Child Care Center
✓ Licensed
Hazel Avenue School Before and After Care
West Orange, NJ
· Essex County
45 HAZEL AVE,
West Orange, NJ 07052
Quick Facts
Capacity
75 children
Age Range
6 - 13 years
Subsidized Program
Participates
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Contact Information
📞 (973) 736-1282
Licensed Child Care Center
Active License
License Number
07HAZ0001
License Issued
Nov 24, 2025
Active Through
Nov 24, 2028
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
Hazel Avenue School Before and After Care is a Child Care Center in WEST ORANGE NJ, with a maximum capacity of 75 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 6 - 13 years. It is open Monday - Friday, 07:30 AM - 06:00 PM. The provider also participates in a subsidized child care program.
Hours of Operation
- Monday07:30 AM - 06:00 PM
- Tuesday07:30 AM - 06:00 PM
- Wednesday07:30 AM - 06:00 PM
- Thursday07:30 AM - 06:00 PM
- Friday07:30 AM - 06:00 PM
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
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| Inspection Date | Type | Reinspection / Rule | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-19 | Record Retrieval | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-10-07 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-09-05 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-06-18 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2024-06-20 | Yes | POPS Inspection | |
| 2024-05-30 | Yes | POPS Inspection | |
| 2024-04-30 | Monitoring | No | POPS Inspection |
| 2023-05-25 | Yes | POPS Inspection | |
| 2023-05-12 | Yes | POPS Inspection | |
| 2023-04-06 | Yes | POPS Inspection | |
| 2023-03-29 | Yes | POPS Inspection | |
| 2023-03-27 | Monitoring | Yes | POPS Inspection |
| 2023-01-24 | Yes | POPS Inspection | |
| 2022-12-01 | Yes | POPS Inspection | |
| 2022-11-14 | Re-Inspection | Yes | POPS Inspection |
| 2022-11-14 | Re-Inspection | Yes | POPS Inspection |
| 2022-11-02 | Yes | POPS Inspection | |
| 2022-09-19 | Renewal | No | POPS Inspection |
| 2022-09-19 | Renewal | No | POPS Inspection |
| 2022-09-19 | Violation | 3A:52-2.2(e) | Post the center's license in a prominent location in each building associated with the center. - The license shall be posted in a prominent location within the center and in each building associated with the center. |
| 2022-09-19 | Violation | 3A:52-6.6(e)(3) | Post the center's discipline policy in a prominent location. - The center shall maintain on file a written policy on the disciplining of children by staff members. The policy shall be posted in a prominent location within the center. |
| 2022-09-19 | 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. |
| 2022-09-19 | 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). |
| 2022-09-19 | Violation | 3A:52-4.10(b)(1) | Ensure that all staff submit a CARI background check upon renewal. Provide renewal CARI clearances for 4 staff. 11/2/2022 Provide renewal CARI clearances for 3 staff. 11/14/2022 Provide renewal CARI clearances for 2 staff. 12/1/2022 Provide CARI clearance for 1 staff. - 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. |
| 2022-09-19 | 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 license renewal. Provide renewal CHRI clearances for 7 staff. 11/2/2022 Provide renewal CHRI clearances for 3 staff. 11/14/2022 Provide renewal CHRI clearance for 1 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. |
| 2022-09-19 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(o)(1) | Ensure that there are at least two staff members present at the center at all times who have current first aid and CPR certifications. Provide documentation for a second staff. - 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. |
| 2022-09-19 | 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. |
| 2022-09-19 | Violation | 3A:52-7.5(b)(10) | Ensure staff have access to needed medication for children or that medication is provided for the licensed program. At the time of the inspection staff indicated that all medication is stored in the nurse's office and the program has access to it. The medication was locked away and staff did not have access. 11/14/2022 Ensure medication is present for all children who require it. Medication present for one child. 3/27/2023 Medication/Epi-pens stored in a cabinet accessible to program staff. - 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). |
| 2022-09-19 | 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. |
| 2022-09-19 | Violation | 3A:52-7.11(b) | Ensure that the center maintains and distributes to all families the center's communicable disease policy and maintains on file the signatures of the parents attesting to their receipt of the policy. - The center shall distribute a copy of the policy on the management of communicable diseases to the parent of each child enrolled and secure and maintain on file a record of each parent’s signature attesting to receipt of the policy. |
| 2022-09-19 | Violation | 3A:52-6.5(b) | Ensure that the center maintains and distributes to all families and staff the center's policy on the release of children and will maintain on file signatures from all parents and staff attesting to the receipt of the policy. - The center shall distribute a copy of the release policy to the parent of each enrolled child and each staff member and secure and maintain on file a record of each parent’s and staff member’s signature attesting to receipt of the policy. |
| 2022-09-19 | Violation | 3A:52-6.8(j)(3) | Develop and maintain on file an expulsion policy and maintain on file signatures from all families attesting to the receipt of the policy. - The center shall develop and follow a written policy on the expulsion of children from enrollment at the center. The center shall distribute a copy of the expulsion policy to the parent of each enrolled child and secure and maintain on file a record of each parent’s signature attesting to receipt of the policy. |
| 2022-09-19 | Violation | 3A:52-6.8(l) | Develop and distribute to all families and staff a social media policy and maintain on file signatures from all families and staff attesting to the receipt of the policy. - The center shall distribute a copy of the social media policy to the parent of each enrolled child and to each staff member and secure and maintain on file a record of each parent’s signature and each staff member’s signature attesting to the receipt of the policy. |
| 2022-09-19 | 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. |
| 2022-09-19 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(n)(1) | Ensure that the center conducts fire drills at least once per month during each session provided at the center, including the morning session. - Fire prevention requirements are as follows: the center shall conduct fire drills at least once a month, as specified in the NJUFC. The center shall ensure that fire drills are conducted during each session provided at the center and that one fire drill per year is conducted during nap time, if applicable. |
| 2022-09-19 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(q)(3)(v) | Post a diagram of all approved areas and ensure that all rooms approved for use by the children are labeled. Provide a copy to OOL. - Space and room requirements are as follows: Indoor space requirements for play rooms and sleep rooms are as follows the center shall identify all rooms of the center that have been approved by the Office of Licensing. This identification shall consist of numbers, letters, names or any other means of identification and shall be located either inside or directly outside each room. |
| 2021-05-07 | Monitoring | No | POPS Inspection |
| 2019-11-19 | Renewal | Yes | POPS Inspection |
| 2019-10-03 | Renewal | No | POPS Inspection |
| 2019-06-17 | Yes | POPS Inspection | |
| 2019-05-13 | Yes | POPS Inspection | |
| 2019-05-06 | Monitoring | No | POPS Inspection |
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