Description: Milestones Academy is a Regular Child Care Center in Bloomfield NJ, with a maximum capacity of 117 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 0 - 6 years. The provider also participates in a subsidized child care program.
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| 2023-04-21 | 2023-06-06 | 3A:52-6.3(b)(3)(iv)(1) |
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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. Violation Observed: Ensure that each child's bottle is labeled with the child's name and date. |
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| 2023-04-21 | 2023-06-06 | 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: Update staff record checklist including all current staff members and sponsor representative. |
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| 2023-04-21 | 2023-06-06 | 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 2 staff complete a CHRI background check as required. |
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| 2023-04-21 | 2023-06-06 | 3A:52-7.5(b)(7)(i) |
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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 maintain on file a record of the following the child's name and parental authorization for the center to administer medication or health care procedures. Violation Observed: Ensure that the center completes and maintains a medication log that includes the child's name and parent authorization to administer sunscreen. |
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| 2023-04-21 | 2023-06-06 | 3A:52-7.5(b)(10) |
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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). Violation Observed: Ensure that the 2 required Epi-pens are present for 1 named child in room 8. |
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| 2023-04-21 | 2023-06-06 | 3A:52-5.3(l)(1)(vii) |
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Emergency procedure requirements are as follows: the center shall prepare written emergency procedures delineating a diagram showing how the center is to be evacuated in case of emergency from each classroom and the outdoor play area. Violation Observed: Post a diagram showing how the center is to be evacuated from each classroom and the outdoor play area. |
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| 2023-04-21 | 2023-06-06 | 3A:52-5.3(a)(18) |
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Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: ensure that microwave ovens, toaster ovens, and other portable devices used to heat or prepare food are out of children's reach, secured on a stable surface, and not in use when children are in the area in order to ensure the safety of children. Violation Observed: Ensure that the microwave is secured on a stable surface in room 7. |
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| 2023-04-21 | 2023-06-06 | 3A:52-5.3(a)(4) |
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Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: carpeting shall be securely fastened to the floor. Violation Observed: Secure area rugs in room 8. |
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| 2023-03-07 | 2023-04-21 | 3A:52-5.3(q)(3)(v) |
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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. Violation Observed: Label all rooms approved by the OOL for the children's use. |
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| 2023-03-07 | 2023-04-21 | 3A:52-5.3(i)(8) |
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Environmental condition precautions are as follows: at the time of the initial application, any renewal application, relocation of an existing licensed center, and, as determined by the Office of Licensing, on a case-by-case basis, the facility operator shall submit to the Office of Licensing a Safe Building Interior Certification or other approval issued by the Department of Health that indicates that no further remediation is needed for the interior of the building in which the center is located. Violation Observed: Submit a Safe Building Interior Certification for building 2. |
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| 2022-11-28 | 2022-12-22 | 3A:52-4.8(a)(2) |
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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. Violation Observed: Based on Complaint # 21540, the center to ensure all staff is retrained on adequate procedure when incidents occur at the center. |
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| 2022-11-28 | 2022-12-22 | 3A:52-7.6(b)(6)(i) |
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The center shall maintain on file a written record of each incident resulting in an injury as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-7.6(a). These records shall include the following: a written description of the incident. Violation Observed: Based on Complaint # 21540, the center needs to ensure that adequate procedures for incident occurring at the center are adhered to at all times. |
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| 2022-11-28 | 2022-12-22 | 3A:52-4.5(e)(8) |
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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. Violation Observed: Based on Complaint # 21540, the center needs to ensure 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. |
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| 2022-11-28 | 2023-01-24 | 3A:52-6.4(b)(2)(ii) |
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The center shall provide sleeping equipment for children over the age of 12 months and under the age of five years, 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 CRF 1219 and 1220, which is incorporated herein by reference, and can be obtained through the CPSC's website at http://www.cpsc.gov/businfo/frnotices/fr11/cribfinal.pdf, playpen, cot, mat, or other Office of Licensing-approved sleeping equipment that meets the following requirements: each cot or mat used for rest and sleep shall be covered with a sheet, blanket or other covering. An additional covering shall be provided for use as a covering for each child. Violation Observed: Ensure that an additional covering is provided for use as a covering for each child in room 6 |
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| 2022-11-18 | 2022-11-28 | 3A:52-5.3(q)(2)(ii) |
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Space and room requirements are as follows: at no time shall a center allow more children in attendance than the licensed room capacity. Violation Observed: Based on Complaint # 21495, the center needs to ensure that the children are provided with adequate space in all classrooms and ensure the daily enrollment does not exceed the license room capacity in room 2. |
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