Child Care Center
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Forest Daycare LLC
Lakewood, NJ
· Ocean County
440 Ninth Street / 825 Forest Avenue,
Lakewood, NJ 08701
Quick Facts
Capacity
60 children
Age Range
0 - 6 years
Subsidized Program
Participates
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Contact Information
📞 (732) 534-0305
Licensed Child Care Center
Active License
License Number
170900177
License Issued
Nov 17, 2026
Active Through
Nov 17, 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
Forest Daycare LLC is a Child Care Center in Lakewood NJ, with a maximum capacity of 60 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 0 - 6 years. The provider also participates in a subsidized child care program.
Hours of Operation
- Days of Operation Monday–Friday
Inspection/Report History
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| Inspection Date | Type | Reinspection / Rule | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-15 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-07-30 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-06-23 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2025-08-19 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-08-14 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-05-28 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-04-24 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-03-18 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2024-04-12 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-04-10 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-02-12 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-12-14 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-10-30 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-07-27 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-07-22 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-06-23 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-05-26 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-04-06 | Violation | 3A:52-4.3(a)(1) | Ensure staff know how many children are in their care at all times. Staff in room 6 stated they had 8 but 12 children were present. - 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. |
| 2022-04-06 | Violation | 3A:52-6.3(a)(4) | Ensure that food provided by the center is stored, prepared and served in a sanitary manner. In room 6, yogurt was being served from a large container off of the diaper changing table. - All centers shall comply with the following requirements, if the center provides food, the center shall ensure that the food is stored, prepared, and served in a sanitary manner. |
| 2022-04-06 | Violation | 3A:52-6.3(b)(3)(iv)(1) | Ensure that each child's bottle is dated in rooms 1 and 3. - For early childhood programs, the following shall apply, feeding requirements for centers serving children less than 18 months of age are as follows: for bottles, each child's bottle(s) shall be labeled with the child's name and dated. |
| 2022-04-06 | Violation | 3A:52-6.1(e) | Ensure that children are not walking around the room with bottles in room 6. - The center shall ensure that pacifiers are removed when the children are crawling or walking. |
| 2022-04-06 | Violation | 3A:52-6.4(i) | Cease the use of pacifier straps in room 1. - Children shall not use pacifiers with straps or other types of attachment devices. |
| 2022-04-06 | Violation | 3A:52-6.4(b)(1)(ii) | Cease the use of soft blanket type playmats for infants under 12 months in room 1 where infants have tummy time. - The center shall provide sleeping equipment for children 12 months of age and younger, the center shall provide for each child a crib, that complies with the Consumer Product Safety Commission's (CPSC) Federal Safety Standards for Full- Size and Non-Full-Size Baby Cribs; 16 CFR 1219 and 1220, which is incorporated herein by reference, and can be obtained through the CPSC's website at https://www.cpsc.gov/Safety-Education/Safety- Education-Centers/cribs , playpen, or other Office of Licensing-approved sleeping equipment that meets the following requirement that sleeping equipment shall be free of pillows and soft bedding, including, but not limited to bumper pads, when occupied by a sleeping child. |
| 2022-04-06 | Violation | 3A:52-7.8(a)(1)(i) | Ensure that children wash their hands before the intake of food. Children in room 3 were eating crackers on the floor and did not wash hands prior to eating. - 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 before intake of food. |
| 2022-04-06 | Violation | 3A:52-7.8(a)(4)(i) | Ensure that staff wash their hands immediately before preparing or serving food. Staff in room 3 served crackers to children and did not wash hands prior to serving. - Handwashing requirements are as follows: staff members shall wash their hands with soap and running water immediately before preparing or serving food. |
| 2022-04-06 | Violation | 3A:52-7.8(d)(1)(ii)(3) | Ensure that diapering surfaces are flat, smooth, clean, dry, non-absorbent and in good repair. Ensure that diapering surfaces are cleaned and not being used for storage of toys and staff belongings. - For early childhood programs, the following shall apply: diapering requirements for centers serving children who are not toilet trained are as follows, diapering area and surface requirements are as follows, the diapering surface shall be flat, smooth, clean, dry, non-absorbent, and in good repair. |
| 2022-04-06 | Violation | 3A:52-4.6(a) | Ensure that the center Staff Records Checklist is updated to include all required information. - 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). |
| 2022-04-06 | Violation | 3A:52-7.7(a)(3)(iii)(1) | Ensure that the center washes and disinfects cribs, cots, mats, playpens and other approved sleeping equipment at least weekly. Ensure the center cleans the pack and plays throughout the center. There were bags of uneaten food, food crumbs stuck to the sheets, and sheets and pack and play sides were heavily soiled. - The schedule for disinfecting shall be as follows: the following items shall be washed and disinfected at least weekly, cribs, cots, mats, playpens, or other Office of Licensing-approved sleeping equipment. |
| 2022-04-06 | Violation | 3A:52-6.3(b)(3)(vi) | Ensure that children are sitting at the table eating and not playing on the floor and eating in room 3. - For early childhood programs, the following shall apply, feeding requirements for centers serving children less than 18 months of age are as follows: a child who, because of age or developmental readiness, no longer needs to be held for feeding shall be provided with an infant seat, high chair with safety strap, or other age-appropriate seating apparatus, which meets the standards of a recognized safety organization (such as the Juvenile Products Manufacturers Association, the American Society for Testing and Materials, or the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission). |
| 2022-04-06 | 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. Provide CHRI clearances for all staff. - 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. |
| 2022-04-06 | Violation | 3A:52-4.10(a)(1) | Ensure that CARI background checks are completed as required for all staff. There is 1 missing CARI clearance. - 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. |
| 2022-04-06 | Violation | 3A:52-4.6(c)(1) | Provide credential paperwork for the head teacher. - For early childhood programs, the following shall apply: for all centers, the head teacher or consulting head teacher shall meet the qualification requirements specified in one of the seven options set forth in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.6(c) for education and experience. |
| 2022-04-06 | Violation | 3A:52-4.8(a)(1) | Provide documentation of all staff having completed current orientation training. - Topics of orientation training shall include supervising and tracking all children, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.3(a). |
| 2022-04-06 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(o)(1) | Ensure that at least two staff have current first aid and CPR certifications and are present at all times at the center. - 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. |
| 2022-04-06 | Violation | 3A:52-4.8(c) | Provide documentation of staff annual trainings. - The center shall ensure that all staff members who work at the center complete 12 hours of continuing staff development each year. |
| 2022-04-06 | Violation | 3A:52-3.4(a) | Ensure that the center has a current comprehensive general liability insurance policy and maintains the documentation on file. - 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. |
| 2022-04-06 | Violation | 3A:52-5.2(a)(5) | Provide a current fire certificate as required. - 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. |
| 2022-04-06 | 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. |
| 2022-04-06 | 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. |
| 2022-04-05 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-04-05 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-01-26 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-01-25 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-12-20 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-11-10 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-09-14 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-08-04 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-06-07 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-04-19 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
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