Child Care Center
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Imagine and Learn Childcare Center
Dover, NJ
· Morris County
15 1/2 Mcfarlan Street,
Dover, NJ 07801
Quick Facts
Capacity
28 children
Age Range
0 - 13 years
Subsidized Program
Participates
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Licensed Child Care Center
Active License
License Number
14IMA0002
License Issued
May 15, 2025
Active Through
May 15, 2028
Issued By
New Jersey Department of Children & Families
District Office
New Jersey Dept of Children and Families - Office of Licensing
Reviews
Luz7
2019-09-23 02:51:11
★ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆
I have used this provider for more than 6 months
This place was not providing good care of my son and other kids at all. Cause one of their teachers was hitting him with a pencil and saying horrible words to my son like "ugly face". I talked with the director about it, but they did nothing!!!!. The teacher still there!!!!!
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About the Provider
Imagine and Learn Childcare Center is a Child Care Center in Dover NJ, with a maximum capacity of 28 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 0 - 13 years. It is open Monday - Friday, 06:30 AM - 06:00 PM. The provider also participates in a subsidized child care program.
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
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| Inspection Date | Type | Reinspection / Rule | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-05 | Phone Call,Email | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-07-15 | Phone Call,Email | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-06-12 | Phone Call,Email | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-05-12 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2026-04-20 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-03-10 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-01-29 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2025-05-15 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-04-23 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-03-18 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-02-24 | Other | No | Center Inspection |
| 2025-02-21 | Phone Call,Email | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-01-28 | Re-Inspection,Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-12-13 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-11-12 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-08-24 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-07-17 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-06-29 | Monitoring,Complaint | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-06-29 | Monitoring,Complaint | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-06-29 | Violation | 3A:52-4.3(a) | Ensure that adequate supervision is maintained at all times including when using the restroom. A child left the playground to use the restroom inside room 1 unsupervised. - The children shall be supervised directly by a staff member at all times, including during outdoor activities, rest and sleep, and walking through hallways. Toileting procedures shall be supervised by a staff member as appropriate for the ages and developmental needs of the children. |
| 2023-06-29 | Violation | 3A:52-4.3(d)(1) | Ensure that adequate supervision is maintained at all times in Room 6. Staff were texting on their personal phone while supervising children. - At least one staff member shall be physically present in the room or area in which children are napping and shall be able to summon other staff members without leaving the room or area. |
| 2023-06-29 | Violation | 3A:52-6.7(e) | Based on complaint 22240, ensure that staff do not require children to remain silent or inactive for inappropriately long periods of time. A 4 yr old child was placed in "Time Out" in the hallway for more than 5 minutes. - Staff members shall not require a child to remain silent or inactive for an inappropriately long period of time for the child's age. |
| 2023-06-29 | Violation | 3A:52-6.3(a)(12)(ii) | Ensure that each child's sippy cup is labeled with the child's name. - 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. |
| 2023-06-29 | Violation | 3A:52-7.7(a)(3)(iv) | Ensure that the center washes and disinfects the tables used by the children for eating before snack in room 1. - The schedule for disinfecting shall be as follows: tables used by the children for eating shall be washed and disinfected before each meal. |
| 2023-06-29 | Violation | 3A:52-4.6(c)(1) | Ensure that the head teacher meets the required qualifications as specified in the manual. - For early childhood programs, the following shall apply: for all centers, the head teacher or consulting head teacher shall meet the qualification requirements specified in one of the seven options set forth in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.6(c) for education and experience. |
| 2023-06-29 | Violation | 3A:52-4.8(a)(1) | Retrain all staff on supervising and tracking children. - Topics of orientation training shall include supervising and tracking all children, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.3(a). |
| 2023-06-29 | Violation | 3A:52-4.8(a)(7) | Retrain all staff on the center's discipline policy. - Topics of orientation training shall include implementing the center's statement of policy on the disciplining of children, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-6.6. |
| 2023-06-29 | Violation | 3A:52-4.5(c)(2)(ii) | Ensure that the director designee completes the Understanding Licensing training provided by OOL. - The director or his or her designee(s) shall be on the premises at all times when the center is operating and the designee shall complete staff development in understanding licensing rules as provided by the Office. |
| 2023-06-29 | Violation | 3A:52-4.8(e) | Ensure that the director completes the Understanding Licensing training provided by OOL within 90 days of hire. - Directors shall complete staff development in understanding licensing regulations as provided by the Office of Licensing within 90 days of hire. Such staff development may be included in the required 20 hours of staff development specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.8(d). |
| 2023-06-29 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(o)(1) | Ensure that at least two staff have current first aid and CPR certifications and are present at all times at the center. - 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. |
| 2023-06-29 | Violation | 3A:52-5.2(a)(5) | Provide a current fire certificate as required. - 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. |
| 2023-06-29 | 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. |
| 2023-06-29 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(a)(2) | Ensure that all ceiling tiles are kept clean and in good repair. in the hallway and Room 1. - 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. |
