Regular Child Care Center
Kidz Academy
Jersey City, NJ
· Hudson County
793 WESTSIDE AVE,
Jersey City, NJ 07306
Quick Facts
Capacity
22 children
Age Range
0 - 6 years
Subsidized Program
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Regular Child Care Center
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Historical licensing information
Previous license status
Active
License Number
110900157
Expired
Jun 25, 2024
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
Kidz Academy is a Regular Child Care Center in JERSEY CITY NJ, with a maximum capacity of 22 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 0 - 6 years. The provider also participates in a subsidized child care program.
Hours of Operation
- Days of Operation Monday–Friday
Inspection/Report History
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| Inspection Date | Type | Reinspection / Rule | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-05-11 | 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.06/23/23 Table of Organization is missing job description/responsibility. - 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. |
| 2023-05-11 | 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. One(1) first aid and CPR certification is outstanding. - 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. |
| 2023-04-27 | Violation | 3A:52-4.3(a)(2) | Ensure all staff know how many children are in their care at all times. A staff member said she had a total of 17 children but there were 19 children in attendance. - 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. |
| 2022-08-23 | Violation | 3A:52-6.4(b)(1)(ii) | Ensure that all sleeping equipment is free of pillows and soft bedding when occupied by a sleeping child. Cease the use of blankets for children under 1. - 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. |
| 2022-08-08 | Violation | 3A:52-4.3(d)(1) | 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. A staff member was observed leaving a sleeping infant alone in a crib room 2. - 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. |
| 2022-08-08 | Violation | 3A:52-4.3(a) | Ensure that adequate supervision is maintained at all times throughout the center, including when children are eating. A child was observed poking another child in the back with a fork multiple times. - 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. |
| 2022-08-08 | Violation | 3A:52-4.3(a)(2) | Ensure that all staff have completed training pertaining to the center's policies and procedures for tracking children and are aware of the number of children in their care at all times. - 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. |
| 2022-08-08 | Violation | 3A:52-4.10(b)(2) | Ensure that all staff who do not have a completed CARI background check are directly supervised by another staff member. - 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. Until the results of the CARI background check for a new staff member have been received from the Department, the center shall ensure oversight of the new staff member by another staff member, and ensure that person is not left alone to supervise a child or group of children. |
| 2022-08-08 | Violation | 3A:52-4.11(b)(2) | Ensure that all staff who do not have a completed CHRI background check are directly supervised by another staff member. - 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. |
| 2022-08-08 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(r) | Ensure the health, safety, and well-being of the children served. A staff member was observed placing a baby in a pack n play that was not fully assembled. - 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. |
| 2022-08-08 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(p) | Ensure that all indoor and outdoor equipment is sturdy, safe, free of hazards and used in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions. Ensure children are strapped in the high chairs when in use. - 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. |
| 2022-08-08 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(a)(2) | Ensure that all surfaces are kept clean and in good repair. Clean or replace soiled swing cover. - 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. |
| 2022-08-08 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(a)(10) | Ensure that all toxic substances are inaccessible to the children. - Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: all corrosive agents, insecticides, bleaches, detergents, polishes, any products under pressure in an aerosol spray can, and any toxic substance shall be stored in a locked cabinet or in an enclosure located in an area not accessible to the children. |
| 2022-08-08 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(l)(4) | Ensure that the center conducts at least two lockdown drills per year during each session provided at the center and maintains records of the drills on file. - Emergency procedure requirements are as follows: the center shall conduct two lockdown drills per year and maintain on file a record of each lockdown drill. The center shall ensure that lockdown drills are conducted during each session provided at the center. |
| 2022-08-08 | 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. |
| 2022-08-08 | 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. Ensure life/hazard use registration certificate has the correct use code. - 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. |
| 2022-08-08 | 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. |
| 2022-08-08 | Violation | 3A:52-7.3(a)(2) | Ensure that a Universal Health Record is completed upon enrollment and updated annually, including the immunization records and special care plans as required. - For early childhood programs, the following shall apply: for each child not enrolled in a public or private school, upon admission, the center shall maintain on file at the center a Universal Child Health Record (Department of Health Form CH-14) or its equivalent, updated annually, along with an immunization record, and a special care plan, if applicable. A 30-day grace period is permitted in N.J.A.C. 8:57-4.5(e) |
