La Casa de Don Pedro Early Childhhood Development Center III - Newark NJ Regular Child Care Center

202-216 FIRST STREET , NEWARK NJ 07107
(973) 350-0530

About the Provider

Description: La Casa offers a free, quality, and culturally appropriate early childhood educational with an English/Spanish bilingual program to Newark residents. Curriculum, instruction, personnel, support standards, and facilities are consistent with and under the auspices of Newark Public Schools. All three centers are accredited by the The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). The Pre K experience is designed to provide a welcoming learning and socializing environment. Children learn by playing and exploring their interests while being encouraged and supported by qualified staff. Pre-K education is demonstrated to significantly improve a child’s learning and readiness for kindergarten. The program serves 255 children ages 3 & 4 at its three centers and children receive free freshly made and shared family style meals daily (breakfast, lunch and pm snack.)

Program and Licensing Details

  • License Number: 07LAC0007
  • Capacity: 160
  • Age Range: 2 1/2 - 13 years
  • State Rating: 1
  • Enrolled in Subsidized Child Care Program: Yes
  • Current License Expiration Date: Oct 13, 2025
  • 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.)

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Inspection/Report History

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Date Cited Date Abated Regulation Number
2023-06-27 2023-06-27 3A:52-5.3(r)
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: Based on information, provide a Corrective Action Plan to DCF as required.
2023-06-27 2023-06-27 3A:52-6.6(a)(1)
The methods of guidance and discipline used shall: be positive.

Violation Observed: Based on information, ensure that staff utilize positive methods of guidance and discipline. A named staff grabbed a named child after the named child failed to stay on her cot, causing redness.
2023-06-27 2023-06-27 3A:52-4.8(a)(7)
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.

Violation Observed: Based on information, retrain all staff on the center's discipline policy.
2022-06-09 2022-08-16 3A:52-5.3(a)(2)
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: Replace the broken light switch cover in room 7 bathroom.
2022-06-09 2022-07-15 3A:52-7.9(a)(1)(vi)(2)
For early childhood programs, the following shall apply: the center shall maintain on file a log of the initial illnesses, symptoms of illness, or diseases that are exhibited by each child while in the center’s care, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-7.1(c) and (d). This illness log shall include the date, if applicable, that the child returned to the center with a note from a health care provider attesting to the child's admissibility to the center and recovery from a reportable disease, as specified in N.J.A.C. 8:57.

Violation Observed: Maintain an illness log on file at the center and ensure that it contains all of the required components, including the date the child returned to the center with a note from the child's health care provider.
2022-06-09 2022-09-26 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: Ensure that the center washes and disinfects the tables used by the children for eating before each meal in room 5.
2022-06-09 2022-09-26 3A:52-4.5(a)(3)(i)(1)
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.

Violation Observed: Ensure that the center has a table of organization that illustrates lines of authority, responsibility and communication.
2022-06-09 2022-08-16 3A:52-4.6(a)
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 updates and maintains on file a Staff Records Checklist designated by OOL.
2022-06-09 2022-09-26 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 all staff, the sponsor and/or the sponsor representative complete a CHRI background check as required for the center's license renewal.
2022-06-09 2022-07-15 3A:52-4.8(c)
The center shall ensure that all staff members who work at the center complete 12 hours of continuing staff development each year.

Violation Observed: Ensure that all staff complete 12 hours of staff development annually.
2022-06-09 2022-07-15 3A:52-4.8(d)(1)
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 educational and physical activity.

Violation Observed: Ensure that all credentialed staff complete 20 hours of staff development annually.
2022-06-09 2022-07-15 3A:52-6.8(a)(1)
The center shall complete and maintain on file for each enrolled child a Children’s Records Checklist, signed by the director, sponsor, or sponsor representative and designated by the Office of Licensing, indicating that the center has obtained documentation of the child's name, address, birth date, and date of enrollment.

Violation Observed: Ensure that the center completes and maintains on file a children's records checklist, including the child's name, address, birth date and date of enrollment.
2022-06-09 2022-07-15 3A:52-5.2(a)(5)
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: Repair or replace broken emergency light in back of room 7.
2022-06-09 2022-09-26 3A:52-5.3(b)(3)(iii)
the building structure shall be maintained to prevent infestation from rodents and insects.

Violation Observed: Maintain the building structure to prevent infestation from insects. Pertaining to gap along window in room 3.
2022-06-09 2022-07-15 3A:52-5.3(n)(4)
Fire prevention requirements are as follows: all fire extinguishers shall be visually inspected once a month, and serviced and tagged at least once a year and recharged, if necessary, as specified in the NJUFC.

Violation Observed: Ensure that all fire extinguishers are serviced and tagged annually and recharged as needed.

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