| 2023-06-29 | Violation | 3A:52-5.4(a)(6)(i) | Provide a barrier to the kitchen area to prevent accidental access by the children. - For early childhood programs, the following shall apply, kitchen facility requirements are as follows: the kitchen facility or food preparation area shall be separated from other areas of the center by a door, gate, screen, or other barrier to prevent accidental access by children. |
| 2023-06-29 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(a)(13) | Ensure that blinds are maintained in good repair in room 2. - Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: the center shall ensure that window blind cords and other cords and ropes that present risk of harm are inaccessible to children. |
| 2023-06-29 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(a)(16)(i) | Repair and/or paint the big patches of chipping paint of the walls in room 2. - Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: walls shall be painted or otherwise covered whenever there is evidence of excessive peeling or chipped paint. |
| 2023-06-29 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(c)(1) | Repair the broken and cracked light protective covering in room 1. - Lighting requirements are as follows: all fluorescent tubes and incandescent light bulbs shall have protective covers or shields. |
| 2023-06-29 | Violation | 3A:52-4.5(b)(2)(i) | Ensure that the center maintains daily time sheets for staff that indicate the hours the staff worked at the center. At the time of the inspection, there was no record of current staff hours documented for the week. - The director shall have the authority and responsibility for the implementation of policies and procedures for the day-to-day operation of the center, including maintenance of staff attendance records indicating daily hours worked. |
| 2023-06-29 | Violation | 3A:52-4.5(b)(2)(ii) | Ensure that the center maintains daily time sheets for the children that indicate the children's arrival and departure times. At the time of the inspection, there were 17 children signed in to the center and 25 children were present. - The director shall have the authority and responsibility for the implementation of policies and procedures for the day-to-day operation of the center, including maintenance of children's daily attendance records, including the daily time of arrival and departure. |
| 2022-03-29 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-03-07 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-02-07 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-02-07 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-02-07 | Violation | 3A:52-6.1(b)(1) | Ensure that time frames for each activity are both age and developmentally appropriate for the children served. - 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 time frames for each activity are geared to the age and developmental level of each child served and are flexible enough to accommodate spontaneous occurrences or children's suggestions and inquiries. |
| 2022-02-07 | Violation | 3A:52-6.1(g)(1) | Ensure that the children go outdoors daily, weather permitting. - For early childhood programs, the following shall apply: the center shall provide daily outdoor activities at an outdoor play area, park or playground, or on a walk, weather permitting. |
| 2022-02-07 | Violation | 3A:52-6.1(b)(6) | Ensure that opportunities for structured and unstructured developmentally appropriate active play are provided for the children each day. - 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 provided with daily structured and unstructured developmentally appropriate indoor and outdoor energetic physical activity as follows |
| 2022-02-07 | 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. |
| 2022-02-07 | 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). |
| 2022-02-07 | Violation | 3A:52-4.10(b)(1) | Ensure that all staff submit a CARI background check upon renewal.3/22/22-1 staff CARI 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. |
| 2022-02-07 | 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. - 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. |
| 2022-02-07 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(o)(1) | Ensure that at least two staff have current first aid and CPR certifications and are present at all times at the center. - 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. |
| 2022-02-07 | Violation | 3A:52-6.1(f) | Ensure that the center has a written outline of daily activities. - The staff member(s) specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-6.1(b) shall prepare and maintain on file a written outline of the center's daily activities, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-6.1(a) through (d) and (g) and (h). |
| 2022-02-07 | 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. |
| 2022-02-07 | 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 one fire drill annually that is conducted during nap time. - 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. |
| 2022-02-07 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(a)(2) | Ensure that all flooring and carpeting are kept clean and in good repair.Replace broken floor tile between Room 3 and kitchen. - 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. |
| 2022-02-07 | Violation | 3A:52-2.1(b) | Complete and submit a DCF Renewal Attestation and all required documents. - A person applying for an initial license or renewal license to operate a center or relocation of a center shall submit a completed application to the Office of Licensing at least 45 days prior to the anticipated opening of the center or to the expiration of its existing regular license. |
| 2022-02-07 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(i)(5)(i) | Complete and submit a DCF Drinking Water Testing 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. |
| 2021-12-20 | Complaint | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2021-11-03 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-09-17 | Renewal | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2021-08-20 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2021-07-23 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2021-03-18 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-02-05 | No Selection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2021-02-05 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2021-02-02 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-01-04 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-12-04 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-10-07 | No Selection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2020-09-07 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2020-08-04 | 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 |
| 2020-03-24 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-02-27 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2019-05-06 | Renewal,Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
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