Child Care Center
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Mouse House
Forked River, NJ
· Ocean County
442 Lacey Road,
Forked River, NJ 08731
Quick Facts
Capacity
30 children
Age range (listing information)
0 - 13 years
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Subsidized Program
Participates
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Licensed Child Care Center
Active License
License Number
CCC115863
License Issued
Sep 12, 2025
Active Through
Sep 12, 2028
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
Mouse House is a Child Care Center in Forked River NJ, with a maximum capacity of 30 children. This child care center's listing gives an age range of 0 - 13 years; please confirm current ages with the provider. It is open Monday - Friday, 06:30 AM - 06:00 PM. The provider also participates in a subsidized child care program.
Hours of Operation
- Monday06:30 AM - 06:00 PM
- Tuesday06:30 AM - 06:00 PM
- Wednesday06:30 AM - 06:00 PM
- Thursday06:30 AM - 06:00 PM
- Friday06:30 AM - 06:00 PM
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
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| Inspection Date | Type | Reinspection / Rule | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-09 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2026-06-11 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-05-26 | Complaint | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-05-05 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2025-12-15 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-11-10 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-09-23 | New Sponsor | No | Center Inspection |
| 2025-09-23 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-09-04 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-08-04 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-07-01 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-05-29 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-04-14 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2024-08-27 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-07-09 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-05-20 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-04-09 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-08-25 | Increase,Space Evaluation | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-08-25 | Increase,Space Request | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-05-30 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-04-24 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-04-24 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-04-24 | Violation | 3A:52-6.1(e) | Ensure that pacifiers are removed when children are crawling or walking. - The center shall ensure that pacifiers are removed when the children are crawling or walking. |
| 2023-03-16 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-03-16 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-03-16 | Violation | 3A:52-6.3(b)(3)(vi) | Ensure that age and developmentally appropriate seating is provided for all children who no longer need to be held for feeding. - For early childhood programs, the following shall apply, feeding requirements for centers serving children less than 18 months of age are as follows: a child who, because of age or developmental readiness, no longer needs to be held for feeding shall be provided with an infant seat, high chair with safety strap, or other age-appropriate seating apparatus, which meets the standards of a recognized safety organization (such as the Juvenile Products Manufacturers Association, the American Society for Testing and Materials, or the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission). |
| 2023-03-16 | Violation | 3A:52-6.3(b)(3)(iv)(1) | Ensure that each child's bottle is labeled with the child's name and date. - 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. |
| 2023-03-16 | Violation | 3A:52-6.4(i) | Cease the use of teething necklaces. - Children shall not use pacifiers with straps or other types of attachment devices. |
| 2023-03-16 | Violation | 3A:52-6.4(b)(1)(ii) | Ensure that sleeping equipment is free of pillows, soft bedding, bumpers and other hazards when occupied by a sleeping child. - 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. |
| 2023-03-16 | Violation | 3A:52-6.1(g)(2)(iii) | Ensure that children are provided opportunities to leave their sleeping equipment to crawl, walk and play. - 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 provide all children who are developmentally able with opportunities to leave their cribs, playpens or other Office of Licensing-approved sleeping equipment to crawl, toddle, walk, and play. |
| 2023-03-16 | Violation | 3A:52-7.7(a)(3)(i) | Ensure that the center washes and disinfects diapering surfaces as required. - The schedule for disinfecting shall be as follows: the following equipment items or surfaces shall be washed and disinfected after each use, |
| 2023-03-16 | 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. - The schedule for disinfecting shall be as follows: tables used by the children for eating shall be washed and disinfected before each meal. |
| 2023-03-16 | Violation | 3A:52-7.8(a)(4) | Ensure that staff wash their hands with soap and running water after each diaper change. - Handwashing requirements are as follows: staff members shall wash their hands with soap and running water immediately |
