Child Care Center
✓ Licensed
Kinder Kastle
Elmwood Park, NJ
· Bergen County
437 Mola Boulevard,
Elmwood Park, NJ 07407
Quick Facts
Capacity
167 children
Age Range
0 - 13 years
Subsidized Program
Participates
State Rating
1
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Licensed Child Care Center
Active License
License Number
171000023
License Issued
Jun 19, 2025
Active Through
Jun 19, 2028
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
Kinder Kastle is a Child Care Center in Elmwood Park NJ, with a maximum capacity of 167 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 0 - 13 years. It is open Monday - Friday, 06:30 AM - 06:30 PM. The provider also participates in a subsidized child care program.
Hours of Operation
- Monday06:30 AM - 06:30 PM
- Tuesday06:30 AM - 06:30 PM
- Wednesday06:30 AM - 06:30 PM
- Thursday06:30 AM - 06:30 PM
- Friday06:30 AM - 06:30 PM
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
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| Inspection Date | Type | Reinspection / Rule | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-24 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-06-17 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-04-16 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-02-26 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2026-02-25 | Monitoring,Other | No | Center Inspection |
| 2025-10-10 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-08-19 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-07-18 | Other | No | Center Inspection |
| 2025-06-17 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-04-23 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-03-26 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-03-25 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-02-24 | Other | No | Center Inspection |
| 2025-02-18 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-01-10 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-12-09 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-10-21 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-09-10 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-07-30 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-06-25 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-05-17 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-04-26 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-03-08 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-01-22 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-12-12 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-08-14 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-06-20 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-04-26 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-03-17 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-02-16 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-02-06 | Complaint | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-02-06 | Complaint | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-02-06 | 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. On the day of the inspection when a staff person was asked how many children were in her care she needed to count the children to answer. Staff had been in the classroom all morning. - 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. |
| 2023-02-06 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(r) | Ensure the health, safety, and well-being of the children served. Based on Complaint #21789 ensure staff are adequately and appropriately placed within the classroom so that children are supervised correctly. - 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. |
| 2023-02-06 | Violation | 3A:52-6.6(a)(1) | Based on report, ensure that the staff utilize positive methods of guidance and discipline at all times throughout the center. - The methods of guidance and discipline used shall: be positive. |
| 2023-02-06 | Violation | 3A:52-5.6(a) | Provide an adequate amount of light in the classroom during naptime. - At least five foot-candles of natural or artificial light shall be provided in all rooms used by children during naptime. The illumination shall be measured three feet above the floor at the farthest point from the light source. |
| 2023-02-06 | 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. Observation indicated that staff are not washing and disinfecting tables before breakfast is given to children in the morning. - The schedule for disinfecting shall be as follows: tables used by the children for eating shall be washed and disinfected before each meal. |
| 2023-02-06 | Violation | 3A:52-7.8(a)(1)(i) | Ensure that children wash their hands before the intake of food. Observation indicated that children do not wash their hands before being given breakfast in the morning. - 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. |
| 2023-02-06 | Violation | 3A:52-4.8(a)(7) | Based on report, retrain the named staff on the center's discipline policy. - 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. |
| 2023-02-06 | Violation | 3A:52-4.8(c) | Ensure that staff are retrained in adequate tracking procedures. Submit retraining document with staff signatures to OOL - The center shall ensure that all staff members who work at the center complete 12 hours of continuing staff development each year. |
| 2023-02-06 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(m)(2) | Ensure that all cribs, cots and sleeping equipment are arranged to provide access to a three foot wide aisle that leads to an exit. - Supplemental evacuation requirements are as follows: cribs, beds, playpens, and cots used for rest or sleep shall be arranged so as to provide access to a three-foot-wide aisle that leads to an unobstructed exit. |
| 2023-01-06 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-12-27 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-12-27 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-12-27 | Violation | 3A:52-6.4(i) | Cease the use of pacifier straps in room 8. - Children shall not use pacifiers with straps or other types of attachment devices. |
| 2022-12-27 | Violation | 3A:52-6.4(b)(2)(ii) | Ensure that each cot or mat used for rest and sleep is covered with a sheet and additional covering is provided for use as a covering for each child in room 4. - The center shall provide sleeping equipment for children over the age of 12 months and under the age of five years, 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 CRF 1219 and 1220, which is incorporated herein by reference, and can be obtained through the CPSC's website at http://www.cpsc.gov/businfo/frnotices/fr11/cribfinal.pdf, playpen, cot, mat, or other Office of Licensing-approved sleeping equipment that meets the following requirements: each cot or mat used for rest and sleep shall be covered with a sheet, blanket or other covering. An additional covering shall be provided for use as a covering for each child. |
| 2022-12-27 | 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). |
