Child Care Center
✓ Licensed
Golden Gate Child Care Development Center
Clayton, NJ
· Gloucester County
253 Maple Street,
Clayton, NJ 08312
Quick Facts
Capacity
75 children
Age Range
0 - 13 years
Subsidized Program
Participates
State Rating
3
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Licensed Child Care Center
Active License
License Number
08GOL0002
License Issued
Dec 28, 2025
Active Through
Dec 28, 2028
Issued By
New Jersey Department of Children & Families
District Office
New Jersey Dept of Children and Families - Office of Licensing
Reviews
messa00
2015-08-17 02:57:39
★ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆
I have used this provider for less than 6 months
WORST PLACE EVER!!! I'm not even sure where to start. We sent our kids to the summer camp and had some serious problems. It started in the beginning when kids were mean to our kids because they were "different'' (per the camp counselors)....meaning because they were white..out of 25 campers, 3 were white...2 of them were ours. At the end of camp, a child in the camp said to my child "I'm going to kill you. When I get bigger, I'm going to bring in a gun and shoot you". When my husband called the camp right away, she replied "well she IS only 5". Really? Only 5? That 6 year old brought a gun to school in TX and 3 people got injured. The next morning when he asked if the child was in yet and if anyone checked her and her siblings stuff, she again repeated "she's only 5, no we didn't check". So my husband called the cops.
We had a meeting with the owner who was as laid back as the front desk lady who took our call. She said that they didn't have something in place for a situation like this so they were looking into it. What do you have to look into? If that happened in school, the child would no longer be allowed back until investigation. Since the camp did nothing, we contacted Clayton police who reacted promptly....(mad kudos to Clayton Police).
Long in the short...DON'T send your kids there...
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About the Provider
Golden Gate Child Care Development Center is a Child Care Center in Clayton NJ, with a maximum capacity of 75 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 0 - 13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-09 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2026-07-28 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-06-25 | Monitoring,Other | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-05-14 | Other,Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-04-29 | Other | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-04-13 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-03-06 | Complaint | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-03-03 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2026-01-23 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-12-22 | Complaint | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-12-01 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-10-31 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-09-23 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2024-12-20 | Re-Inspection,Other | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-11-15 | Re-Inspection,Other | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-10-08 | Other | No | Center Inspection |
| 2024-06-03 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-04-29 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-08-18 | No Selection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-05-23 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-05-08 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-03-14 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-03-14 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-02-27 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-02-27 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-02-27 | Violation | 3A:52-4.8(a)(2) | Ensure that all staff are retrained on the center's policies and procedures regarding pacifier cords. Provide the date and staff signatures. - 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. |
| 2023-02-27 | Violation | 3A:52-6.4(i) | Cease the use of pacifier straps or other types of attachment devices in room 3A. - Children shall not use pacifiers with straps or other types of attachment devices. |
| 2023-02-27 | Violation | 3A:52-4.3(a) | Ensure that adequate supervision is maintained at all times throughout the center wherein, a child was playing with the trash can lid while staff was talking to a therapist that was in room 3B. - The children shall be supervised directly by a staff member at all times, including during outdoor activities, rest and sleep, and walking through hallways. Toileting procedures shall be supervised by a staff member as appropriate for the ages and developmental needs of the children. |
| 2023-01-30 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-12-07 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-12-07 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-10-28 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-10-28 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-10-28 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(r) | Ensure staff in room 2 are not picking up children by one arm to remove them from cribs. - The center shall take any steps required by the Office of Licensing to correct conditions in the building or center that may endanger the health, safety, and well-being of the children served. |
| 2022-10-24 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-10-24 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-10-11 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-10-11 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-10-11 | 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. |
| 2022-10-11 | Violation | 3A:52-7.3(a)(2) | Ensure that a Universal Health Record is completed upon enrollment and updated annually, including the immunization records and special care plans as required. - For early childhood programs, the following shall apply: for each child not enrolled in a public or private school, upon admission, the center shall maintain on file at the center a Universal Child Health Record (Department of Health Form CH-14) or its equivalent, updated annually, along with an immunization record, and a special care plan, if applicable. A 30-day grace period is permitted in N.J.A.C. 8:57-4.5(e) |