| 2023-03-16 | Violation | 3A:52-7.8(a)(4)(i) | Ensure that staff wash their hands immediately before preparing or serving food. - Handwashing requirements are as follows: staff members shall wash their hands with soap and running water immediately before preparing or serving food. |
| 2023-03-16 | Violation | 3A:52-4.10(a)(1) | Ensure that CARI background checks are completed as required for all staff within two weeks of hire. Pertains to 1 staff. - 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. |
| 2023-03-16 | Violation | 3A:52-4.11(a)(1) | Ensure that all staff, the sponsor and/or the sponsor representative complete a CHRI background check as required. Pertains to 1 staff. - 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. |
| 2023-03-16 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(a)(10) | Cease the use of aerosol sprays while children are present. - 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. |
| 2022-06-27 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-05-23 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-04-18 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-04-18 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-04-18 | Violation | 3A:52-6.6(e)(3) | Post the center's discipline policy in a prominent location. - The center shall maintain on file a written policy on the disciplining of children by staff members. The policy shall be posted in a prominent location within the center. |
| 2022-04-18 | Violation | 3A:52-6.3(b)(3)(iv)(1) | Ensure that each child's bottle is labeled with the date. - 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. |
| 2022-04-18 | Violation | 3A:52-6.3(b)(3)(vii) | Ensure that bottles are not propped at any time. - For early childhood programs, the following shall apply, feeding requirements for centers serving children less than 18 months of age are as follows: when a child is feeding, the bottle shall not be propped at any time. |
| 2022-04-18 | Violation | 3A:52-6.4(b)(1)(ii) | Cease the use of blankets for children under 12 months. - 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. |
| 2022-04-18 | 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. - The schedule for disinfecting shall be as follows: tables used by the children for eating shall be washed and disinfected before each meal. |
| 2022-04-18 | Violation | 3A:52-7.7(e)(1)(iii) | Ensure that the center washes and disinfects diapering surfaces after each use. - For early childhood programs, the following shall apply: in addition to the items specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-7.7(a)3, the following equipment items or surfaces shall be washed and disinfected after each use, diapering surfaces. |
| 2022-04-18 | Violation | 3A:52-7.8(a)(1)(i) | Ensure that children wash their hands before the intake of food. - 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. |
| 2022-04-18 | Violation | 3A:52-7.8(a)(1)(v) | Ensure that children wash their hands immediately after outdoor play. - 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 immediately after outdoor play. |
| 2022-04-18 | Violation | 3A:52-7.8(a)(2) | Ensure that the center uses an alternate means for hand washing for children under three months of age. - Handwashing requirements are as follows: for children under three months of age or for those children three months of age and older wherein hand washing with soap and running water may not be developmentally appropriate, the center may use an alternate means for hand washing, including but not limited to disposable baby wipes. |
| 2022-04-18 | Violation | 3A:52-7.8(a)(4) | Ensure that staff wash their hands with soap and running water after a diaper change. - Handwashing requirements are as follows: staff members shall wash their hands with soap and running water immediately |
| 2022-04-18 | Violation | 3A:52-7.8(a)(4)(i) | Ensure that staff wash their hands immediately before preparing or serving food. - Handwashing requirements are as follows: staff members shall wash their hands with soap and running water immediately before preparing or serving food. |
| 2022-04-18 | Violation | 3A:52-5.2(a)(5) | Provide a current fire certificate as required. - The center shall be permitted to obtain a valid fire safety inspection certificate issued by the municipality in which it is located, based on a fire inspection conducted within the preceding 12 months, and submit a copy of the certificate to the Office of Licensing in lieu of a CO or CCO, if the center serves only children 2 ½ years of age or older and is located in a public school building that is used as a public school. |
| 2022-04-18 | Violation | 3A:52-7.8(d)(1)(iv)(1) | Ensure that soiled disposable diapers are placed in a closed container that has a leak proof lining. - For early childhood programs, the following shall apply: diapering requirements for centers serving children who are not toilet trained are as follows, soiled diapers shall be disposed of as follows, soiled disposable diapers shall be placed in a closed container that is lined with a leakproof or impervious lining. Such diapers shall be removed from the center daily and placed in a closed garbage receptacle outside the building. |
| 2022-04-18 | Violation | 3A:52-7.8(d)(1)(ii)(1) | Ensure that food is not placed on the diaper changing table. - 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, diapering shall not take place in an area or on a surface used for food preparation, service, or eating. |
| 2021-08-19 | Increase | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2021-07-06 | Initial | No | Center Inspection |
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