Description: Mina's Day Care Center is a Temporary Child Care Center in Maplewood NJ, with a maximum capacity of 75 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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| 2023-04-21 | 3A:52-6.4(g)(2) | |
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When sheets, blankets and other coverings are not stored with sleeping equipment, each of these items shall be stored separately for each child. Violation Observed: Ensure that each child's bedding is stored separately and not touching other's sleeping equipment when stored on individual sleeping cots throughout the center. |
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| 2023-04-21 | 3A:52-7.8(a)(4)(vi) | |
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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. Violation Observed: Ensure that staff wash their hands immediately after coming into contact with nasal secretions in Room 3. |
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| 2023-01-12 | 2023-04-21 | 3A:52-5.3(p) |
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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. Violation Observed: Ensure all furniture, toys, window ledge, and equipment is clean and maintained in good condition as needed throughout the center. |
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| 2023-01-12 | 3A:52-4.8(c) | |
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The center shall ensure that all staff members who work at the center complete 12 hours of continuing staff development each year. Violation Observed: Provide additional training in each of the following area; Age appropriate activities, time frames, transitions, positive staff child interactions and understanding child developments as needed throughout the center in rooms 1, 2 and 3. Provide documentation to OOL including training agenda or materials of list of staff who took the training, the name of the trainer, staff signatures and date. |
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| 2023-01-12 | 2023-04-21 | 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: Ensure that materials are accessible to the children at all times, except during lunch and nap time in rooms 2 and 3. |
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| 2023-01-12 | 2023-01-27 | 3A:52-6.1(g)(1) |
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For early childhood programs, the following shall apply: the center shall provide daily outdoor activities at an outdoor play area, park or playground, or on a walk, weather permitting. Violation Observed: Ensure that the children go outdoors daily, weather permitting throughout the center. |
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| 2023-01-12 | 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: Ensure that the center has an adequate supply of materials to meet the daily activity needs of the children and the program pertains to rooms 2 and 3. |
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| 2023-01-12 | 2023-04-21 | 3A:52-6.1(b)(1) |
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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 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. Violation Observed: Ensure that time frames for each activity are both age and developmentally appropriate for the children served. The children in room 3 were either required to remain on the carpet in circle time or in their chairs at the table throughout the morning. |
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| 2023-01-12 | 2023-01-27 | 3A:52-6.1(g)(2)(ii) |
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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. Staff members shall ensure infants have age-appropriate, supervised tummy time at least twice per day. Violation Observed: Ensure that infants are provided age-appropriate, supervised tummy time at least twice per day in room 1. |
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| 2023-01-12 | 2023-01-27 | 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: Ensure that the use of infant equipment, including swings, exersaucers and bouncers, is limited to 30 minutes at a times pertains to room 1. Whereas children were observed in high chairs, swings, and bouncy seats for an extended periods of times throughout the morning. |
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| 2023-01-12 | 2023-01-27 | 3A:52-5.3(a)(9) |
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Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: toilets, wash basins, kitchen sinks, and other plumbing shall be maintained in good operating and sanitary condition. Violation Observed: Ensure plumbing fixtures protruding the wall in the bathroom by room 4 are inaccessible to children at all times. |
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| 2023-01-12 | 2023-04-21 | 3A:52-6.1(e) |
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The center shall ensure that pacifiers are removed when the children are crawling or walking. Violation Observed: Ensure to remove sippy cups when children are moving or walking in room 2 and 3. |
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| 2023-01-12 | 2023-04-21 | 3A:52-6.3(a)(4) |
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All centers shall comply with the following requirements, if the center provides food, the center shall ensure that the food is stored, prepared, and served in a sanitary manner. Violation Observed: Ensure food from home is age appropriate. Ensure staff cut food into safe sizes where one named child had brown Brussel sprouts and another named child was served whole cherry tomatoes in room 2. Ensure that staff cut the food into pieces to eliminate possible choking hazards. |
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| 2023-01-12 | 2023-04-21 | 3A:52-6.1(b)(3) |
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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 are presented with and encouraged to participate in a mixture of active and quiet experiences. Violation Observed: Ensure appropriate staff interaction and tone of voice when asking the children to take action in room 3. Staff where providing directive such as sit down, or lay down using a rash tone of voice. |
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| 2023-01-10 | 2023-04-21 | 3A:52-5.3(p) |
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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. Violation Observed: Clean all the play equipment in the outdoor playground. |
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