| 2022-08-08 | 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. - 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. |
| 2022-08-08 | 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. - 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. |
| 2022-08-08 | 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. Ensure the Information to Parents document is provided to parents and staff in it's entirety. - 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. |
| 2022-08-08 | 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. |
| 2022-08-08 | Violation | 3A:52-4.5(e)(7)(iii)(1) | Ensure that the consulting head teacher makes at least two on-site visits to the center per month and that the center documents the date, time, purpose and nature of each visit. - For early childhood programs for centers using a consulting head teacher, the center shall maintain on file a written record of the date, time, purpose, and nature of each visit by the consulting head teacher. |
| 2022-08-08 | Violation | 3A:52-4.5(e)(8) | Ensure that all staff working with children under 2.5 years of age have training specific to this age group initiated within 90 days of hire and completed within one year. - For early childhood programs all staff that work with children under 2 1/2 years of age shall have training specific to this age group, which may include, but is not limited to, the New Jersey Infant/Toddler Credential administered through Professional Impact NJ, the Infant-Toddler Child Development Associate (CDA) Credential, or other trainings specifically related to the care of infants and toddlers. Each employee shall initiate this training within 90 days and complete it within one year. |
| 2022-08-08 | Violation | 3A:52-4.8(d)(2) | Ensure that all credentialed staff complete 20 hours of staff development annually. - In lieu of the child care staff development specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.8(b), the director, head teacher(s), group teacher(s), and program supervisor(s) shall each complete 20 hours of staff development each year. Recommended topics of training for these staff include special needs programming and program development. |
| 2022-08-08 | Violation | 3A:52-4.8(c) | Ensure that all staff complete 12 hours of staff development annually. - The center shall ensure that all staff members who work at the center complete 12 hours of continuing staff development each year. |
| 2022-08-08 | Violation | 3A:52-4.8(a)(1) | Ensure that all staff complete orientation training within two weeks of hire and annually, including training on supervising and tracking children.4/27/23 One (1) member of staff is missing orientation training. - Topics of orientation training shall include supervising and tracking all children, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.3(a). |
| 2022-08-08 | Violation | 3A:52-4.6(b)(1) | Ensure that the director meets the required qualifications as specified in the manual. - The director shall meet the following qualification requirements for early childhood programs licensed to serve more than 30 children, the director shall meet the qualification requirements as specified in N.J.A.C 3A:52-4.6(b) for education and experience. |
| 2022-08-08 | 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.4/27/23 One (1) member of staff is missing CHRI background check. - 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. |
| 2022-08-08 | Violation | 3A:52-4.10(a)(1) | Ensure that CARI background checks are completed as required for all staff within two weeks of hire. - 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. |
| 2022-08-08 | 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). |
| 2022-08-08 | Violation | 3A:52-7.8(a)(4)(i) | Ensure that staff wash their hands immediately before preparing or serving food. Staff was observed sweeping and tending to children while preparing lunch. - Handwashing requirements are as follows: staff members shall wash their hands with soap and running water immediately before preparing or serving food. |
| 2022-08-08 | Violation | 3A:52-7.8(a)(1)(i) | Ensure that children wash their hands before the intake of food. - 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. |
| 2022-08-08 | Violation | 3A:52-7.7(a)(3)(iv) | Ensure that the center washes and disinfects the tables used by the children for eating before each meal, including before the second group of children is fed. - The schedule for disinfecting shall be as follows: tables used by the children for eating shall be washed and disinfected before each meal. |
| 2022-08-08 | Violation | 3A:52-7.6(b)(6)(iv) | Complete accident reports as required, including the follow-up action taken by the center. - The center shall maintain on file a written record of each incident resulting in an injury as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-7.6(a). These records shall include the following: a written description of the follow-up action taken by the center, including |
| 2022-08-08 | Violation | 3A:52-7.6(b)(6)(ii) | Complete accident reports as required, including a written description of the injury to the child. - The center shall maintain on file a written record of each incident resulting in an injury as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-7.6(a). These records shall include the following: a written description of the injury to the child. |
| 2022-08-08 | Violation | 3A:52-7.6(b)(6)(i) | Complete accident reports as required, including a written description of the incident. - The center shall maintain on file a written record of each incident resulting in an injury as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-7.6(a). These records shall include the following: a written description of the incident. |
| 2022-08-08 | Violation | 3A:52-7.6(a)(2) | Ensure that parents are notified immediately when a child sustains a head or facial injury, including when a child bumps his or her head. - The center shall take immediate necessary action to protect the child from further harm and shall immediately notify the child's parent(s) when a child sustains a head or facial injury, including when a child bumps his or her head. |
