Description: LIL’ BIG ONES Childcare and Learning Center is a New Jersey State licensed child care facility located in South Plainfield, NJ. We are conveniently located close to major highways and public transit stations. Our services primarily benefit South Plainfield, Edison, Metuchen, and Piscataway township residents. And we continue to grow!
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| 2020-03-03 | 2020-03-03 | 3A:52-6.1(g)(2)(iv) |
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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. Violation Observed: Based on information, limit the use of infant equipment, including high chairs, to 30 minutes at a time. Two named staff would leave the children in the high chairs for extensive amounts of time while they tended to other tasks. |
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| 2020-03-03 | 2020-03-03 | 3A:52-6.6(a)(1) |
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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 at all times throughout the center. A named staff uses condescending language and an inappropriate tone of voice with the children. |
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| 2020-03-03 | 2020-03-03 | 3A:52-7.6(a)(2) |
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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. Violation Observed: Based on information, ensure that the center notifies parents of injuries occurring at the center within the required timeframes. A named child's parent was not notified of a mouth injury that occurred at the center. |
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| 2020-03-03 | 2020-03-05 | 3A:52-4.8(g)(3) |
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The center shall maintain on file documentation of the date, time, topic, presenter, and attendance for all staff development and orientation completed by center staff members. The center shall record each staff member’s completion of staff development and orientation on the Staff Records Checklist, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.1(b). Violation Observed: Based on information, retrain all staff on: | 1. The center's supervision policy; | 2. Maintaining adequate staff/child ratios; | 3. The center's policies and procedures for incidents occurring at the center, including the required timelines for parental notification. |
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| 2020-03-03 | 2020-03-03 | 3A:52-4.6(b)(1) |
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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. Violation Observed: Based on information, ensure the center has a director as required. |
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| 2020-03-03 | 2020-03-03 | 3A:52-4.6(c)(3) |
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For early childhood programs, the following shall apply: the group teacher shall meet the requirements for experience and education Violation Observed: Based on information, ensure that the center has a group teacher as required. |
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| 2020-03-03 | 2020-03-03 | 3A:52-4.3(a) |
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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. Violation Observed: Based on information, ensure that adequate supervision is maintained at all times throughout the center. A named child was playing in the bathroom unsupervised and fell, injuring her mouth. Staff were not aware that the incident occurred or the extent of the named child's injury. |
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| 2020-03-03 | 2020-03-03 | 3A:52-4.3(c) |
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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: Based on information, ensure that adequate staff/child ratios are maintained at all times throughout the center. |
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| 2020-01-22 | 2020-04-13 | 3A:52-4.10(a)(1) |
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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. Violation Observed: Provide CARI clearance for one staff. |
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| 2020-01-22 | 2020-12-17 | 3A:52-4.11(a)(1) |
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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: Provide CHRI clearance for one staff. 12/17/20 staff no longer works there. |
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| 2020-01-22 | 2020-03-03 | 3A:52-4.8(g)(2) |
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The center shall maintain on file documentation of the date, time, topic, presenter, and attendance for all staff development and orientation completed by center staff members. For staff development provided by another source, the center shall maintain on file documentation of the name of the person or organization that provided the staff development. Violation Observed: Provide required orientation topics to one staff and provide documentation. |
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| 2020-01-22 | 2020-03-03 | 3A:52-4.6(a) |
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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: Provide receipt of all required policies for one staff. |
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| 2019-12-04 | 2020-01-22 | 3A:52-6.1(b)(2) |
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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 children have opportunities to choose materials freely and materials are accessible at all times except during lunch and nap time. Violation Observed: Based on complaint, ensure required materials are accessible at all required times. |
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| 2019-12-04 | 2020-01-22 | 3A:52-6.2(a)(1) |
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The center shall provide a supply of age-appropriate and developmentally appropriate program equipment including play equipment, child-size furniture and supplies that are sufficient to meet the daily activity needs of the children and the program. Violation Observed: Based on complaint, provide at least five types of age-appropriate children's daily activities and at least five types of supplies and equipment for each activity area in room 2 where the 2-4 year old class is. |
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| 2019-10-15 | 2019-12-04 | 3A:52-5.4(a)(1) |
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For early childhood programs, the following shall apply, all electrical outlets that are accessible to the children shall have protective covers. Violation Observed: Provide protective covers for outlets in rooms 1 & 3. |
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