Child Care Center
✓ Licensed
Maggie's Kidz Academy
Irvington, NJ
· Essex County
915 Stuyvesant Avenue,
Irvington, NJ 07111
Quick Facts
Capacity
86 children
Age Range
0 - 13 years
Subsidized Program
Participates
State Rating
2
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Licensed Child Care Center
Active License
License Number
07DOV0004
License Issued
Jul 30, 2026
Active Through
Jul 30, 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
Maggie's Kidz Academy is a Child Care Center in Irvington NJ, with a maximum capacity of 86 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 0 - 13 years. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-27 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2026-07-22 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-06-15 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-04-27 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-03-17 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-02-20 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-01-08 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2025-11-18 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-10-09 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-09-08 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-08-04 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-06-27 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2024-09-13 | Space Evaluation | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-08-13 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-07-11 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-06-06 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-04-26 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-03-26 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-11-21 | Space Evaluation | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-11-21 | Space Request | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-10-11 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-09-11 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-08-11 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-08-09 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-07-06 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-05-23 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-04-13 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-03-10 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-02-03 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-01-10 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-01-10 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-01-10 | Violation | 3A:52-4.11(a)(1) | Ensure that 10 named staff complete a CHRI background check as required for the center's license renewal.2/3/23: 8 Completed, 2 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. |
| 2023-01-10 | Violation | 3A:52-4.10(b)(1) | Ensure that 2 named staff submit a CARI background check upon renewal. - 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. |
| 2023-01-10 | Violation | 3A:52-4.3(c) | Ensure that adequate staff/child ratios are maintained at all times throughout the center, wherein nine children under 18 months and two children 2 years of age were present with two staff members in Room 2. An additional staff member was required. - 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 |
| 2023-01-10 | Violation | 3A:52-6.4(i) | Cease the use of pacifier straps in Room 2. - Children shall not use pacifiers with straps or other types of attachment devices. |
| 2023-01-10 | Violation | 3A:52-6.4(b)(1)(ii) | Cease the use of blankets for children under 12 months for Room 2. - 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. |
| 2023-01-10 | Violation | 3A:52-6.1(e) | Ensure that pacifiers are removed when children are walking in Room 2. - The center shall ensure that pacifiers are removed when the children are crawling or walking. |
| 2023-01-10 | Violation | 3A:52-6.4(b)(1)(i)(1) | Ensure that all cribs are equipped with snugly fitting sheets in Room 2. - 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 each crib or playpen shall be equipped with a firm, waterproof, snugly fitting mattress. |
| 2023-01-10 | Violation | 3A:52-7.9(a)(1)(vi)(4) | Maintain an illness log on file at the center and ensure that it contains all of the required components, including the date when the child returned to the center symptom-free. - 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 symptom-free. |
| 2023-01-10 | 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. A named staff member only used a one step process. - The schedule for disinfecting shall be as follows: tables used by the children for eating shall be washed and disinfected before each meal. |
| 2023-01-10 | Violation | 3A:52-7.8(a)(4)(i) | Ensure that staff wash their hands immediately before preparing or serving food in Room 2. - Handwashing requirements are as follows: staff members shall wash their hands with soap and running water immediately before preparing or serving food. |
| 2023-01-10 | Violation | 3A:52-7.8(a)(4)(vi) | Ensure that staff wash their hands after coming into contact with nasal excretions in Room 2. - Handwashing requirements are as follows: staff members shall wash their hands with soap and running water immediately after coming into contact with blood, fecal matter, urine, vomit, nasal secretions, or other body fluids or secretions. |
| 2023-01-10 | Violation | 3A:52-7.8(a)(1)(i) | Ensure that children wash their hands before the intake of food in Room 2. - 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. |
| 2023-01-10 | Violation | 3A:52-7.8(d)(1)(ii)(2) | Ensure that the second diapering area is within 15 feet of a sink in Room 2. - 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 area shall be within 15 feet of a sink that is not used for food preparation. |
| 2023-01-10 | Violation | 3A:52-6.8(j)(1) | Develop and maintain on file an expulsion policy. - The center shall develop and follow a written policy on the expulsion of children from enrollment at the center. The expulsion policy shall include |
| 2023-01-10 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(l)(4) | Ensure that the center conducts at least two lockdown drills per year during each session provided at the center and maintains records of the drills on file. - Emergency procedure requirements are as follows: the center shall conduct two lockdown drills per year and maintain on file a record of each lockdown drill. The center shall ensure that lockdown drills are conducted during each session provided at the center. |
| 2023-01-10 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(l)(1)(iii)(1) | Provide an alternate indoor location for evacuation that operates the same hours of operation as the center. - Emergency procedure requirements are as follows: the center shall prepare written emergency procedures delineating an alternate indoor location that operates during the same operating hours as the center. The center shall select an alternate indoor location within safe walking distance. |
| 2023-01-10 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(a)(10) | Ensure that all toxic substances are inaccessible to the children throughout the center. - Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: all corrosive agents, insecticides, bleaches, detergents, polishes, any products under pressure in an aerosol spray can, and any toxic substance shall be stored in a locked cabinet or in an enclosure located in an area not accessible to the children. |
| 2023-01-10 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(c)(1) | Ensure that all light fixtures have protective coverings in Room 1. - Lighting requirements are as follows: all fluorescent tubes and incandescent light bulbs shall have protective covers or shields. |
| 2023-01-10 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(a)(15) | Clean mechanical vents in both bathrooms in Room 4. - Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: ventilation outlets shall be clean and free from obstructions, and filters shall be replaced when saturated. |
| 2023-01-10 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(a)(2) | Clean AC unit in Room 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. |
| 2023-01-10 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(p) | Replace batteries in carbon monoxide detector in Room 4. - 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. |
| 2023-01-10 | Violation | 3A:52-6.2(a)(1) | Ensure that the center has an adequate supply of materials to meet the daily activity needs of the school aged children in Room 1. - 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. |
| 2023-01-10 | Violation | 3A:52-6.1(b)(1) | Ensure that activities are provided, wherein 9 children sat on the carpet waiting for lunch without activities in Room 2. - 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 time frames for each activity are geared to the age and developmental level of each child served and are flexible enough to accommodate spontaneous occurrences or children's suggestions and inquiries. |
| 2023-01-10 | Violation | 3A:52-6.1(b)(2) | Ensure that the named child is provided with activities while sitting in the low highchair in Room 2. - 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. |
| 2022-04-22 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-04-21 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-02-11 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-02-11 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-02-11 | Violation | 3A:52-5.2(a)(8) | Provide a current life/hazard use registration certificate applicable to the center's licensed capacity and ages served. - The center shall obtain a Life Hazard Use Registration certificate applicable to the center’s licensed capacity and ages served pursuant to the Uniform Fire Safety Act, N.J.S.A. 52:27D-192 et seq. The center shall post this document in a prominent location within the center. |
| 2021-12-27 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-12-07 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-09-16 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2021-08-25 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-08-24 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2021-08-05 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2021-07-20 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2020-03-19 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-01-30 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2020-01-02 | Fax | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-12-30 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-12-10 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2019-11-12 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
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