Child Care Center
✓ Licensed
Happy Times Day Care LLC
Wallington, NJ
· Bergen County
379 Main Avenue,
Wallington, NJ 07057
Quick Facts
Capacity
60 children
Age Range
2 1/2 - 6 years
Subsidized Program
Does not participate
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Licensed Child Care Center
Active License
License Number
130900057
License Issued
Nov 8, 2025
Active Through
Nov 8, 2028
Issued By
New Jersey Department of Children & Families
District Office
New Jersey Dept of Children and Families - Office of Licensing
Reviews
Michelle
2019-01-11 19:33:44
★ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆
I have toured this provider's facility, but have not used its services
I was turned away before fully completing my first sentence because I am Hispanic. I was told “we only take polish kids”
Very discriminating!
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About the Provider
Happy Times Day Care LLC is a Child Care Center in Wallington NJ, with a maximum capacity of 60 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 2 1/2 - 6 years. It is open Monday - Friday, 07:00 AM - 05:00 PM. The provider does not participate in a subsidized child care program.
Hours of Operation
- Monday07:00 AM - 05:00 PM
- Tuesday07:00 AM - 05:00 PM
- Wednesday07:00 AM - 05:00 PM
- Thursday07:00 AM - 05:00 PM
- Friday07:00 AM - 05:00 PM
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
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| Inspection Date | Type | Reinspection / Rule | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-21 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-04-23 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-12-14 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-10-07 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2025-02-20 | Monitoring,Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-12-16 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-09-13 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-07-21 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-05-12 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-03-28 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-02-13 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-12-28 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-11-09 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-09-23 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-09-23 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-09-23 | Violation | 3A:52-7.8(a)(1)(iii) | Ensure that children wash their hands immediately after coming into contact with nasal secretions or other bodily secretions. - 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. |
| 2022-09-23 | Violation | 3A:52-7.8(a)(4)(vi) | Ensure that staff wash their hands after coming into contact with nasal excretions. - Handwashing requirements are as follows: staff members shall 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. |
| 2022-09-23 | Violation | 3A:52-4.5(a)(3)(i)(1) | Ensure that the center has a table of organization that illustrates lines of authority, responsibility and communication. - 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. |
| 2022-09-23 | Violation | 3A:52-4.10(b)(1) | Ensure that all staff submit a CARI background check upon renewal.12/28/22-Note 2 renewal CARIs outstanding. - 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. |
| 2022-09-23 | 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. - 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. |
| 2022-09-23 | Violation | 3A:52-4.8(a)(2) | Retrain all staff on the center's policy of handwashing. Submit training information with staff signatures to OOL. - 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. |
| 2022-09-23 | Violation | 3A:52-5.2(a)(8) | Provide a current life/hazard use registration certificate applicable to the center's licensed capacity and ages served. - The center shall obtain a Life Hazard Use Registration certificate applicable to the center’s licensed capacity and ages served pursuant to the Uniform Fire Safety Act, N.J.S.A. 52:27D-192 et seq. The center shall post this document in a prominent location within the center. |
| 2022-09-23 | 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. |
| 2022-09-23 | Violation | 3A:52-7.5(b)(10) | Ensure that all Epi-pens are stored in their original boxes with the child's name and prescription label for one named child. - 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). |
| 2022-09-23 | Violation | 3A:52-5.2(c) | Provide a current health certificate as required. - If the center prepares meals, the center shall obtain a satisfactory Sanitary Inspection Certificate, as specified in N.J.A.C. 8:24, indicating that the kitchen is in compliance with the applicable requirements of the State Sanitary Code. The center shall maintain on file the Sanitary Inspection Certificate. |
| 2022-09-23 | Violation | 3A:52-5.2(a)(5) | Ensure that overgrown landscape is cut back at the side exit along the sidewalk to allow a clear 3 feet wide path. Note: center has 3 additional exits. - 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. |
| 2022-09-23 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(a)(17) | Ensure that the shelf and toy kitchen in the classroom on the right are secured to a stable surface. - Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: all televisions and computers shall be secured on a stable surface and shelving shall be secured and not be overloaded. |
| 2022-09-23 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(a)(16) | Repair and/or paint the walls in the bathroom. - Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: walls shall be painted or otherwise covered whenever there is evidence of |
| 2022-09-23 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(a)(4) | Ensure that all area rugs are securely fastened to the floor. - Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: carpeting shall be securely fastened to the floor. |
| 2022-09-23 | 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. |
| 2022-09-23 | Violation | 3A:52-6.8(a)(1) | Ensure that the center completes and maintains on file a children's records checklist. - 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. |
| 2021-04-14 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-02-07 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2021-02-05 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-01-29 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-07-08 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2020-04-27 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-03-24 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2020-02-27 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2020-02-14 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2020-01-30 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-11-22 | Renewal | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-09-20 | Renewal | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-08-29 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
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