Church Street KinderCare - Mount Laurel NJ Temporary Child Care Center

641 S CHURCH STREET , MOUNT LAUREL NJ 08054
(856) 778-1948

About the Provider

Description: Come visit our center, we are conviently located off of Rt. 38 and near 295. We have a very dedicated and long term staff who enjoy spending every day building new foundations with the children. Our classrooms are bright and cheerful with many amenities that go along with our weekly and monthly lesson plans.

Program and Licensing Details

  • License Number: 03KIN0001
  • Capacity: 125
  • Age Range: 0 - 13 years
  • Enrolled in Subsidized Child Care Program: Yes
  • Type of Care: Infant Programs, Toddler Programs, Discovery Preschool Programs, Preschool Programs, Prekindergarten Programs, Before and After School Programs
  • District Office: New Jersey Dept of Children and Families - Office of Licensing
  • District Office Phone: 1-877-667-9845 (Note: This is not the facility phone number.)
  • Licensor: Cristina Conroy (Cristina.conroy@avanzarnow.org)

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Inspection/Report History

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Date Cited Date Abated Regulation Number
2021-10-16 3A:52-7.7(a)(3)(iv)
The schedule for disinfecting shall be as follows: tables used by the children for eating shall be washed and disinfected before each meal.

Violation Observed: Wash and disinfect the tables before meals in Room 5. | 11/2/20 | Wash and disinfect the tables following the manufacturer's instructions as needed throughout the center. | 12/3/20 | a. Wash and disinfect the tables according to the manufacturer's instructions and the manual of requirements in Room 7. | b. Wash and disinfect the mats after staff walked on them while putting them down for nap time in Room 5.
2020-11-02 2020-11-19 3A:52-4.11(a)(1)
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: Ensure that the CHRI forms are available for inspection wherein 3 named staff member needs cleared CHRI forms.
2020-11-02 3A:52-7.8(a)(4)(i)
Handwashing requirements are as follows: staff members shall wash their hands with soap and running water immediately before preparing or serving food.

Violation Observed: Ensure that the staff wash their hands before serving food in Room 7. | 12/3/20 | Ensure that the staff wash their hands before serving food in Room 7.
2020-11-02 2020-12-03 3A:52-7.8(a)(1)(v)
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 outdoor play.

Violation Observed: Ensure that the children wash their hands immediately after outdoor play in Room 6.
2020-11-02 3A:52-4.3(a)(1)
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: 11/2/20 | a. Ensure that the children are supervised at all times wherein the children were climbing on shelves in Room 7 and staff was unaware. | b. Ensure that the children are supervised at all times wherein a named child walked to and from the bathroom from Room 3 unsupervised. | c. Ensure that the children are supervised at all times wherein a named child was laying in the shelve and staff in Room 7 was unaware. | d. Ensure that the children are supervised at all times wherein a named child walked to the sink from Room 7 and back unsupervised. | e. Ensure that the children are supervised at all times wherein a named child was put on her mat to nap in Room 5 and staff could not see the child behind the cubbie. | 11/19/20 | a. Ensure that the children are supervised at all times wherein the children were climbing on the table on the playground and staff was unaware. | b. Ensure that the children are supervised at all times wherein the children were jumping off the play pads in Room 5 and staff was unaware when coming in from the playground. | c. Ensure that the children are supervised at all times wherein a named child was left in Room 5 unsupervised. | d. Ensure that the children are supervised at all times wherein a named child 12 years old was left in the office unsupervised. | e. Ensure that the staff knows how many children are in their care at all times wherein a named staff stated that they were caring for 11 children when 12 children were present in Room 6. | 12/3/20 | a. Ensure that the children are supervised at all times wherein a named child was climbing on a cubbie in Room 7 and staff was unaware. | b. Ensure that the children are supervised at all times wherein a named child went to the bathroom from Room 3 unsupervised. | c. Ensure that the children are supervised at all times wherein a named child 15 years old was left in the office unsupervised. | d. Ensure that the staff are supervising the children wherein staff in Room 6 was sitting down on the phone.
2020-10-16 2020-11-02 3A:52-7.7(a)(1)
Disinfectants shall be used as follows: the center shall disinfect those items specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-7.7(a)3 with a solution that shall be

Violation Observed: Set aside toys that the children have placed in their mouth in Room 2.
2020-10-16 2020-12-03 3A:52-7.8(a)(1)(iv)
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 coming in contact with an animal's body secretions.

Violation Observed: Ensure that the children wash their hands immediately after coming in contact with body fluids or secretions in Room 5. | 11/19/20 | a. Ensure that the children wash their hands immediately after coming in contact with body fluids on the playground. | b. Ensure that the children wash their hands immediately after coming in contact with body fluids or secretions in Room 6.
2020-10-16 2020-11-19 3A:52-7.8(a)(1)
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

Violation Observed: Ensure that the children wash their hands immediately before eating in Room 5.
2020-10-16 2020-11-19 3A:52-4.3(a)(1)
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 the staff knows how many children are in their care at all times wherein the staff in Room 5 stated that they were caring for 6 children when 5 children were present.
2020-10-02 2020-11-19 3A:52-4.11(b)(2)
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: A new named staff member was left in Room 7 and went outside alone with 5 children and the staff did not have a cleared CHRI form. | 10/16/20 | A new named staff member was in Room 6 alone without a cleared CHRI form with 6 children ages 2 1/2-3. | 11/2/20 | A new named staff member was in Room 2 alone without a cleared CHRI form with 1 child.
2020-10-02 2020-10-16 3A:52-5.3(q)(3)(v)
Space and room requirements are as follows: Indoor space requirements for play rooms and sleep rooms are as follows the center shall identify all rooms of the center that have been approved by the Office of Licensing. This identification shall consist of numbers, letters, names or any other means of identification and shall be located either inside or directly outside each room.

Violation Observed: Identify the rooms wherein one room did not have a number.
2020-10-02 2020-10-16 3A:52-4.5(c)(2)(i)
The director or his or her designee(s) shall be on the premises at all times when the center is operating and the designee shall not have full-time classroom responsibilities during the times when the director is not present at the center.

Violation Observed: The center did not have a director designee present at the time of the visit and was unable to provide the OOL with CARI and CHRI forms.
2020-10-02 2020-10-16 3A:52-4.3(c)
The following staff/child ratios shall apply, except as specified in 3A:52-4.3(d) through (f): | Age Staff/Child Ratio | Under 18 months - 1:4 | 18 months up to 2 ½ years - 1:6 | 2 ½ years up to 4 years - 1:10 | 4 years - 1:12 | 5 years and older - 1:15

Violation Observed: Maintain the required staff to meet ratios at all times wherein a named staff walked out of Room 5 leaving 7 children ages 18 months to 2 1/2 with one staff member when an additional staff member was needed.
2020-09-18 2020-10-02 3A:52-7.7(e)(1)(iv)
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, toys mouthed by infants and toddlers before being given to another child.

Violation Observed: Set aside toys that children have placed in their mouths in Room 5.
2020-09-18 2020-10-02 3A:52-2.2(e)
The license shall be posted in a prominent location within the center and in each building associated with the center.

Violation Observed: Post the center's license in a prominent location.

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