Description: JAJO Learning Center is a Temporary Child Care Center in IRVINGTON NJ, with a maximum capacity of 45 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 2 1/2 - 13 years. The provider does not participate in a subsidized child care program.
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| 2020-02-18 | 3A:52-2.6(c) | |
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Whenever the Department, through its Office of Licensing, Institutional Abuse Investigation Unit, or local offices, conducts complaint investigations, the center shall cooperate with all Department investigators. Violation Observed: Ensure that the center notifies the OOL prior to relocating. The owner stated the center relocated the children (2/10/2020 - presently) to their location in South Orange due to construction at the Irvington site. |
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| 2020-02-18 | 3A:52-5.3(r) | |
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The center shall take any steps required by the Office of Licensing to correct conditions in the building or center that may endanger the health, safety, and well-being of the children served. Violation Observed: The center shall ensure the children’s health, safety and general well-being at all times. On 2/18/20 the OOL arrived to conduct a reinspection and found the building locked with no staff and/or children present. The center illegally relocated their enrolled children to another currently operating program (also licensed by JaJo). The concern is that the building that the sponsor relocated to was violating the Certificate of Occupancy by having too many children present in the center and creating overcrowding conditions. Other violations/concerns included inadequate supervision and staff/child ratios, lack of activities, transportation in which violates MVC and DCF regulations, not meeting the needs of the children and not ensuring safe practices. The local health, fire and building officials were notified and responded to the concerns. |
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| 2020-01-31 | 3A:52-7.7(a)(2) | |
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All areas to be disinfected shall first be washed with soap and water. Violation Observed: Wash and disinfect the tables before meals in Room 1. |
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| 2020-01-31 | 3A:52-7.8(a)(4)(i) | |
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Handwashing requirements are as follows: staff members shall wash their hands with soap and running water immediately before preparing or serving food. Violation Observed: Ensure that the staff wash their hands with soap and running water prior to serving food in Room 1. |
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| 2020-01-31 | 3A:52-7.8(a)(1)(i) | |
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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 before intake of food. Violation Observed: Ensure that the children throughout the center wash their hands with soap and running water prior to the intake of food. |
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| 2020-01-31 | 3A:52-4.3(a) | |
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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. Violation Observed: Recited: Ensure that the children are directly supervised, wherein 18 children, ages 2.5-3 years old, were left unattended when a name stage would answer the front door multiple times. Also, a named staff was on the center phone and personal cell phone multiple times, while supervising a group of children. |
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| 2020-01-13 | 3A:52-2.6(c) | |
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Whenever the Department, through its Office of Licensing, Institutional Abuse Investigation Unit, or local offices, conducts complaint investigations, the center shall cooperate with all Department investigators. Violation Observed: Ensure that the center notifies the OOL by the next working day of any change of use by other occupants within the building, wherein a tenant is currently occupying the second floor as their residence. Provide a residential C.O. for the space. |
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| 2020-01-13 | 2020-01-31 | 3A:52-4.4(a)(4) |
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For early childhood programs, the following shall apply for infants (under 18 months of age) and toddlers (18 months to 2½ years of age): if more than 12 infants or 20 toddlers occupy an individual room or a specific area within a large room, areas for up to 12 infants or 20 toddlers shall be defined by visible barriers, partitions, or any other room dividers or separations having a height above the eye level of the children who use those areas. Violation Observed: Limit the group size to 20 early childhood children (2.5-5 years old), wherein 25 children were present in Room 1. |
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| 2020-01-13 | 2020-01-31 | 3A:52-5.3(q)(2)(i) |
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Space and room requirements are as follows: at no time shall a center allow more children in attendance than the licensed capacity as specified on the license or the Certificate of Life/Safety Approval. Violation Observed: Recited: Operate with in each room's licensed capacity, wherein Room 1's licensed capacity is 18 and 26 were present. |
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| 2020-01-13 | 3A:52-5.3(r) | |
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The center shall take any steps required by the Office of Licensing to correct conditions in the building or center that may endanger the health, safety, and well-being of the children served. Violation Observed: Ensure that the second floor tenant does not have access to the child care on the first floor, wherein both egresses from the upstairs lead into the OOL approved child care space. |
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| 2020-01-13 | 3A:52-4.3(a)(2) | |
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The center shall ensure that all staff members are trained in the method of keeping track of children and know how many children are in their care at all times. Violation Observed: Recited: Ensure that the staff know how many children are in their care at all times, wherein a named staff stated 17 children were in their care and 18 children were present in Room 1. |
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| 2020-01-13 | 3A:52-4.3(a) | |
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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. Violation Observed: Recited: Ensure that the children are directly supervised at all times, wherein staff were unaware that2 named children, 2.5-4 years of age, opened the door in Room 1 and went into Room 3 to use the bathroom. This occurred multiple times. |
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| 2019-12-20 | 3A:52-7.8(a)(4)(iii) | |
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Handwashing requirements are as follows: staff members shall wash their hands with soap and running water immediately after assisting a child in toileting. Violation Observed: Ensure that the staff wash their hands with soap and running water after a diaper change in Room 2. |
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| 2019-12-20 | 3A:52-7.8(a)(1)(ii) | |
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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 using the toilet or having diapers changed. Violation Observed: Ensure that the children wash their hands with soap and running water after a diaper change in Room 2. |
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| 2019-12-20 | 3A:52-5.2(a)(5) | |
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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. Violation Observed: Ensure that the center does not serve more and 5 children under 2.5 years at a time, wherein children under 2.5 were present in Room 2 and a named staff member stated there were 17 children 2-2.5 years present in Room 1. |
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