Child Care Center
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First Presbyterian Church Nursery School
Ridgewood, NJ
· Bergen County
722 E Ridgewood Ave,
Ridgewood, NJ 07450
Quick Facts
Capacity
80 children
Age Range
2 1/2 - 6 years
Subsidized Program
Does not participate
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Contact Information
📞 (201) 445-2552
Licensed Child Care Center
Active License
License Number
02FIR0004
License Issued
Feb 4, 2026
Active Through
Feb 4, 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
First Presbyterian Church Nursery School is dedicated to developing the emotional, intellectual, social and physical growth of our students. We believe that education is a cooperative effort among students, parents and staff, designed to stimulate the creativity and achievements of each child. Our teachers place emphasis on the process and the joy of learning and creating, rather than on the finished product. We believe in the importance of the individual. We help each student to develop a positive self-image. We believe that a young person learns from his or her total experience in the school setting. We feel that each young person entrusted to us is important, and we consider it an honor and a privilege to be a part of his or her life!
Hours of Operation
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Inspection/Report History
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| Inspection Date | Type | Reinspection / Rule | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-07 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-09-29 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-09-12 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2024-10-29 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-08-26 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-07-15 | Unable to Conduct Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-05-31 | Monitoring,Life Safety Modification | No | Center Inspection |
| 2024-01-23 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-12-11 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-12-12 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-12-01 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-10-13 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-09-09 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-09-09 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-06-10 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-06-10 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-06-10 | Violation | 3A:52-7.8(a)(1)(iii) | Ensure that children wash their hands immediately after coming into contact with nasal secretions in Room 4. - 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 immediately after coming into contact with blood, fecal matter, urine, vomit, nasal secretions, or other body fluids or secretions. |
| 2022-06-10 | Violation | 3A:52-4.10(b)(1) | Obtain renewal CARI clearances for 6 staff members. - 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. |
| 2022-06-10 | Violation | 3A:52-4.11(a)(1) | Obtain CHRI clearances for 6 staff members who have previous CHRI clearances prior to 1/1/21. - 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. |
| 2022-06-10 | Violation | 3A:52-4.8(a)(1) | Provide documentation of annual orientation training for 2 staff members. - Topics of orientation training shall include supervising and tracking all children, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.3(a). |
| 2022-06-10 | Violation | 3A:52-4.5(c)(2)(ii) | Ensure that the director designee completes the Understanding Licensing training provided by OOL. - 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. |
| 2022-06-10 | Violation | 3A:52-4.8(c) | Provide documentation of annual training hours for 1 staff member. - The center shall ensure that all staff members who work at the center complete 12 hours of continuing staff development each year. |
| 2022-06-10 | Violation | 3A:52-7.5(b)(10) | Ensure all medication required by the special care plan is present at the center in Room 21. - 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). |
| 2022-06-10 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(n)(1) | Ensure that the center conducts fire drills at least once per month during each session provided at the center. - Fire prevention requirements are as follows: the center shall conduct fire drills at least once a month, as specified in the NJUFC. The center shall ensure that fire drills are conducted during each session provided at the center and that one fire drill per year is conducted during nap time, if applicable. |
| 2022-06-10 | 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. |
| 2022-06-10 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(n)(4) | Ensure that all fire extinguishers are serviced and tagged annually and recharged as needed. - Fire prevention requirements are as follows: all fire extinguishers shall be visually inspected once a month, and serviced and tagged at least once a year and recharged, if necessary, as specified in the NJUFC. |
| 2022-06-10 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(a)(13) | Ensure that all blind cords are inaccessible to the children throughout the center. - Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: the center shall ensure that window blind cords and other cords and ropes that present risk of harm are inaccessible to children. |
| 2022-06-10 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(b)(7) | Maintain the resilient surfacing under all play equipment as required. - Outdoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: the center shall comply with the Playground Safety Subcode of the New Jersey Uniform Construction Code, as specified in N.J.A.C. 5:23-11. |
| 2022-06-10 | Violation | 3A:52-2.1(b) | Complete and submit a DCF Renewal Attestation and all required documents. - A person applying for an initial license or renewal license to operate a center or relocation of a center shall submit a completed application to the Office of Licensing at least 45 days prior to the anticipated opening of the center or to the expiration of its existing regular license. |
| 2022-06-10 | 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. |
| 2022-02-11 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2021-12-16 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2019-11-04 | Renewal | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-10-28 | Renewal | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-09-18 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
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