| 2022-08-08 | Violation | 3A:52-6.4(b)(1)(i)(1) | Ensure that all cribs and playpens are equipped with all of the required components, including a snugly fitting sheet. - 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 a firm, waterproof, snugly fitting mattress. |
| 2022-08-08 | Violation | 3A:52-6.4(b)(1)(ii) | Ensure that all sleeping equipment is free of pillows and soft bedding when occupied by a sleeping child. Cease the use of blankets for children under 1. - 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. |
| 2022-08-08 | Violation | 3A:52-6.4(b)(1) | Ensure that children are moved to cribs or playpens that meet CPSC standards when they fall asleep in equipment not made for sleeping including bouncy seats. - 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 |
| 2022-08-08 | Violation | 3A:52-6.3(b)(3)(iv)(1) | Ensure that each child's bottle is labeled with the child's name and date. - 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. |
| 2022-08-08 | Violation | 3A:52-6.1(b)(7)(i) | Cease the use of television, computers, and other video equipment for children under the age of two. - 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 the use of a television, computers, and other video equipment shall be limited to educational and instructional use, shall be age and developmentally appropriate, and shall not be used as a substitute for planned activities or for passive viewing. Centers shall prohibit the use of television, computers, and other video equipment for children under the age of two. |
| 2022-08-08 | Violation | 3A:52-6.1(b)(7) | Ensure that the use of television, computers, and other video equipment is for educational and instructional use, is age and developmentally appropriate, is not used as a substitute for planned activities, and is not used for passive viewing. - 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 the use of a television, computers, and other video equipment shall be limited to educational and instructional use, shall be age and developmentally appropriate, and shall not be used as a substitute for planned activities or for passive viewing. |
| 2022-08-08 | Violation | 3A:52-6.1(g)(2)(iv) | Ensure that the use of infant equipment, including swings, exersaucers and bouncers, is limited to 30 minutes at a times. Ensure children are not left sitting in high chairs for an extended period of time when not eating. - 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. The use of infant equipment including swings, exersaucers, and bouncers shall be limited to periods of 30 minutes at a time. |
| 2022-08-08 | Violation | 3A:52-4.4(a)(2) | Ensure that a primary caregiver is assigned to each group of four infants or six toddlers. - For early childhood programs, the following shall apply for infants (under 18 months of age) and toddlers (18 months to 2½ years of age): a group shall consist of four infants or six toddlers to whom a primary caregiver has been assigned. |
| 2022-08-08 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(i)(8) | Submit a Safe Building Interior Certification or other approval issued by the DOH. - Environmental condition precautions are as follows: at the time of the initial application, any renewal application, relocation of an existing licensed center, and, as determined by the Office of Licensing, on a case-by-case basis, the facility operator shall submit to the Office of Licensing a Safe Building Interior Certification or other approval issued by the Department of Health that indicates that no further remediation is needed for the interior of the building in which the center is located. |
| 2022-08-08 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(a)(19) | Complete radon testing in every room on the lowest floor used by children and post the results in a prominent location. - Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: the center shall test for the presence of radon gas in each classroom on the lowest floor level used by children at least once every five years and shall post the test results in a prominent location in all buildings at the center, as specified in N.J.S.A. 30:5B-5.2. |
| 2022-08-08 | Violation | 3A:52-7.8(a)(1)(ii) | Ensure that children wash their hands immediately after using the toilet or having their diaper changed. - 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. |
| 2022-08-08 | Violation | 3A:52-7.7(e)(1)(iii) | Ensure that the center washes and disinfects diapering surfaces after each use. - For early childhood programs, the following shall apply: in addition to the items specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-7.7(a)3, the following equipment items or surfaces shall be washed and disinfected after each use, diapering surfaces. |
| 2022-01-04 | Physical plant requirements for all centers | 3A:52-5.3(i)(8) | Environmental condition precautions are as follows: at the time of the initial application, any renewal application, relocation of an existing licensed center, and, as determined by the Office of Licensing, on a case-by-case basis, the facility operator shall submit to the Office of Licensing a Safe Building Interior Certification or other approval issued by the Department of Health that indicates that no further remediation is needed for the interior of the building in which the center is located. |
| 2022-01-04 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(i)(8) | Submit a Safe Building Interior Certification or other approval issued by the DOH. - Environmental condition precautions are as follows: at the time of the initial application, any renewal application, relocation of an existing licensed center, and, as determined by the Office of Licensing, on a case-by-case basis, the facility operator shall submit to the Office of Licensing a Safe Building Interior Certification or other approval issued by the Department of Health that indicates that no further remediation is needed for the interior of the building in which the center is located. |
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