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Clinton Hill Community and Early Childhood Center II
Newark, NJ
· Essex County
22-46 Demarest Street,
Newark, NJ 07112
Quick Facts
Capacity
150 children
Age Range
2 1/2 - 6 years
Subsidized Program
Participates
State Rating
1
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Licensed Child Care Center
Active License
License Number
190100017
License Issued
Sep 22, 2026
Active Through
Sep 22, 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
Clinton Hill Community and Early Childhood Center II is a Child Care Center in Newark NJ, with a maximum capacity of 150 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 2 1/2 - 6 years. It is open Monday - Friday, 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM. The provider also participates in a subsidized child care program.
Hours of Operation
- Monday08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
- Tuesday08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
- Wednesday08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
- Thursday08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
- Friday08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
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| Inspection Date | Type | Reinspection / Rule | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-15 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2026-08-04 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-07-01 | No Children Present,Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-05-28 | Monitoring,Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-04-22 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2026-03-06 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2026-02-05 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2026-01-02 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-12-30 | Re-Inspection,No Children Present | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-11-20 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-10-17 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-09-02 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-07-29 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-06-25 | Re-Inspection,No Children Present | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-05-14 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-04-15 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2025-01-23 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-12-04 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-11-20 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-11-11 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-09-24 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-09-03 | Agency Meeting | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-08-13 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-07-26 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-06-17 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-05-14 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-05-01 | Technical Assistance Visit | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-03-28 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-03-28 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-02-14 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-01-19 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-12-12 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-10-23 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-09-08 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-05-22 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-03-28 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-03-28 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-03-28 | Violation | 3A:52-6.3(a)(12)(ii) | Ensure that each child's sippy cup is labeled with the child's name in room 235. - All centers shall comply with the following requirements, the center shall ensure that these safety and sanitation practices are followed: sippy cups shall be labeled with the child’s name. |
| 2023-03-28 | Violation | 3A:52-6.4(g)(2) | Ensure that each child's bedding is stored away so that there is no contact with other surfaces in room 212. - When sheets, blankets and other coverings are not stored with sleeping equipment, each of these items shall be stored separately for each child. |
| 2023-03-28 | Violation | 3A:52-4.10(a)(1) | Ensure that a CARI background check are completed for 2 named staff as required within two weeks of hire.5/21/2023 Pertains to 1 staff member - 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. |
| 2023-03-28 | Violation | 3A:52-4.11(a)(1) | Ensure that 5 named staff complete a CHRI background check as required.5.21.2023 Pertains to 2 staff members. - 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. |
| 2023-03-28 | Violation | 3A:52-4.8(a)(2) | Ensure that all staff complete orientation training within two weeks of hire and annually, including understanding center operations, policies and procedures. - Topics of orientation training shall include understanding center operations, policies and procedures, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.5(b)3. |
| 2023-03-28 | 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. |
| 2023-03-28 | 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. |
| 2023-03-28 | Violation | 3A:52-7.5(b)(10) | Ensure that all Epi-pens are stored in their original boxes with the child's name and prescription, accompanied by a special care plan and that two are present when required. - The center shall develop and follow a policy on the administration of medication and health care procedures to children, which shall include the following provisions: the center shall store prescribed epinephrine pens in their original boxes with the child’s name and prescription. A special care plan or other documentation from a health care provider shall accompany the epinephrine pen. If two epinephrine pens are required, both shall be available. Each center under the jurisdiction of N.J.S.A. 18A:40-12.5 shall store back-up epinephrine pens on site consistent with the requirements stated at N.J.S.A. 18A:40-12.5.e(1). |
| 2023-03-28 | Violation | 3A:52-5.2(a)(5) | Ensure that the center's fire protective systems are operative at all times. - 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. |
| 2023-03-28 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(n)(2) | Ensure that children are evacuated from the center within three minutes during each fire drill. - Fire prevention requirements are as follows: the center shall ensure that all children present are evacuated from the building within three minutes during each fire drill. |
| 2023-03-28 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(l)(1)(iii) | Ensure that the center's evacuation procedures include an alternate indoor location that operates during the same operating hours as the center. - Emergency procedure requirements are as follows: the center shall prepare written emergency procedures delineating an alternate indoor location that operates during the same operating hours as the center. The center shall |
| 2023-03-28 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(a)(2) | Ensure that floor surfaces are kept free from water in room 233. - Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: floors, carpeting, walls, window coverings, ceilings, and other surfaces shall be kept clean and in good repair. |
| 2023-03-28 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(a)(15) | Maintain all mechanical ventilation in a clean and operating condition throughout the center classrooms and bathrooms. - Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: ventilation outlets shall be clean and free from obstructions, and filters shall be replaced when saturated. |
| 2023-03-28 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(p) | Secure the projector in room 230. - Play equipment, materials, and furniture for indoor and outdoor use shall be of sturdy and safe construction, non-toxic, free of hazards, and used in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions. The center may not use play equipment intended for outdoor use indoors. |
