Child Care Center
✓ Licensed
i Excel Child Care, LLC
Perth Amboy, NJ
· Middlesex County
158-160 Jefferson Street,
Perth Amboy, NJ 08861
Quick Facts
Capacity
120 children
Age Range
2 1/2 - 13 years
Subsidized Program
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Contact Information
📞 (732) 826-1239
Licensed Child Care Center
Active License
License Number
12IEX0001
License Issued
Feb 8, 2026
Active Through
Feb 8, 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
Accepting children enrolled in school ages 3-12. We provide transportation from our center to and from your child's school. We accept work first vouchers, NJCK vouchers and DYFS vouchers. We offer discounts when enrolling two or more children.
Hours of Operation
- Monday06:30 AM - 06:00 PM
- Tuesday06:30 AM - 06:00 PM
- Wednesday06:30 AM - 06:00 PM
- Thursday06:30 AM - 06:00 PM
- Friday06:30 AM - 06:00 PM
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
Where possible, ChildcareCenter provides inspection reports as a service to families. This information is deemed reliable but is not guaranteed. We encourage families to contact the daycare provider directly with any questions or concerns. Reports can also be verified with your local daycare licensing office.
| Inspection Date | Type | Reinspection / Rule | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-10 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2026-08-20 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2026-07-24 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2026-05-18 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2026-05-07 | Other | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-04-15 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-03-31 | Re-Inspection,TA Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-03-24 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2026-03-17 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2026-02-13 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2026-02-12 | Re-Inspection,TA Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-12-16 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-11-25 | Re-Inspection,TA Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-10-28 | Other | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-10-28 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2025-08-20 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-07-16 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-05-27 | Re-Inspection,Other | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-05-08 | Other | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-04-07 | Re-Inspection,Other | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-02-24 | Other | No | Center Inspection |
| 2025-02-21 | Other,Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-01-29 | Re-Inspection,Other | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-12-18 | Re-Inspection,Other | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-11-01 | Monitoring,Other | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-09-20 | Complaint | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-08-14 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-07-31 | Other | No | Center Inspection |
| 2024-07-12 | Other | No | Center Inspection |
| 2024-01-16 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-01-10 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-11-08 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-10-10 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-08-22 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-05-15 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-03-03 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-01-25 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-12-14 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-11-15 | 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. |
| 2022-11-15 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(p) | Ensure that all indoor and outdoor equipment is sturdy, safe, free of hazards and used in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions. Repair or remove peeling air hockey table in upstairs loft. - Play equipment, materials, and furniture for indoor and outdoor use shall be of sturdy and safe construction, non-toxic, free of hazards, and used in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions. The center may not use play equipment intended for outdoor use indoors. |
| 2022-11-15 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(a)(10) | Ensure that all toxic substances are inaccessible to the children. Remove paint cans from cubbies in room #3b. - 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. |
| 2022-11-15 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(a)(9) | Ensure that toilets, wash basins, kitchen sinks and other plumbing are maintained in operating and sanitary condition. Repair toilet leak in rear 1st floor hallway bathroom. - 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. |
| 2022-11-15 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(a)(2) | Remove clutter and storage from corner of 2nd floor loft classroom. - 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. |
| 2022-11-14 | 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. |
| 2022-11-14 | Violation | 3A:52-9.7(a)(1) | Maintain transportation records on file at the center, including a record of each child transported. - When the center transports children in a vehicle other than a private passenger vehicle, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-9.3(f), or a chartered autobus, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-9.3(g), the center shall maintain on file a record of each child transported. |
| 2022-11-14 | Violation | 3A:52-9.7(f)(1) | Maintain transportation records on file at the center, including record of semi-annual emergency evacuation drills. - Documentation of emergency evacuation drills for all passengers who ride the Type I or Type II School Bus shall be maintained in a log containing the following information: the date of the drill. |
| 2022-11-14 | Violation | 3A:52-7.6(a)(2) | Ensure that parents are notified immediately when a child sustains a head or facial injury, including when a child bumps his or her head. - The center shall take immediate necessary action to protect the child from further harm and shall immediately notify the child's parent(s) when a child sustains a head or facial injury, including when a child bumps his or her head. |
| 2022-11-14 | 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. |
| 2022-11-14 | Violation | 3A:52-4.10(b)(1) | Ensure that all staff submit a CARI background check upon renewal. - 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. |
| 2022-11-14 | 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. - 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. |
| 2022-11-14 | Violation | 3A:52-4.8(b) | Ensure that all staff complete orientation training which may be included for six of the required annual training hours. - 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). |
| 2022-11-14 | Violation | 3A:52-4.8(c) | Ensure that all staff complete 12 hours of staff development annually. - The center shall ensure that all staff members who work at the center complete 12 hours of continuing staff development each year. |
| 2022-11-14 | Violation | 3A:52-4.8(d)(1) | Ensure that all credentialed staff complete 20 hours of staff development annually. - In lieu of the child care staff development specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.8(b), the director, head teacher(s), group teacher(s), and program supervisor(s) shall each complete 20 hours of staff development each year. Recommended topics of training for these staff include educational and physical activity. |
| 2022-11-14 | 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, accompanied by a special care plan and that two are present when required. - 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). |
| 2022-11-14 | 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. |
| 2022-11-14 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(f)(1) | Ensure that the center has an adequate supply of soap, toilet paper and individual hand towels or disposable paper towels. - Toilet facility requirements are as follows: a supply of soap, toilet paper, and individual hand towels or disposable paper towels shall be provided. |
| 2022-11-14 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(a)(2) | Ensure that all flooring is kept clean and in good repair, replace missing cove base molding in upstairs loft classroom. - 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. |
| 2022-11-14 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(a)(17) | Ensure that all shelving are secured to a stable surface in preschool classrooms. - 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. |
| 2022-11-07 | Renewal,Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-11-07 | Renewal,Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-05-04 | No Selection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-03-30 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-03-09 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-02-01 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-02-01 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-02-01 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(a)(2) | Ensure the table top balancing on a stack of chairs in room 3B is removed. - 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. |
| 2022-02-01 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(a)(6) | Ensure waste receptacles are clean throughout the center. - Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: food waste receptacles shall be lined and maintained in clean and sanitary condition. |
| 2022-02-01 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(a)(10) | Ensure that all toxic substances are inaccessible to the children. Cleaning products were accessible to children in Room 3B. The cleaning products were moved upon inspector request. - 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. |
| 2022-02-01 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(d)(3) | Cease the use of electric space heaters, portable liquid fuel-burning or wood burning heating appliances. At the time of the inspection there was a space heater in the loft. The center director removed the heater from the loft and put it in a trash bag by the office. - Heating requirements are as follows: the center shall not use portable liquid fuel-burning or wood-burning heating appliances or electric space heaters. |
| 2021-11-17 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-10-19 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2021-08-24 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2021-07-08 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2021-03-01 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-02-05 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-01-19 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2020-12-03 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-11-02 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-10-02 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-09-02 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-08-07 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-08-05 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-06-23 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-05-25 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-05-11 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-05-07 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-04-01 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-03-27 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-03-03 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2020-01-29 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2020-01-09 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-12-05 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2019-06-03 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-05-06 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
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