Child Care Center
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HeadStart Community Program of Morris County, Inc.
Dover, NJ
· Morris County
18 Thompson Avenue, Dover Site DOVER SITE,
Dover, NJ 07801
Quick Facts
Capacity
192 children
Age Range
0 - 6 years
Subsidized Program
Participates
State Rating
5
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Contact Information
📞 (973) 989-1430
Licensed Child Care Center
Active License
License Number
14HEA0003
License Issued
Mar 11, 2026
Active Through
Mar 11, 2029
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
Head Start is a child development program created in 1965 as part of Lyndon Johnson's War on Poverty. The program is operated by local nonprofit organizations in almost every county in the country.
Hours of Operation
- Monday08:00 AM - 06:00 PM
- Tuesday08:00 AM - 06:00 PM
- Wednesday08:00 AM - 06:00 PM
- Thursday08:00 AM - 06:00 PM
- Friday08:00 AM - 06:00 PM
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
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| Inspection Date | Type | Reinspection / Rule | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-10 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-01-20 | Re-Inspection,Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-12-18 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2025-08-13 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-06-27 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-05-22 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-04-22 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-03-21 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-02-24 | Other | No | Center Inspection |
| 2025-02-21 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-01-21 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-12-20 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-11-20 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-10-17 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-08-29 | Life Safety Modification | No | Center Inspection |
| 2024-06-06 | Other | No | Center Inspection |
| 2024-04-16 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-03-15 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-10-05 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-09-13 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-08-18 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-07-25 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-06-22 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-05-04 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-03-13 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-01-13 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-01-13 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-01-13 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(a)(2) | Ensure that all ceiling tiles are kept clean and in good repair.Repair/replace stained ceiling tiles in Room 9.Center sent a picture of the repaired ceiling tiles. - Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: floors, carpeting, walls, window coverings, ceilings, and other surfaces shall be kept clean and in good repair. |
| 2023-01-13 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(a)(16) | Repair and/or paint the walls and other surfaces as required.Sand/paint rusted exit door in Room 7. - Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: walls shall be painted or otherwise covered whenever there is evidence of |
| 2023-01-13 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(c)(2) | Provide adequate lighting throughout the center.Repair/replace light bulbs in Room 9. - Lighting requirements are as follows: during program activities, at least 20 foot-candles of natural or artificial light shall be provided in all rooms used by the children. This illumination shall be measured three feet above the floor at the farthest point from the light source. |
| 2023-01-13 | 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. |
| 2023-01-13 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(h)(2) | Submit a lead paint risk assessment as required.Last lead test: 5/12/20. - 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 |
| 2023-01-13 | Violation | 3A:52-4.10(b)(1) | Ensure that all staff submit a CARI background check upon renewal.Review of renewal CARI's-some pending. - 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. |
| 2023-01-13 | 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.Ensure that all staff, the sponsor and/or the sponsor representative complete a CHRI background check as required for the center's license renewal.Some Renewal CHRI's pending. - 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. |
| 2022-05-02 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2021-08-20 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2021-07-22 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2020-12-22 | Space Evaluation | No | Center Inspection |
| 2020-10-05 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-09-30 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-06-16 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-05-13 | No Selection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2020-04-15 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2020-03-11 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2019-12-13 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-11-18 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-10-11 | Space Evaluation | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-10-08 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
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