| 2023-01-17 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-12-01 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-10-26 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-09-26 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-07-18 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-05-20 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-04-08 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-04-08 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-04-08 | 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. |
| 2022-04-08 | Violation | 3A:52-7.5(b)(10) | Ensure that all Epi-pens are stored in their original boxes with the child's name and prescription and are current in room 216. - The center shall develop and follow a policy on the administration of medication and health care procedures to children, which shall include the following provisions: the center shall store prescribed epinephrine pens in their original boxes with the child’s name and prescription. A special care plan or other documentation from a health care provider shall accompany the epinephrine pen. If two epinephrine pens are required, both shall be available. Each center under the jurisdiction of N.J.S.A. 18A:40-12.5 shall store back-up epinephrine pens on site consistent with the requirements stated at N.J.S.A. 18A:40-12.5.e(1). |
| 2022-03-08 | Renewal,Relocation | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-03-08 | Renewal,Relocation | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-03-08 | Violation | 3A:52-2.3(d)(3) | Ensure that the center creates policies and procedures to prevent co-mingling during arrival and departure of children at the center. - The requirements for co-location of a center within a multi-use building are as follows, during operating hours, the Office of Licensing may require the center to |
| 2022-03-08 | Violation | 3A:52-4.5(a)(3)(i)(1) | Ensure that the center has a table of organization that illustrates lines of authority, responsibility and communication. - 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 a table of organization that illustrates lines of authority, responsibility and communication. |
| 2022-03-08 | Violation | 3A:52-4.6(a) | Ensure that the center completes and maintains on file a Staff Records Checklist designated by OOL. - 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). |
| 2022-03-08 | 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. |
| 2022-03-08 | 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 upon 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. |
| 2022-03-08 | Violation | 3A:52-3.4(a) | Submit a copy of the centers current comprehensive general liability insurance policy to OOL. - The sponsor or sponsor representative shall secure comprehensive general liability insurance coverage for the center and shall maintain on file a copy of the insurance policy or documentation of current insurance coverage. |
| 2022-03-08 | 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. |
| 2022-03-08 | 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. |
| 2022-03-08 | Violation | 3A:52-5.2(b) | Ensure that the detector is secure in room 234. - An applicant seeking a license or a Certificate of Life/Safety Approval to operate a center shall comply with all applicable provisions of the New Jersey Uniform Fire Code, as specified in N.J.A.C. 5:70 and hereinafter referred to as the NJUFC. The center shall obtain the building's fire safety inspection certificate issued by the municipality in which it is located, based on a fire inspection conducted within the preceding 12 months, reflecting the center's compliance with all applicable provisions of the NJUFC. The center shall maintain on file the building's fire safety inspection certificate. |
| 2022-03-08 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(f)(1) | Ensure that the center has an adequate supply of soap, toilet paper and individual hand towels or disposable paper towels. - Toilet facility requirements are as follows: a supply of soap, toilet paper, and individual hand towels or disposable paper towels shall be provided. |
| 2022-03-08 | Violation | 3A:52-5.6(d)(2)(ii) | Identify the bathroom that is for staff/adult use and provide a label. - Toilet facility requirements are as follows: for existing centers that have an additional toilet facility that has not been counted in determining the maximum number of children who can be served per session and for centers to be located in newly constructed buildings, the center shall ensure that this designated toilet facility is identified by a sign located on the exterior of its door, indicating that this toilet facility is for the exclusive use of staff members and other adults. |
| 2022-03-08 | Violation | 3A:52-5.4(a)(4) | Ensure that hot tap water does not exceed 110 degrees Fahrenheit. - For early childhood programs, the following shall apply, a supply of hot tap water not exceeding 110 degrees Fahrenheit and cold running water shall be provided. |
| 2022-03-08 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(a)(9) | Ensure that the toilet is fully operable in the outdoor play area. - Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: toilets, wash basins, kitchen sinks, and other plumbing shall be maintained in good operating and sanitary condition. |
| 2022-03-08 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(a)(1) | Eliminate the ceiling is free moisture resulting from leaks in room 211. - Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: the center shall be free of moisture resulting from water leaks or seepage. |
| 2022-03-08 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(i)(7) | Submit documentation regarding required LSRP to operate, maintain and monitor the remedial action. - 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 facility operator shall submit to the Office of Licensing a No Further Action letter, Child Care Facility Approval letter, RESPONSE Action Outcome letter, or other approval, which indicates that no further remediation is needed for the site from the Department of Environmental Protection, which indicates that no further remediation is needed for the site on which the center is located. |
| 2022-03-08 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(i)(5)(i) | Complete and submit a DCF Drinking Water Testing Statement of Assurance and Checklist. - 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. |
| 2022-03-08 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(a)(19) | Complete radon testing in every room on the lowest floor used by children and post the results in a prominent location. - Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: the center shall test for the presence of radon gas in each classroom on the lowest floor level used by children at least once every five years and shall post the test results in a prominent location in all buildings at the center, as specified in N.J.S.A. 30:5B-5.2. |
| 2022-03-08 | Violation | 3A:52-5.4(a)(1) | Ensure that all electrical outlets accessible to the children have protective coverings. - For early childhood programs, the following shall apply, all electrical outlets that are accessible to the children shall have protective covers. |
| 2020-12-16 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-11-23 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-10-12 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-09-09 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-08-04 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-06-30 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-05-28 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-04-28 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-03-24 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-02-27 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2020-01-10 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-11-01 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2019-10-25 | Initial | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-09-10 | Initial | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-07-24 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-06-24 | Initial | No | Center Inspection |
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