Description: Greater Bergen Community Action Partnership Inc. is a Regular Child Care Center in Cliffside Park NJ, with a maximum capacity of 221 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 2 1/2 - 6 years. The provider does not participate in a subsidized child care program.
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| 2023-04-19 | 2023-04-19 | 3A:52-4.3(a) |
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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. Violation Observed: Based on information, ensure that adequate supervision is maintained at all times throughout the center. A named child was left alone in the bathroom for a short period of time.4/19/23-NOTE, violation is being abated as supervision was appropriate during inspection. |
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| 2023-04-19 | 2023-04-19 | 3A:52-4.3(a)(1) |
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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: Based on information, ensure that adequate procedures for tracking children are adhered to at all times throughout the center. A named child didn't conduct a head count as required and didn't know that a named child was left unsupervised in the bathroom.4/19/23-NOTE, violation is being abated as tracking procedures was adhered to during inspection. |
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| 2023-04-19 | 2023-05-23 | 3A:52-7.7(a)(3)(iv) |
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The schedule for disinfecting shall be as follows: tables used by the children for eating shall be washed and disinfected before each meal. Violation Observed: Ensure that the center washes and disinfects the tables used by the children for eating before each meal. |
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| 2023-04-19 | 2023-04-19 | 3A:52-4.8(a)(1) |
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Topics of orientation training shall include supervising and tracking all children, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.3(a). Violation Observed: Based on information, retrain all staff on 1. The center's supervision policy and 2. The center's policies and procedures for tracking children. |
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| 2023-04-19 | 3A:52-4.8(a)(2) | |
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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. Violation Observed: Retrain all staff on the center's policy of washing the tables using a two step process. Submit training information with staff signatures to OOL. |
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| 2023-04-19 | 3A:52-5.3(f)(2) | |
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Toilet facility requirements are as follows: mirrors, dispensers, and other equipment shall be fastened securely. Violation Observed: Securely fasten toilet seats in the girls bathroom in the gym. |
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| 2023-04-19 | 3A:52-5.3(a)(9) | |
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Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: toilets, wash basins, kitchen sinks, and other plumbing shall be maintained in good operating and sanitary condition. Violation Observed: Ensure that the one broken toilet in the first floor bathroom is in working order. |
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| 2023-04-19 | 3A:52-5.2(a)(5) | |
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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. Violation Observed: Ensure that the rear exit door in classroom 107 is easily operable, as it required a lot of force to open; note that there is an additional exit door out of the classroom. |
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| 2023-04-05 | 3A:52-4.10(b)(1) | |
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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 and sponsor representative submit a CARI background check upon renewal. |
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| 2023-04-05 | 3A:52-4.6(c)(1) | |
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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. Violation Observed: Submit education documentation for one new head teacher. |
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| 2023-04-05 | 2023-04-19 | 3A:52-4.5(a)(3)(i)(1) |
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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; update. |
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| 2023-04-05 | 3A:52-6.5(a)(3)(iii) | |
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The center shall maintain on file and follow a written policy on the release of children, which shall include written procedures to be followed by staff member(s) if the parent(s) or person(s) authorized by the parent(s), as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-6.5(a)1, fails to pick up a child at the time of the center's daily closing. The procedures shall require that an hour or more after closing time, and provided that other arrangements for releasing the child to his or her parent(s) or authorized person(s) have failed and the staff member(s) cannot continue to supervise the child at the center, the staff member shall call the Department's State Central Registry Hotline (1-877 NJ ABUSE/1-877-652-2873) to seek assistance in caring for the child until the parent(s) or person(s) authorized by the child's parent(s) is able to pick up the child. Violation Observed: Ensure that the center maintains and distributes to all families and staff the center's policy on the release of children and ensure that it contains all required aspects of the policy. |
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| 2023-04-05 | 3A:52-2.1(b) | |
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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. Violation Observed: Complete and submit a DCF Renewal Attestation and all required documents. |
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| 2023-04-05 | 3A:52-5.3(i)(5)(i) | |
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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. Violation Observed: 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. |
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| 2023-04-05 | 3A:52-5.3(h)(2) | |
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Lead paint precautions are as follows: the center shall comply with the lead paint inspection requirements specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-5.3(h)3, unless the center Violation Observed: Submit a lead paint risk assessment as required. |
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