| 2022-12-27 | Violation | 3A:52-4.10(a)(1) | Ensure that CARI background checks are completed as required for 1 named 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. |
| 2022-12-27 | Violation | 3A:52-4.11(a)(1) | Ensure that 1 named staff complete a CHRI background check as required. - 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. |
| 2022-12-27 | Violation | 3A:52-4.8(a)(2) | Retrain 1 named staff on the center's policies and procedures for diapering changes. - 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. |
| 2022-12-19 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-12-07 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-10-07 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-10-07 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-10-07 | 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. |
| 2022-10-07 | Violation | 3A:52-6.1(e) | Ensure that pacifiers are removed when children are crawling or walking. Children seen in multiple classrooms walking and crawling with their pacifiers in their mouth. Retrain staff, as interviews with the staff indicated that they were not aware that children could not have their pacifiers while walking and crawling. Submit retraining document with staff signatures to OOL. - The center shall ensure that pacifiers are removed when the children are crawling or walking. |
| 2022-10-07 | Violation | 3A:52-6.4(b)(1)(ii) | Ensure that crib sheets are tight fitting. - 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. |
| 2022-10-07 | Violation | 3A:52-7.6(b)(2) | Based on information, ensure that incident reports are completed as required. Complete accident reports as required, including the date, time and location 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: the date, time and location of the incident. |
| 2022-10-07 | Violation | 3A:52-4.8(a)(2) | Ensure that all staff complete orientation training within two weeks of hire and annually, including understanding center operations, policies and procedures. Based on information, retrain all staff on the center's policies and procedures for incidents, including notifying parents, notifying center administration as required by center policy and completing incident reports. - 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. |
| 2022-09-27 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-09-22 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-08-19 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-08-15 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-08-15 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-08-15 | Violation | 3A:52-6.1(g)(3) | Ensure that classrooms that care for children over 18 months of age provide at least five different activity areas and that each area contains at least five different types of supplies and equipment. - For early childhood programs, the following shall apply: centers serving children 18 months of age and older shall provide at least five types of children's daily activities including, but not limited to, language; science and mathematics; manipulative; large muscle; building; art; music; drama; or other comparable activities; and at least five types of supplies and equipment for each daily activity chosen by the center. |
| 2022-08-15 | Violation | 3A:52-4.3(a) | Ensure that adequate supervision is maintained at all times throughout the center. Ensure staff in the older infants classroom position themselves appropriately in the classroom to ensure proper and adequate supervision. - 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. |
| 2022-08-15 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(r) | Ensure the health, safety, and well-being of the children served. Ensure safety belts in infant bucket seats are tied when not in use so that they are not a choking hazard. - 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. |
| 2022-06-28 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-06-21 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-06-21 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-06-21 | Violation | 3A:52-7.8(a)(1) | Ensure that children over three months of age wash their hands with soap and running water. On the day of the inspection infants were observed being taken from the floor and placed in buckets seats to have their bottles. Infants hands were not washed until inspector indicated to assistant director that hands were not washed. Retrain staff and submit retraining document with staff signatures to OOL. - 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 |
| 2022-06-21 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(r) | Ensure the health, safety, and well-being of the children served. On the day of the inspection a dirty diaper was found in a plastic bag on the counter used for food prep. Ensure diapers are properly discarded after changing a child and not placed on a surface used for food prep. - 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. |
| 2022-06-21 | 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 not having backs to children. Submit retraining document with staff signatures to OOL. - Topics of orientation training shall include supervising and tracking all children, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.3(a). |
| 2022-05-20 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-05-20 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-05-20 | Violation | 3A:52-4.8(c) | Ensure staff person who handled a child in room 4 in an inappropriate manner is retrained on safe methods and practice of handling children that are experiencing a tantrum. Submit retraining document with staff signatures to OOL. - The center shall ensure that all staff members who work at the center complete 12 hours of continuing staff development each year. |
| 2022-03-01 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-01-31 | Complaint | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-01-31 | Complaint | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2021-10-28 | Complaint | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2021-09-22 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-07-21 | Renewal | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2021-03-11 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-02-18 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2020-10-30 | Complaint | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2020-06-03 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2020-04-27 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-03-24 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-02-12 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-01-14 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2019-11-18 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-10-22 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-09-10 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-08-06 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-07-10 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-06-04 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
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