Child Care Center
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Learning Tree Academy Inc.
Wood-ridge, NJ
· Bergen County
150 Park Place East,
Wood-ridge, NJ 07075
Quick Facts
Capacity
74 children
Age range (listing information)
0 - 13 years
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Subsidized Program
Participates
State Rating
2
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Licensed Child Care Center
Active License
License Number
02LIT0023
License Issued
Sep 25, 2026
Active Through
Sep 25, 2029
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
Learning Tree Academy Inc. is a Child Care Center in Wood-Ridge NJ, with a maximum capacity of 74 children. This child care center's listing gives an age range of 0 - 13 years; please confirm current ages with the provider. It is open Monday - Friday, 07:00 AM - 06:00 PM. The provider also participates in a subsidized child care program.
Hours of Operation
- Monday07:00 AM - 06:00 PM
- Tuesday07:00 AM - 06:00 PM
- Wednesday07:00 AM - 06:00 PM
- Thursday07:00 AM - 06:00 PM
- Friday07:00 AM - 06:00 PM
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
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| Inspection Date | Type | Reinspection / Rule | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-04 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-07-06 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-06-09 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2025-10-01 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-08-26 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2024-06-28 | Other | No | Center Inspection |
| 2024-05-31 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-04-29 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-10-18 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-09-11 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-08-09 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-07-03 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-07-03 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-05-19 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-05-19 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-05-19 | 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. |
| 2023-05-19 | 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. - The schedule for disinfecting shall be as follows: tables used by the children for eating shall be washed and disinfected before each meal. |
| 2023-05-19 | 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. |
| 2023-05-19 | 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. |
| 2023-05-19 | 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. |
| 2023-05-19 | Violation | 3A:52-7.8(a)(4)(i) | Ensure that staff wash their hands immediately before preparing or serving food. - Handwashing requirements are as follows: staff members shall wash their hands with soap and running water immediately before preparing or serving food. |
| 2023-05-19 | 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; update. - 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. |
| 2023-05-19 | Violation | 3A:52-4.10(b)(1) | Ensure that sponsor and all staff submit a CARI background check upon renewal; seven named staff outstanding.Note 8/9/23-1 named staff member outstanding - 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. Within two weeks after a new staff member begins working at the center, the sponsor or sponsor representative shall submit to the Department a completed CARI consent form for the new staff member. |
| 2023-05-19 | 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 for the center's license renewal; two outstanding. - 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. |
| 2023-05-19 | Violation | 3A:52-7.5(b)(10) | Ensure that all medications listed on a special needs care plan are maintained on site for one named child. - The center shall develop and follow a policy on the administration of medication and health care procedures to children, which shall include the following provisions: the center shall store prescribed epinephrine pens in their original boxes with the child’s name and prescription. A special care plan or other documentation from a health care provider shall accompany the epinephrine pen. If two epinephrine pens are required, both shall be available. Each center under the jurisdiction of N.J.S.A. 18A:40-12.5 shall store back-up epinephrine pens on site consistent with the requirements stated at N.J.S.A. 18A:40-12.5.e(1). |
| 2023-05-19 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(a)(2) | Replace stained ceiling tiles in the hallway outside of Room 5. - 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. |
| 2023-05-19 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(a)(17) | Ensure plastic cubbies are secured in Room 5. - Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: all televisions and computers shall be secured on a stable surface and shelving shall be secured and not be overloaded. |
| 2023-05-19 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(a)(16) | Repair/paint area of wall in disrepair near the gate outside of the kitchen. - Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: walls shall be painted or otherwise covered whenever there is evidence of |
| 2023-05-19 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(p) | Ensure children are strapped into the bucket seats as required. - 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. |
| 2023-05-19 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(b)(1) | Sand/paint rusting storage door in the outdoor playground as it has sharp edges. - Outdoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: the building, land, walkways, and outdoor play area shall be free from hazards to the health, safety or well-being of the children. |
| 2023-05-19 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(i)(5)(i) | Complete and submit a DCF Drinking Water Testing Checklist and Statement of Assurance and a copy of the center's water testing completed by a laboratory certified by the Department of Environmental Protection. - Environmental condition precautions are as follows: at the time of the initial application, any renewal application, relocation of an existing licensed center and, in the discretion of the Office of Licensing, any other time, the applicant or facility operator shall certify in writing that the center provides a potable water supply provided by a public community water system. If the facility is supplied by a public community water system, the applicant or facility operator shall provide documentation of water testing conducted by a laboratory certified by the Department of Environmental Protection for water testing for lead and copper from all faucets and other sources used for drinking water or food preparation and at least 50 percent of all indoor water faucets utilized by the center. |
