Description: Happy N Bright Preschool is a Temporary Child Care Center in Jersey City NJ, with a maximum capacity of 10 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 2 1/2 - 13 years. The provider also participates in a subsidized child care program.
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| Date Cited | Date Abated | Regulation Number |
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| 2019-10-08 | 2019-12-03 | 3A:52-6.8(a)(1) |
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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. Violation Observed: Ensure children are not permitted to start without required documentation. |
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| 2019-08-28 | 2019-08-28 | 3A:52-5.3(m)(2) |
| Supplemental evacuation requirements are as follows: cribs, beds, playpens, and cots used for rest or sleep shall be arranged so as to provide access to a three-foot-wide aisle that leads to an unobstructed exit. | ||
| 2019-06-26 | 2019-08-28 | 3A:52-6.1(b)(7) |
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The staff member(s) specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.5 who are responsible for developing and overseeing the implementation of the center's daily activities shall ensure that the use of a television, computers, and other video equipment shall be limited to educational and instructional use, shall be age and developmentally appropriate, and shall not be used as a substitute for planned activities or for passive viewing. Violation Observed: Ensure children are using the computer for approved educational or instructional purposes only. |
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| 2019-06-26 | 2019-12-03 | 3A:52-7.5(b)(7)(v) |
| 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 maintain on file a record of the following the date and time medication or a health care procedure was administered to a child and the name or initials of the staff member who administered it. | ||
| 2019-06-26 | 2020-12-03 | 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. | ||
| 2019-06-26 | 2019-07-26 | 3A:52-3.4(a) |
| 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. | ||
| 2019-06-26 | 2020-12-03 | 3A:52-4.11(a)(3) |
| 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). If a staff member refuses to consent to a CHRI background check, the sponsor or sponsor representative shall immediately terminate the staff member’s employment at the center. | ||
| 2019-06-26 | 2019-07-26 | 3A:52-6.3(a)(12)(ii) |
| All centers shall comply with the following requirements, the center shall ensure that these safety and sanitation practices are followed: sippy cups shall be labeled with the child’s name. | ||
| 2019-06-26 | 2019-07-26 | 3A:52-6.3(a)(11)(vi) |
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All centers shall comply with the following requirements, unless contraindicated by the parent or health care provider, the center shall ensure that food and beverages are in accordance with minimum Child and Adult Care Food Program's (CACFP) standards, contained in the Child and Adult Care Food Program, 7 CFR 226.20, which is incorporated herein by reference, and can be obtained at http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/care/childcare.htm, including portion size and nutritional value. Violation Observed: Ensure that children over 2 are served low fat or skim milk. |
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| 2019-06-26 | 2020-12-03 | 3A:52-7.3(a)(2)(i) |
| 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) for children coming from other states or countries in accordance with N.J.A.C. 8:57-4.6 and 4.7. | ||
| 2019-06-26 | 2019-12-03 | 3A:52-4.8(b) |
| Orientation training as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.8(a) may be included for six of the required hours of staff development specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.8(c) and (d). | ||
| 2019-06-26 | 2020-12-03 | 3A:52-4.8(c) |
| The center shall ensure that all staff members who work at the center complete 12 hours of continuing staff development each year. | ||
| 2019-06-26 | 2019-07-26 | 3A:52-7.8(d)(1)(ii)(3) |
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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. Violation Observed: Ensure diapering surface is non-absorbent. |
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| 2019-06-26 | 2019-07-26 | 3A:52-5.3(a)(10) |
| Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: all corrosive agents, insecticides, bleaches, detergents, polishes, any products under pressure in an aerosol spray can, and any toxic substance shall be stored in a locked cabinet or in an enclosure located in an area not accessible to the children. | ||
| 2019-06-26 | 2019-07-26 | 3A:52-5.3(a)(15) |
| Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: ventilation outlets shall be clean and free from obstructions, and filters shall be replaced when saturated. | ||
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