Description: Kiddie Zone is a Regular Child Care Center in Lakewood NJ, with a maximum capacity of 203 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 0 - 13 years. The provider also participates in a subsidized child care program.
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| 2023-01-27 | 2023-03-02 | 3A:52-4.3(a)(1) |
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The center shall develop and implement an Office of Licensing-approved method to keep track of the location and ensure the safety of all children at all times when under the center’s supervision, including the transfer of supervision from and to parents during arrival and departure and the utilization of off-site locations, including playgrounds and field trips. Violation Observed: Ensure that adequate procedures for tracking children are adhered to at all times throughout the center. In rooms 7 and 16, staff had to count the number of children in their care when asked. |
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| 2023-01-27 | 2023-03-02 | 3A:52-4.3(c) |
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The following staff/child ratios shall apply, except as specified in 3A:52-4.3(d) through (f):Age Staff/Child RatioUnder 18 months - 1:418 months up to 2 ½ years - 1:62 ½ years up to 4 years - 1:104 years - 1:125 years and older - 1:15 Violation Observed: Ensure that adequate staff/child ratios are maintained at all times throughout the center. In room 6, there was 1 staff with 8 children under 2.5 when 2 staff were needed. |
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| 2023-01-27 | 2023-03-02 | 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: Ensure that adequate supervision is maintained at all times throughout the center. In room 13, ensure children are not climbing on the swing seats. |
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| 2023-01-27 | 2023-03-02 | 3A:52-6.1(e) |
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The center shall ensure that pacifiers are removed when the children are crawling or walking. Violation Observed: Ensure that pacifiers are removed when children are crawling or walking. In room 11, 12 and 13, children were walking and crawling with pacifiers or bottles in their mouths. |
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| 2023-01-27 | 2023-03-02 | 3A:52-6.4(b)(1)(i)(3) |
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The center shall provide sleeping equipment for children 12 months of age and younger, the center shall provide for each child a crib, that complies with the Consumer Product Safety Commission's (CPSC) Federal Safety Standards for Full- Size and Non-Full-Size Baby Cribs; 16 CFR 1219 and 1220, which is incorporated herein by reference, and can be obtained through the CPSC's website at https://www.cpsc.gov/Safety-Education/Safety- Education-Centers/cribs , playpen, or other Office of Licensing-approved sleeping equipment that meets the following requirement that each crib or playpen shall be equipped with top rails that are at least 19 inches above the mattress. Violation Observed: Ensure that all cribs and playpens are equipped with all of the required components, including top rails that are at least 19 inches above the mattress. In room 14, the pack and plays had an insert raising the level of the mattress pad which was above 19 inches. |
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| 2023-01-27 | 2023-03-02 | 3A:52-5.3(d)(3) |
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Heating requirements are as follows: the center shall not use portable liquid fuel-burning or wood-burning heating appliances or electric space heaters. Violation Observed: Cease the use of electric space heaters throughout the center. |
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| 2023-01-27 | 2023-03-02 | 3A:52-5.3(p) |
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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. Violation Observed: Ensure that children in swing seats are strapped in using the buckles. In room 14, there was a child in the swing not buckled. |
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| 2023-01-27 | 2023-03-02 | 3A:52-6.3(b)(3)(iv)(6) |
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For early childhood programs, the following shall apply, feeding requirements for centers serving children less than 18 months of age are as follows: for bottles, no milk, formula, or breast milk shall be warmed in a microwave oven. Violation Observed: Ensure that no milk, formula or breast milk is warmed in a microwave oven. |
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| 2023-01-27 | 2023-03-02 | 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 the health, safety, and well-being of the children served. Cease the use of hot water from water coolers to make children's bottles. The water coming from the cooler was measuring at 175 degrees. |
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| 2023-01-27 | 2023-04-05 | 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: Provide a current fire certificate as required. |
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| 2023-01-27 | 2023-03-02 | 3A:52-7.10(b)(4) |
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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. Violation Observed: Ensure that the center notifies the OOL by the next working day of any injuries or illnesses that occur at the center that results in a call to 911, on-site medical or transported emergency care or urgent care and provides documentation to OOL within one week and provides documentation to OOL within one week. A classroom staff called Hatzolah, after a child was placed on the floor in the infant room in a sitting position and fell backwards. Per the center administration, the child did not receive any injuries however the center did not notify OOL after the incident. |
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| 2023-01-27 | 2023-03-06 | 3A:52-3.4(a) |
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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. Violation Observed: Ensure that the center has a current comprehensive general liability insurance policy and maintains the documentation on file. |
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| 2023-01-27 | 2023-03-02 | 3A:52-5.3(q)(1)(ii) |
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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. Violation Observed: Ensure that children under 2.5 are in the I use side of the building as required. Children under 2.5 were in room 6, which is the E use side of the building for children over 2.5. |
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| 2023-01-27 | 2023-03-02 | 3A:52-4.8(a)(1) |
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Topics of orientation training shall include supervising and tracking all children, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.3(a). Violation Observed: Ensure that all staff are re-trained on proper feeding procedures including not using the microwave to heat bottles and not using water from the hot water coolers to make bottles. If needed bottles can be warmed using a bottle warmer. |
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| 2023-01-07 | 2023-03-02 | 3A:52-6.4(b)(1)(ii) |
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The center shall provide sleeping equipment for children 12 months of age and younger, the center shall provide for each child a crib, that complies with the Consumer Product Safety Commission's (CPSC) Federal Safety Standards for Full- Size and Non-Full-Size Baby Cribs; 16 CFR 1219 and 1220, which is incorporated herein by reference, and can be obtained through the CPSC's website at https://www.cpsc.gov/Safety-Education/Safety- Education-Centers/cribs , playpen, or other Office of Licensing-approved sleeping equipment that meets the following requirement that sleeping equipment shall be free of pillows and soft bedding, including, but not limited to bumper pads, when occupied by a sleeping child. Violation Observed: Ensure that sleeping equipment is free of pillows, soft bedding, bumpers and other hazards when occupied by a sleeping child. In room 11, the pads were too small for the pack and plays, leaving room for the child to lay on the vinyl, with no pads or sheets. |
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