Child Care Center
✓ Licensed
JAMAS Daycare Center
East Orange, NJ
· Essex County
141 Hoffman Blvd,
East Orange, NJ 07017
Quick Facts
Capacity
30 children
Age Range
0 - 13 years
Subsidized Program
Participates
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Licensed Child Care Center
Active License
License Number
CCC118195
License Issued
Dec 24, 2024
Active Through
Dec 24, 2027
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
JAMAS Daycare Center is a Child Care Center in East Orange NJ, with a maximum capacity of 30 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 0 - 13 years. It is open Monday - Friday, 06:30 AM - 05:00 PM. The provider also participates in a subsidized child care program.
Hours of Operation
- Monday06:30 AM - 05:00 PM
- Tuesday06:30 AM - 05:00 PM
- Wednesday06:30 AM - 05:00 PM
- Thursday06:30 AM - 05:00 PM
- Friday06:30 AM - 05:00 PM
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
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| Inspection Date | Type | Reinspection / Rule | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-27 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-07-27 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-06-11 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-05-04 | Other | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-05-04 | Re-Inspection,Other | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-04-15 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-04-15 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-04-14 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-04-14 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-03-30 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2025-12-02 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-11-18 | Other | No | Center Inspection |
| 2025-05-12 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-04-30 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-03-26 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-02-24 | Other | No | Center Inspection |
| 2025-02-21 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-01-21 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-12-19 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-11-13 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-10-10 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-09-09 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-08-06 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-07-03 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-05-30 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-04-30 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-03-28 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-02-28 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-02-12 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-01-25 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-12-14 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-12-07 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-12-05 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-11-09 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-11-06 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-10-02 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-08-15 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-08-03 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-07-19 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-07-05 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-06-29 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-06-01 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-05-05 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-05-04 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-04-05 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-03-30 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-03-30 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-03-30 | Violation | 3A:52-6.6(a)(1) | Ensure that the staff utilize positive methods of guidance and discipline at all times throughout the center wherein a named staff was using an aggressive tone in the classroom and saying to the children stop being stupid and being stupid is not funny. 5/4/2023 At the time of the inspection, a staff in room 1 was not utilizing positive methods of guidance and discipline when redirecting children. - The methods of guidance and discipline used shall: be positive. |
| 2023-03-30 | Violation | 3A:52-7.6(a)(4) | Based on information, ensure that parents are notified of incidents occurring at the center as required. - The center shall take immediate necessary action to protect the child from further harm and shall immediately notify the child's parent(s) when an injury requiring professional medical care occurs. |
| 2023-03-30 | Violation | 3A:52-7.10(b)(4) | Based on information, ensure that OOL is notified of all reportable injuries and illnesses as required. - The director, sponsor, or sponsor representative shall report the following occurrences to the Office of Licensing by the next working day after the center learns of the occurrence and shall submit documentation to the Office of Licensing within one week of the occurrence of the incident, the occurrence of an injury or illness that results in a call to 911, on-site medical or transported emergency care, or urgent care. |
| 2023-03-30 | Violation | 3A:52-4.8(a)(2) | Based on information, retrain all staff from an outside source on notifying OOL of reportable injuries and illnesses as required. - Topics of orientation training shall include understanding center operations, policies and procedures, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.5(b)3. |
| 2023-03-30 | Violation | 3A:52-4.8(a)(4) | Based on information, retrain all staff from an outside source on recognizing and reporting possible incidents of child abuse and neglect. - Topics of orientation training shall include recognizing and reporting child abuse or neglect, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.9. |
| 2023-03-30 | Violation | 3A:52-4.8(a)(7) | Based on information, retrain all staff from an outside source on positive methods of guidance and discipline, - 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. |
| 2023-03-30 | 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. Redistribute the Information to Parents document to all staff and provide a signature attesting to the receipt of the document at this date. At the time of the inspection, staff were unaware of the contents of the Information to Parents document although they had previously signed off on the receipt of the document. - 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. |
| 2023-03-30 | 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. |
| 2023-03-30 | 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. |
| 2023-03-30 | Violation | 3A:52-4.6(a) | Provide a current and completed staff records checklist. - 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). |
| 2023-03-30 | Violation | 3A:52-4.10(a)(1) | Ensure that CARI background checks are completed as required for all staff within two weeks of hire. Provide CARI clearances for 2 staff. - The sponsor or sponsor representative, and each staff member shall complete a signed consent form provided by the Department that indicates the identifying information necessary to conduct a CARI background check, including the person’s name, address, date of birth, sex, race, and Social Security number. Pursuant to the Federal Privacy Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-579), the Department shall advise each such person that the disclosure of his or her Social Security number is voluntary, and that the Social Security number will only be used for the purpose of conducting a CARI background check. |
| 2023-03-30 | 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. Provide a CHRI clearance for 1 staff. 8/15/2023 Abated, staff member is no longer employed at the center. - 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. |
| 2023-03-30 | Violation | 3A:52-4.8(b) | Provide documentation of the required annual orientation training for all staff. - 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). |
| 2023-03-30 | Violation | 3A:52-6.1(g)(2) | Ensure that classrooms that care for children under 18 months of age provide at least four different activity areas and that each area contains at least four types of supplies and equipment. - For early childhood programs, the following shall apply: centers serving children less than 18 months of age shall provide at least four types of children's daily activities including, but not limited to, sensory; language and dramatic play; manipulative; building; large muscle; music; or other comparable activities; and at least four types of supplies and equipment for each activity area chosen by the center. |
| 2023-03-20 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-02-13 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-01-12 | Age Change | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-01-12 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-01-12 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-12-19 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-12-19 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-12-19 | Violation | 3A:52-6.4(i) | 12/19/2022 Cease the use of pacifier straps or other types of attachment devices. The pacifier strap was removed upon inspector request. - Children shall not use pacifiers with straps or other types of attachment devices. |
| 2022-11-15 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-11-15 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-10-13 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-10-13 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-10-13 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-10-13 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(q)(1)(ii) | Ensure room 1 is cleared of storage and set up as a usable classroom or submit a request to have it removed from the license. - Space and room requirements are as follows: all space and rooms within the center to be used by children shall be inspected and approved by the Office of Licensing prior to their use. In making its determination, the Office of Licensing shall consider whether the space is too far removed, remote, or isolated from other areas of the center to be used by children. rooms or areas of the center that are not Office of Licensing-approved for use by children shall be made inaccessible to children. |
| 2022-08-09 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-06-27 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-06-16 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-05-26 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-04-25 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-03-15 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-02-02 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-02-02 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-02-02 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(a)(1) | Eliminate moisture resulting from leaks or seepage. Repair the area with water damage in Room #4. - Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: the center shall be free of moisture resulting from water leaks or seepage. |
| 2022-02-02 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(b)(1) | Ensure that all outdoor hazards are removed as required. Remove all equipment from the playground and the rear exit way from the playground and the Center. - Outdoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: the building, land, walkways, and outdoor play area shall be free from hazards to the health, safety or well-being of the children. |
| 2022-01-07 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-11-15 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-10-06 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-08-02 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-06-30 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-06-21 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-05-04 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2021-04-30 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-04-15 | Initial | No | Center Inspection |
| 2021-03-23 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2021-03-03 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2021-02-12 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2021-01-29 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-01-28 | Initial | No | Center Inspection |
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