Description: KIDS Interactive Day School is open to all children regardless of race, creed, or ethnic origin.Our program uses developmentally appropriate practices in self-stimulating, challenging, creative, and nurturing environment that stimulates the physical, social, emotional, and cognitive development of each child. Children learn through play and doing so all of the activities are planned to encourage each child to explore, experiment, imitate, ask questions, and problem solve in order to construct their own knowledge.
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| 2023-06-05 | 2023-06-23 | 3A:52-4.3(d)(1) |
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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. Violation Observed: Ensure that there is at least one staff physically present in the room or area where children are napping and they are able to summon additional staff members without leaving the room. Ensure there is a staff member present in Room 3 nap room. There were 2 children sleeping in Room 3 with no staff present. |
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| 2023-06-05 | 2023-06-23 | 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. At the time of inspection, there were 5 children (ages 0-12 m) with 1 staff member. The 2nd staff member entered the nap room during inspection and stated she was in there. |
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| 2023-06-05 | 2023-06-23 | 3A:52-6.4(a)(2) |
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For early childhood programs, the center shall provide opportunities for daily rest and sleep as follows: for children from 13 to 18 months of age, the center shall provide daily rest and sleep according to the child's physical needs and ensure that blankets or pillows do not cover the child's face. Violation Observed: Cease the use of blankets and stuffed animals in the cribs of children under 12 months of age in Room 2. One child had a stuffed animal in their crib. |
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| 2023-03-16 | 2023-04-25 | 3A:52-4.3(d)(1) |
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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. Violation Observed: Ensure that there is at least one staff physically present in the room or area where children are napping and they are able to summon additional staff members without leaving the room. Ensure there is a staff member present in Room 2 nap room. There were 2 children sleeping in Room 2 with no staff present. |
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| 2023-03-16 | 2023-04-25 | 3A:52-6.4(a)(2) |
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For early childhood programs, the center shall provide opportunities for daily rest and sleep as follows: for children from 13 to 18 months of age, the center shall provide daily rest and sleep according to the child's physical needs and ensure that blankets or pillows do not cover the child's face. Violation Observed: Cease the use of blankets and stuffed animals in the cribs of children under 12 months of age in Room 2. One child had a blanket and another child had a stuffed animal in their cribs. |
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| 2022-10-03 | 2022-12-01 | 3A:52-5.3(a)(2) |
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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. Violation Observed: Repair or replace the ripped climbing mats in Room 5. |
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| 2022-10-03 | 2022-10-17 | 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. At the time of inspection, there were 5 children (ages 0-12 m) with 1 staff member. A 2nd staff members arrived a short period of time after. |
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| 2022-10-03 | 2022-12-01 | 3A:52-4.11(b)(2) |
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When the center applies for a new license or Certificate of Life/Safety Approval, the sponsor or sponsor representative shall ensure that each staff member at least 18 years of age who is or will be working at the center on a regularly scheduled basis completes the CHRI fingerprinting process specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.11(a). Until the center receives the results of the CHRI background check for a new staff member from the Department of Human Services, the center shall ensure oversight of that person by another staff member and ensure that the person is not alone to supervise a child or group of children. Violation Observed: Ensure that all staff who do not have a completed CHRI background check are directly supervised by another staff member in Room 9. |
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| 2022-10-03 | 2022-10-17 | 3A:52-6.6(a)(1) |
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The methods of guidance and discipline used shall: be positive. Violation Observed: Ensure that the staff utilize positive methods of guidance and discipline at all times throughout the center. A staff member in Room 6 was seen yelling in a child's face and directed their face towards her as a form of discipline. |
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| 2022-10-03 | 2022-12-01 | 3A:52-6.3(b)(3)(iv)(1) |
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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, each child's bottle(s) shall be labeled with the child's name and dated. Violation Observed: Ensure that each child's bottle is labeled with the date in Room 4. |
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| 2022-10-03 | 2023-03-16 | 3A:52-6.4(a)(2) |
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For early childhood programs, the center shall provide opportunities for daily rest and sleep as follows: for children from 13 to 18 months of age, the center shall provide daily rest and sleep according to the child's physical needs and ensure that blankets or pillows do not cover the child's face. Violation Observed: Ensure all crib sheets are tight fitting in Room 2. |
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| 2022-10-03 | 2022-12-01 | 3A:52-6.4(b)(1) |
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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 Violation Observed: Repair the ripped crib mattress in Room 2 |
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| 2022-10-03 | 2022-12-01 | 3A:52-4.6(a) |
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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). Violation Observed: Ensure that the center completes and maintains on file a Staff Records Checklist designated by OOL. |
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| 2022-10-03 | 2023-01-12 | 3A:52-4.10(a)(1) |
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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. Violation Observed: Obtain a VCARI clearance for 1 new staff member. |
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| 2022-10-03 | 2023-01-12 | 3A:52-4.11(a)(1) |
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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. Violation Observed: Obtain CHRI clearances for 3 staff members. |
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