclosure located in an area not accessible to the children. Violation Observed: Ensure disinfecting solutions are inaccessible to children at all times. A bleach/water bottle was observed on the counter, within the reach of children, in Room 2. |
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| 2021-04-26 | 2021-06-04 | 3A:52-5.3(i)(8) |
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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. Violation Observed: The center has completed the renewal application and is awaiting the inspection for issuance of the SBIC. Submit the updated certificate when received. |
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| 2019-05-20 | 3A:52-7.7(a)(2) | |
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All areas to be disinfected shall first be washed with soap and water. Violation Observed: Wash and disinfect tables immediately before serving snack. |
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| 2019-05-20 | 2019-06-11 | 3A:52-7.7(a)(2) |
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All areas to be disinfected shall first be washed with soap and water. Violation Observed: Wash and disinfect tables immediately before serving snack. |
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| 2019-05-20 | 2019-06-11 | 3A:52-7.7(a)(2) |
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All areas to be disinfected shall first be washed with soap and water. Violation Observed: Wash and disinfect tables immediately before serving snack. |
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| 2019-05-14 | 3A:52-7.7(a)(2) | |
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All areas to be disinfected shall first be washed with soap and water. Violation Observed: Wash and disinfect tablesimmediately before serving snack. |
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| 2019-05-14 | 3A:52-7.8(a)(1) | |
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Handwashing requirements are as follows: the center shall ensure that children three months of age and older wash their hands with soap and running water Violation Observed: Children were observed washing their hands in a dish tub full of soapy water and a sponge after art projects. Ensure children cease this practice and use soap and running water to wash their hands. |
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