Description: Little Bees Educational Daycare Center 2 is a Regular Child Care Center in Bloomingdale NJ, with a maximum capacity of 30 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 0 - 13 years. The provider also participates in a subsidized child care program.
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| 2023-06-30 | 2023-07-28 | 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 RatioUnder 18 months - 1:418 months up to 2 ½ years - 1:62 ½ years up to 4 years - 1:104 years - 1:125 years and older - 1:15 Violation Observed: Ensure that adequate staff/child ratios are maintained at all times throughout the center.6/30/23-At the time of the inspection, there was 1 staff member in combined in Room 1 & 4 with 17 children. There were 3 children (1-2yrs old) and 14 children in Room 3 (ages 1-2). Three staff members were required. The owner (RV) was the only staff member in the room. The other staff member was in the office upon the inspector's arrival. A third staff member eventually arrived. |
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| 2023-06-30 | 2023-07-28 | 3A:52-4.3(d)(1) |
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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. Violation Observed: Ensure that there is at least one staff is physically present in the room or area where children are napping and are able to summon additional staff members without leaving the room.6/30/23-At the time of the inspection, there was 1 staff member in combined in Room 1 & 3 with 17 children. There were 3 children (1-2yrs old) and 14 children in Room 3 (ages 1-2). The owner (RV) was the only staff member in the room. The other staff member was in the office upon the inspector's arrival. A third staff member eventually arrived. |
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| 2023-06-30 | 2023-07-28 | 3A:52-4.5(c)(2)(ii) |
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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 complete staff development in understanding licensing rules as provided by the Office. Violation Observed: Ensure that the director designee completes the Understanding Licensing training provided by OOL.The Director and Director designee will complete the Understanding Licensing training and will provide proof of completion. |
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| 2023-06-30 | 2023-07-28 | 3A:52-6.8(a)(1) |
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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.Provide a current Children Records checklist of all enrolled children. |
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| 2023-06-30 | 2023-07-28 | 3A:52-4.5(b)(2)(i) |
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The director shall have the authority and responsibility for the implementation of policies and procedures for the day-to-day operation of the center, including maintenance of staff attendance records indicating daily hours worked. Violation Observed: Ensure that the center maintains daily time sheets for staff that indicate the hours the staff worked at the center.Provide daily staff/child attendance sheets. |
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| 2023-06-01 | 2023-07-28 | 3A:52-4.3(a)(1) |
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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 adequate procedures for tracking children are adhered to at all times throughout the center.At the time of the inspection, staff in Room 3 provided the incorrect number of children in the room. Staff counted the number of children. Retrain all staff on tracking, provide proof of training, staff signatures and materials used. Memorandum of Understanding is required. |
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| 2023-05-01 | 2023-06-01 | 3A:52-4.7(a)(1) |
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The center shall meet the following requirements for orientation training: the center shall ensure that all newly-hired staff receive orientation training within two weeks of hire and that no individual is left alone to supervise a child or group of children until orientation training is completed. Violation Observed: Ensure that all staff who have not completed the required orientation training are directly supervised by another staff member. |
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| 2023-05-01 | 2023-06-01 | 3A:52-4.11(b)(2) |
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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: Ensure that all staff who do not have a completed CHRI background check are directly supervised by another staff member.5/1/23-At the time of inspection, 2 new staff members who reportedly did not have their CHRI clearances on file were observed changing children's diapers. The center shall provide an MOU regarding this matter. |
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| 2023-05-01 | 2023-06-30 | 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: Ensure that all staff, the sponsor and/or the sponsor representative complete a CHRI background check as required.5/1/23-Two new staff member CHRI's pending. 6/1/23-Renewal CHRI's pending for all staff. |
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| 2023-05-01 | 2023-06-30 | 3A:52-4.5(e)(7)(ii) |
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For early childhood programs for centers using a consulting head teacher, the consulting head teacher shall have the authority and responsibility to observe and evaluate the group teacher, conditional head teacher, or other staff member in charge of the center’s program during each on-site visit. Violation Observed: Ensure that the consulting head teacher makes at least two on-site visits to the center per month and is able to observe and evaluate other staff as required.5/1/23-Provide proof of observation. |
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| 2023-04-10 | 2023-05-01 | 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 RatioUnder 18 months - 1:418 months up to 2 ½ years - 1:62 ½ years up to 4 years - 1:104 years - 1:125 years and older - 1:15 Violation Observed: Ensure that adequate staff/child ratios are maintained at all times throughout the center.At the time of the inspection, there were 15 children (ages .7-7yrs) with 3 staff. After the inspection was completed and a discussion was had regarding the lack of additional staff, a staff member was observed leaving the center with only 2 staff present. At the time of the inspection, there were 10 children (ages .8-2yrs) with only 2 staff. A third staff member was required. |
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| 2023-04-10 | 2023-07-28 | 3A:52-4.4(a)(2) |
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For early childhood programs, the following shall apply for infants (under 18 months of age) and toddlers (18 months to 2½ years of age): a group shall consist of four infants or six toddlers to whom a primary caregiver has been assigned. Violation Observed: Ensure that a primary caregiver is assigned to each group of four infants or six toddlers. |
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| 2023-04-10 | 2023-06-01 | 3A:52-6.1(b)(7)(iii) |
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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 the use of a television, computers, and other video equipment shall be limited to educational and instructional use, shall be age and developmentally appropriate, and shall not be used as a substitute for planned activities or for passive viewing. Centers shall develop written plans for children with special needs who may benefit from the educational or instruction use of a television, computer, or other video equipment. Violation Observed: Develop a written policy for the use of television, computers and other technology by children with special needs who may benefit from its educational or instructional use.At the time of inspection, children were observed passively viewing Cocomelon "while eating breakfast." |
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| 2023-04-10 | 2023-06-01 | 3A:52-6.1(b)(7) |
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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 the use of a television, computers, and other video equipment shall be limited to educational and instructional use, shall be age and developmentally appropriate, and shall not be used as a substitute for planned activities or for passive viewing. Violation Observed: Ensure that the use of television, computers, and other video equipment is for educational and instructional use, is age and developmentally appropriate, is not used as a substitute for planned activities, and is not used for passive viewing. |
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| 2023-04-10 | 2023-06-01 | 3A:52-6.3(a)(12)(ii) |
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All centers shall comply with the following requirements, the center shall ensure that these safety and sanitation practices are followed: sippy cups shall be labeled with the child’s name. Violation Observed: Ensure that each child's sippy cup is labeled with the child's name. |
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