Description: East Orange Community Charter School is a Regular Child Care Center in East Orange NJ, with a maximum capacity of 112 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 6 - 13 years. The provider also participates in a subsidized child care program.
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2023-07-27 | 2023-07-27 | 3A:52-5.3(q)(2)(ii) |
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. At the time of the inspection there were 30 children in Room 1-1. The center took immediate action and moved children to another room. |
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2023-07-06 | 2023-07-20 | 3A:52-4.3(a)(1) |
The center shall develop and implement an Office of Licensing-approved method to keep track of the location and ensure the safety of all children at all times when under the center’s supervision, including the transfer of supervision from and to parents during arrival and departure and the utilization of off-site locations, including playgrounds and field trips. Violation Observed: Ensure that adequate procedures for tracking children are adhered to at all times throughout the center. At the time of the inspection, staff in one room on the second floor stated there were 10 children when 11 children were present. Additionally, staff in a second room on the second floor stated there were 20 children when 22 children were present. |
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2023-07-06 | 2023-07-20 | 3A:52-5.3(q)(3)(v) |
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: Label all rooms approved by the OOL for the children's use. At the time of the inspection, rooms were not labeled. |
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2022-10-20 | 2023-07-27 | 3A:52-5.3(q)(1)(ii) |
Space and room requirements are as follows: all space and rooms within the center to be used by children shall be inspected and approved by the Office of Licensing prior to their use. In making its determination, the Office of Licensing shall consider whether the space is too far removed, remote, or isolated from other areas of the center to be used by children. rooms or areas of the center that are not Office of Licensing-approved for use by children shall be made inaccessible to children. Violation Observed: Ensure that unapproved space is inaccessible to the children at all times. At the time of the inspection, 4 classrooms on the second floor were being utilized and they are not approved licensed space. 1/23/2023 At the time of the inspection, children were in 4 unlicensed rooms on the second floor and the technology room on the first floor. 7/6/2023 At the time of the inspection, 4 classrooms on the second floor were being utilized and they are not approved licensed space. |
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2022-10-20 | 2023-07-20 | 3A:52-5.3(q)(3)(v) |
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: Label all rooms approved by the OOL for the children's use. Provide a current diagram of all rooms on all floors including the exit routes. Ensure all classrooms are labeled correctly, at the time of the inspection room numbers had been changed. |
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2021-10-18 | 2021-12-09 | 3A:52-5.3(q)(1)(ii) |
Space and room requirements are as follows: all space and rooms within the center to be used by children shall be inspected and approved by the Office of Licensing prior to their use. In making its determination, the Office of Licensing shall consider whether the space is too far removed, remote, or isolated from other areas of the center to be used by children. rooms or areas of the center that are not Office of Licensing-approved for use by children shall be made inaccessible to children. Violation Observed: Ensure that unapproved space is inaccessible to the children at all times. Two classrooms on the second floor were being utilized and they are not approved licensed space. |
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2021-10-18 | 2022-12-09 | 3A:52-7.9(a)(1) |
For early childhood programs, the following shall apply: the center shall maintain on file a log of the initial illnesses, symptoms of illness, or diseases that are exhibited by each child while in the center’s care, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-7.1(c) and (d). This illness log shall include Violation Observed: Maintain an illness log on file at the center and ensure that it contains all of the required components. |
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2021-10-18 | 2021-12-09 | 3A:52-4.5(a)(3)(i)(1) |
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. Violation Observed: Ensure that the center has a table of organization that illustrates lines of authority, responsibility and communication. |
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2021-10-18 | 2023-05-15 | 3A:52-4.6(a) |
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). Violation Observed: Ensure that the center completes and maintains on file a Staff Records Checklist designated by OOL. |
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2021-10-18 | 2023-07-06 | 3A:52-4.10(b)(1) |
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. Violation Observed: Ensure that all staff submit a CARI background check upon renewal. 1/23/2023 Provide renewal CARI clearances for 5 staff including the sponsor representative. 5/15/2023 Provide renewal CARI clearances for 4 staff. 6/21/2023 Provide renewal CARI clearance for 1 staff. |
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2021-10-18 | 3A:52-4.11(a)(1) | |
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. Violation Observed: Ensure that all staff, the sponsor and/or the sponsor representative complete a CHRI background check as required. 7/27/2023 Two staff not currently employed, 1 staff CHRI pending. |
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2021-10-18 | 2023-07-27 | 3A:52-4.1(d)(1) |
The staff records specified in 3A:52-4.1(a) through (c) shall be maintained on file as follows: the Staff Records Checklist for the current director and all staff members currently working at the center shall be maintained on file at the center. Violation Observed: Ensure that the information on the Staff Records Checklist is current and that it is maintained on file at the center, including the staff's CARI and CHRI background checks. |
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2021-10-18 | 2023-05-15 | 3A:52-4.6(d)(1) |
For school-age child care programs the program supervisor shall meet the qualification requirements specified in one of the applicable options set forth in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.6(d) for education, training, and experience, based on the center's licensed capacity. Violation Observed: Ensure that the program supervisor meets the required qualifications as specified in the manual. Provide documentation of education and experience. |
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2021-10-18 | 2023-07-20 | 3A:52-4.8(g)(3) |
The center shall maintain on file documentation of the date, time, topic, presenter, and attendance for all staff development and orientation completed by center staff members. The center shall record each staff member’s completion of staff development and orientation on the Staff Records Checklist, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.1(b). Violation Observed: Ensure that all staff complete orientation training within two weeks of hire and annually and that the completion of the training is documented on the Staff Records Checklist. |
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2021-10-18 | 2023-05-15 | 3A:52-5.3(o)(1) |
First aid requirements are as follows: at least two staff members who have current certified basic knowledge of first aid principles and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), as defined by a recognized health organization (such as the American Red Cross), shall be in the center at all times when enrolled children are present. Violation Observed: Ensure that at least two staff have current first aid and CPR certifications and are present at all times at the center. |
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