Child Care Center
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NCC Harmony House Early Learning Center
Newark, NJ
· Essex County
278 South Orange Avenue,
Newark, NJ 07103
Quick Facts
Capacity
67 children
Age Range
0 - 13 years
Subsidized Program
Participates
State Rating
2
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Contact Information
📞 (973) 242-3115
Licensed Child Care Center
Active License
License Number
07NCC0002
License Issued
Jul 8, 2026
Active Through
Jul 8, 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
New Community Corporation’s (NCC) early learning centers serve children ages 3 months up to age four. NCC designed these centers to meet the needs of working parents and to provide education and activities to develop children’s language, motor, social and intellectual skills.
New Community’s education system serves a student population that is comparable to smaller school systems in New Jersey. Hundreds of Newark youngsters are served by NCC’s after-school and summer programs.
New Community’s education system serves a student population that is comparable to smaller school systems in New Jersey. Hundreds of Newark youngsters are served by NCC’s after-school and summer programs.
Hours of Operation
- Monday06:30 AM - 05:30 PM
- Tuesday06:30 AM - 05:30 PM
- Wednesday06:30 AM - 05:30 PM
- Thursday06:30 AM - 05:30 PM
- Friday06:30 AM - 05:30 PM
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
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| Inspection Date | Type | Reinspection / Rule | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-27 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-07-23 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-06-23 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2026-05-19 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-04-14 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2025-11-14 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-10-10 | Re-Inspection,Other | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-09-03 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-07-25 | Monitoring,Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-05-27 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-02-24 | Other | No | Center Inspection |
| 2025-01-06 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-11-05 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-11-04 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-10-02 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-09-25 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-08-28 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-08-02 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-07-18 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-07-10 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-07-09 | Space Evaluation | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-06-07 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-05-16 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-04-26 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-03-18 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-02-09 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-01-09 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-12-08 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-11-08 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-09-25 | Technical Assistance Visit | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-09-12 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-07-31 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-07-26 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-07-13 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-06-30 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-06-01 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-05-25 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-04-25 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-04-25 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-03-06 | Renewal | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-03-06 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-03-06 | Violation | 3A:52-4.10(b)(1) | Ensure that all staff members and the sponsor representative submit a CARI background check upon renewal.4/25/2023: Ensure that 1 staff member and the sponsor representative 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. |
| 2023-03-06 | Violation | 3A:52-4.8(c) | Ensure that all staff complete 12 hours of staff development annually. - The center shall ensure that all staff members who work at the center complete 12 hours of continuing staff development each year. |
| 2023-03-06 | Violation | 3A:52-4.8(d)(1) | Ensure that all credentialed staff complete 20 hours of staff development annually. - In lieu of the child care staff development specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.8(b), the director, head teacher(s), group teacher(s), and program supervisor(s) shall each complete 20 hours of staff development each year. Recommended topics of training for these staff include educational and physical activity. |
| 2023-03-06 | Violation | 3A:52-6.8(a)(5) | Ensure that the center completes and maintains on file a children's records checklist, including signed authorization from the parent for emergency medical treatment. - 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 signed authorization from the parent(s) for emergency medical treatment. |
| 2023-03-06 | Violation | 3A:52-5.2(c) | Provide a current health certificate as required. - If the center prepares meals, the center shall obtain a satisfactory Sanitary Inspection Certificate, as specified in N.J.A.C. 8:24, indicating that the kitchen is in compliance with the applicable requirements of the State Sanitary Code. The center shall maintain on file the Sanitary Inspection Certificate. |
| 2023-03-06 | 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. |
| 2023-03-06 | 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. |
| 2023-03-06 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(q)(3)(v) | Label all rooms approved by the OOL for the children's use. - 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. |
| 2023-03-06 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(a)(15) | Clean the ceiling vents in both the Room 2 and Room 3 bathrooms. - Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: ventilation outlets shall be clean and free from obstructions, and filters shall be replaced when saturated. |
| 2023-03-06 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(a)(2) | Replace the cracked window located in Room 1. - 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. |