| 2022-10-11 | Violation | 3A:52-3.6(b)(1) | Ensure that the center maintains and distributes to all families and staff a copy of the Information to Parents document and maintains on file signatures of all staff and families attesting to the receipt of the policy. - The center shall distribute a copy of the Information to Parents document to each child’s parent(s) upon enrollment and to every person upon becoming a staff member and secure and maintain on file a record of each parent’s and staff member’s signature attesting to receipt of the document. The center shall maintain on file a copy of the Information to Parents document. |
| 2022-10-11 | Violation | 3A:52-7.11(a)(1) | Ensure that the center maintains and distributes to all families the center's communicable disease policy and that it includes the list of symptoms for which a child will be excluded from the center. - Each center shall develop a written policy on the management of communicable diseases. This policy shall include the following: the list of illnesses and symptoms of illness for which a child will be separated from the group and possibly sent home, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-7.1©. |
| 2022-10-11 | Violation | 3A:52-6.5(a)(1) | Ensure that the center maintains and distributes to all families and staff the center's policy on the release of children, including a provision that children can only be released to the parent or other authorized individuals. - The center shall maintain on file and follow a written policy on the release of children, which shall include the provision that each child may be released only to the child's parent(s) or person(s) authorized by the parent(s), as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-6.8(a)3, to take the child from the center and to assume responsibility for the child in an emergency if the parent(s) cannot be reached. |
| 2022-10-11 | Violation | 3A:52-6.8(j)(1)(i) | Ensure that the expulsion policy indicates the circumstances under which a child may be expelled. - The center shall develop and follow a written policy on the expulsion of children from enrollment at the center. The expulsion policy shall include the circumstances under which a child may be expelled. |
| 2022-10-11 | Violation | 3A:52-6.8(k)(1) | Ensure that the center's social media policy includes its policies regarding the use of social networking sites and other websites. - The center shall develop and follow a written policy on the use of social media including, but not limited to the use of social networking sites and other websites. |
| 2022-10-11 | 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. |
| 2022-10-11 | Violation | 3A:52-6.3(b)(3)(iv)(1) | Ensure that each child's bottle is labeled with the child's name and date in room 3a. - 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. |
| 2022-10-11 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(r) | Ensure children are not wearing bibs while in cribs in room 3a. - The center shall take any steps required by the Office of Licensing to correct conditions in the building or center that may endanger the health, safety, and well-being of the children served. |
| 2022-10-11 | Violation | 3A:52-5.2(a)(5) | Ensure emergency lighting is operable in room 2. - 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. |
| 2022-10-11 | Violation | 3A:52-7.6(a)(2) | Ensure that parents are notified immediately when a child sustains a head or facial injury, including when a child bumps his or her head in room 3a. - The center shall take immediate necessary action to protect the child from further harm and shall immediately notify the child's parent(s) when a child sustains a head or facial injury, including when a child bumps his or her head. |
| 2022-10-11 | 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. |
| 2022-10-11 | 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. |
| 2022-10-11 | Violation | 3A:52-4.8(g)(1) | Ensure that all staff complete orientation training within two weeks of hire and annually and that documentation or a copy of all materials used are maintained on file at the center.2/27/23-1 Outstanding - 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. For staff development provided by the center, the center shall maintain on file documentation or a copy of all staff development materials used. |
| 2022-10-11 | Violation | 3A:52-4.3(c) | Ensure that adequate staff/child ratios are maintained at all times throughout the center in rooms 2, 3a and 3 b. - The following staff/child ratios shall apply, except as specified in 3A:52-4.3(d) through (f):Age Staff/Child RatioUnder 18 months - 1:418 months up to 2 ½ years - 1:62 ½ years up to 4 years - 1:104 years - 1:125 years and older - 1:15 |
| 2022-10-11 | Violation | 3A:52-6.4(b)(1)(ii) | Ensure blankets are not used for children under 12 months of age. - 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. |
| 2022-10-11 | 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). |
| 2022-10-11 | 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. |
| 2022-10-11 | 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 for the center's license renewal. 2/23/23-1 outstanding - 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. |
| 2022-09-08 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-08-09 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-07-11 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-07-11 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-06-23 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-05-19 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-03-02 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-01-20 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-11-19 | Monitoring,Complaint | No | Center Inspection |
| 2021-10-04 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2021-08-16 | Complaint | No | Center Inspection |
| 2020-06-29 | Renewal | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2020-04-13 | Renewal | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2020-03-12 | Life Safety | No | Center Inspection |
| 2020-03-02 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2019-12-06 | Renewal | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-10-24 | Renewal | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-09-11 | Renewal | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-07-25 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
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