| 2023-05-19 | Violation | 3A:52-6.6(a)(1) | Ensure that the staff utilize positive methods of guidance and discipline at all times throughout the center, wherein a named staff member was observed yelling and mocking the children. - The methods of guidance and discipline used shall: be positive. |
| 2023-05-19 | Violation | 3A:52-4.8(a)(2) | Retrain all staff on the center's policies of handwashing and sanitation. Submit training information with staff signatures to OOL. - 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. |
| 2023-05-19 | Violation | 3A:52-4.8(a)(7) | Retrain the named staff member on implementing the center's discipline policy. Submit training information with staff signature to OOL. - 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. |
| 2023-04-12 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-02-21 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-01-17 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-11-09 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-10-21 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-10-21 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-10-21 | Violation | 3A:52-4.3(d)(1) | Recite: Ensure that there is at least one staff physically present in the room or area ; wherein staff member in Room 1 was observed leaving her classroom of 2 infants unsupervised in order to retrieve gloves from another classroom. - 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. |
| 2022-09-12 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-08-08 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-08-08 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-08-08 | Violation | 3A:52-6.1(e) | Ensure that bottles are given to the children while seated and not during active play time. - The center shall ensure that pacifiers are removed when the children are crawling or walking. |
| 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. - 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:52-7.7(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. |
| 2022-08-08 | Violation | 3A:52-7.7(e)(1)(iv) | Ensure that the center washes and disinfects toys mouthed by infants and toddlers. - 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. |
| 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:52-7.8(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:52-7.8(a)(4)(i) | Ensure that staff wash their hands immediately before preparing or serving food. - 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)(4)(iii) | Ensure that staff wash their hands immediately after changing a child's diaper. - Handwashing requirements are as follows: staff members shall wash their hands with soap and running water immediately after assisting a child in toileting. |
| 2022-08-08 | Violation | 3A:52-7.8(d)(1)(ii)(3) | Remove the cover on the diaper changing table in Room 1. - For early childhood programs, the following shall apply: diapering requirements for centers serving children who are not toilet trained are as follows, diapering area and surface requirements are as follows, the diapering surface shall be flat, smooth, clean, dry, non-absorbent, and in good repair. |
| 2022-08-08 | Violation | 3A:52-6.4(b)(1)(ii) | Ensure that all cribs only contain one mattress, wherein several cribs contained a few mattresses stacked inside the crib. - 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:52-4.11(a)(1) | Ensure that all staff, the sponsor and/or the sponsor representative complete a CHRI background check as required for one named staff member. - 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:52-4.5(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(a)(1) | Ensure that all staff complete re-training on the center's policy of supervising children. Submit training information 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). |
| 2022-08-08 | Violation | 3A:52-4.8(a)(2) | Ensure that all staff complete retraining on the center's policies of washing and disinfecting using a two step process. Submit training information with staff signatures to OOl. - 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. |
| 2022-08-08 | Violation | 3A:52-5.2(a)(5) | Provide a current fire certificate as required. - 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. |
| 2022-08-08 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(b)(7) | Move climber away from the fence to ensure a minimum of 6 foot fall zone. - Outdoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: the center shall comply with the Playground Safety Subcode of the New Jersey Uniform Construction Code, as specified in N.J.A.C. 5:23-11. |
| 2022-08-08 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(b)(1) | Clean/remove sticky substance from the rear area of the playground and on the large climber. - Outdoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: the building, land, walkways, and outdoor play area shall be free from hazards to the health, safety or well-being of the children. |
| 2022-08-08 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(q)(3)(v) | Update first floor diagram to include new room changes as a wall in Room 2A was opened up into Room 2. - 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. |
| 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, wherein staff in Room 1 was observed leaving her classroom unsupervised while moving children into the room. - 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:52-6.1(b)(4) | Ensure that children in Room 1 are provided with free play outside of their cribs and not left in their cribs unless they are falling asleep. - 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 both staff-directed and child-selected activities are provided. |
| 2022-08-08 | Violation | 3A:52-4.3(a) | Ensure that adequate supervision is maintained at all times throughout the center wherein staff in Room 4 were observed sending the children to the bathroom in the hallway without 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. |
| 2021-05-17 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2021-04-30 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2020-07-31 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2020-06-08 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-04-17 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-04-02 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-02-06 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-12-20 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
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