| 2023-03-06 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(i)(5)(i) | Complete and submit a DCF Drinking Water Testing Checklist and Statement of Assurance and a copy of the center's water testing completed by a laboratory certified by the Department of Environmental Protection. - Environmental condition precautions are as follows: at the time of the initial application, any renewal application, relocation of an existing licensed center and, in the discretion of the Office of Licensing, any other time, the applicant or facility operator shall certify in writing that the center provides a potable water supply provided by a public community water system. If the facility is supplied by a public community water system, the applicant or facility operator shall provide documentation of water testing conducted by a laboratory certified by the Department of Environmental Protection for water testing for lead and copper from all faucets and other sources used for drinking water or food preparation and at least 50 percent of all indoor water faucets utilized by the center. |
| 2023-03-06 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(a)(19) | Complete radon testing in every room on the lowest floor used by children and post the results in a prominent location. - Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: the center shall test for the presence of radon gas in each classroom on the lowest floor level used by children at least once every five years and shall post the test results in a prominent location in all buildings at the center, as specified in N.J.S.A. 30:5B-5.2. |
| 2023-02-16 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-02-16 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-02-14 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-01-06 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-11-29 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-10-17 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-09-09 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-08-15 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-08-05 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-06-24 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-05-31 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-05-31 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-05-31 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-05-31 | Violation | 3A:52-5.2(a)(5) | Ensure that the center's fire protective systems are operative at all times. The center's fire panel displayed a "TROUBLE" reading. While the inspector was present, the center verified with their monitoring service that they were still being monitored despite the "TROUBLE" reading displayed on their fire panel. - 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. |
| 2022-05-31 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(a)(19) | Complete radon testing in every room on the lowest floor used by children and post the results in a prominent location. - Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: the center shall test for the presence of radon gas in each classroom on the lowest floor level used by children at least once every five years and shall post the test results in a prominent location in all buildings at the center, as specified in N.J.S.A. 30:5B-5.2. |
| 2022-05-31 | Violation | 3A:52-4.3(c) | Ensure that adequate staff/child ratios are maintained at all times throughout the center. There were 5 children, ages 10-18 months old, in Classroom 1 being supervised by 1 staff member when 2 staff members were actually 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 |
| 2022-05-31 | Violation | 3A:52-4.10(a)(1) | Ensure that CARI background checks are completed as required for the sponsor representative, as well as, for all staff members within two weeks of hire. - 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. |
| 2022-05-31 | Violation | 3A:52-4.11(a)(1) | Ensure that all staff members and the sponsor representative complete a CHRI background check as required.2/16/2023: Ensure that 1 staff member completes a CHRI background check as required. - 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. |
| 2022-05-31 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(o)(1) | Ensure that at least two staff have current first aid and CPR certifications and are present at all times at the center. - First aid requirements are as follows: at least two staff members who have current certified basic knowledge of first aid principles and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), as defined by a recognized health organization (such as the American Red Cross), shall be in the center at all times when enrolled children are present. |
| 2022-05-31 | Violation | 3A:52-6.8(a)(1) | 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, etc. - 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. |
| 2022-05-31 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(n)(4) | Ensure that all fire extinguishers are serviced and tagged annually and recharged as needed. - Fire prevention requirements are as follows: all fire extinguishers shall be visually inspected once a month, and serviced and tagged at least once a year and recharged, if necessary, as specified in the NJUFC. |
| 2022-05-09 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-04-21 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-04-07 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-03-07 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-02-07 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-01-19 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-12-03 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-11-03 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-10-05 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-10-01 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2021-09-13 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-08-26 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-08-13 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2021-02-22 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-02-16 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-01-28 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-12-14 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-11-13 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-10-09 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-09-08 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2020-06-29 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-05-27 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-05-13 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-04-27 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-03-23 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2020-02-27 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
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