Child Care Center
✓ Licensed
Early Childhood Center of the Ironbound
Newark, NJ
· Essex County
697-709 MARKET STREET,
Newark, NJ 07105
Quick Facts
Capacity
200 children
Age range (listing information)
2 1/2 - 13 years
May not reflect the ages served today. Please confirm with the provider.
Type of Care
Full-Time, Before School, After School
Subsidized Program
Participates
State Rating
3
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Contact Information
📞 (973) 589-8695
Licensed Child Care Center
Active License
License Number
07EAR0004
License Issued
Aug 12, 2025
Active Through
Aug 12, 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
IEP’s programs are designed to provide cutting-edge solutions in the areas of special education, early childhood education, theme schools, curriculum and instruction, professional development, charter school educational management, alternative education, corrections education, academic enrichment, and other specialized educational services.
Hours of Operation
- Monday7:30 am - 6:00 pm
- Tuesday7:30 am - 6:00 pm
- Wednesday7:30 am - 6:00 pm
- Thursday7:30 am - 6:00 pm
- Friday7:30 am - 6:00 pm
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
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| Inspection Date | Type | Reinspection / Rule | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-23 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2026-02-05 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-12-18 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2025-08-12 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-06-23 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-05-23 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-04-03 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-02-25 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-02-24 | Other | No | Center Inspection |
| 2025-01-14 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-12-10 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-09-09 | Renewal | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-06-07 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-03-04 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-01-08 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-11-21 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-08-14 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-07-10 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-07-10 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-07-10 | Violation | 3A:52-4.5(e)(2)(i) | Ensure that the head teacher is present at the center for at least 75% of the center's daily operating hours or at least six hours a day, whichever is less. Ensure that the credentialed staff required to meet the center's licensed capacity is maintained during the summer hours. - For early childhood programs the head teacher shall be scheduled to work at the center for at least 75 percent of the center's daily operating hours or at least six hours a day, whichever is less. |
| 2023-07-10 | Violation | 3A:52-4.8(a)(1) | Ensure that all staff complete orientation training within two weeks of hire and annually. Not available for review on the day of the inspection. Documents on file were from 2020-2021. - Topics of orientation training shall include supervising and tracking all children, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.3(a). |
| 2023-07-10 | Violation | 3A:52-4.8(a)(5) | Ensure that all staff complete orientation training within two weeks of hire and annually, including evacuating the center and using fire alarms. Interviews with staff indicate that their knowledge of the emergency evacuation shelter is an old location prior to 2018. Retrain staff and submit retraining document with staff signatures. - Topics of orientation training shall include evacuating the center and using the fire alarms, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-5.3(l). |
| 2023-07-10 | Violation | 3A:52-4.5(c)(2)(ii) | Ensure that the director designee completes the Understanding Licensing training provided by OOL. On the day of the inspection neither the director or the director designee were on site. As per the summer organizational chart, the family worker designated as a person in charge was not familiar with what needed to be presented to OOL for the inspection. Additionally, they did not know that they had been designated as the person in charge (director designee). Ensure that whe the director is not present that all director designees are fully trained and have completed Understanding Licensing. - The director or his or her designee(s) shall be on the premises at all times when the center is operating and the designee shall complete staff development in understanding licensing rules as provided by the Office. |
| 2023-07-10 | Violation | 3A:52-4.8(c) | Ensure that all staff complete 12 hours of staff development annually. Not available for review on the day of the inspection. Documents on file were from 2020-2021. - The center shall ensure that all staff members who work at the center complete 12 hours of continuing staff development each year. |
| 2023-07-10 | Violation | 3A:52-4.8(d)(1) | Ensure that all credentialed staff complete 20 hours of staff development annually. Not available for review on the day of the inspection. Documents on file were from 2020-2021. - 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. |
| 2023-07-10 | Violation | 3A:52-3.4(a) | Ensure that the center has a current comprehensive general liability insurance policy and maintains the documentation on file. Current declaration page expired 7/1/23. - 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. |
| 2023-07-10 | Violation | 3A:52-5.2(a)(5) | Provide a current fire certificate as required. Expired 2/16/23 - 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. |
| 2023-07-10 | 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. Expired 5/17/23 - 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. |
| 2023-07-10 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(l)(1)(iii)(1) | Ensure that the center chooses an alternate indoor location within a safe walking distance of the center. Interviews on the day of the inspection indicate the alternate indoor location is an elementary school that is not within a safe walking distance. Center has not indicated that there is transportation secured to transport the children to this location. Ensure that either the current location can be used because transportation has been secured or that a location within safe walking distance is secured. Submit an agreement, to OOL, between the center and the location indicating that the site is approved to be used and that it is open to receive children for the entirety of the center's operational hours. - 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 select an alternate indoor location within safe walking distance. |
| 2023-07-10 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(f)(2) | Ensure that all bathroom equipment is fastened securely. Secure the soap dispenser to wall in room 104. - Toilet facility requirements are as follows: mirrors, dispensers, and other equipment shall be fastened securely. |
| 2023-07-10 | Violation | 3A:52-5.4(a)(4) | Ensure that there is warm water present in room 104 and 106 . - 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. |
| 2023-07-10 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(a)(2) | Ensure that all ceiling tiles are kept clean and in good repair. Replace all wet, stained, and missing ceiling tiles. Located throughout the center. - 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. |
| 2023-07-10 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(a)(1) | Eliminate moisture resulting from leaks or seepage. There are multiple heavily wet ceiling tiles in the upper wing of the center. - Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: the center shall be free of moisture resulting from water leaks or seepage. |
| 2023-07-10 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(a)(15) | Maintain all mechanical ventilation in a clean and free of accumulated dust. - Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: ventilation outlets shall be clean and free from obstructions, and filters shall be replaced when saturated. |
| 2023-07-10 | 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. Provide documentation for indicating what date the radon testing was conducted as the posted information does not have a date. - 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. |
| 2022-12-09 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-10-11 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-10-11 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-08-03 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(a)(1) | Eliminate moisture resulting from leaks or seepage causing heavily stained ceiling tiles in the front entrance. - Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: the center shall be free of moisture resulting from water leaks or seepage. |
| 2022-08-02 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-08-02 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-05-03 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-02-15 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2021-11-24 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2021-08-04 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
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