Description: Neighborhood Preschool & Learning Ctr. is a Temporary Child Care Center in RED BANK NJ, with a maximum capacity of 42 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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| 2023-04-13 | 2023-08-14 | 3A:52-4.3(a)(1) |
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The center shall develop and implement an Office of Licensing-approved method to keep track of the location and ensure the safety of all children at all times when under the center’s supervision, including the transfer of supervision from and to parents during arrival and departure and the utilization of off-site locations, including playgrounds and field trips. Violation Observed: Ensure that adequate procedures for tracking children are adhered to at all times. At the time of inspection, staff stated that there were 9 infants when there were 8 in the Infant room. |
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| 2023-04-13 | 2023-07-13 | 3A:52-4.4(a)(2) |
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For early childhood programs, the following shall apply for infants (under 18 months of age) and toddlers (18 months to 2½ years of age): a group shall consist of four infants or six toddlers to whom a primary caregiver has been assigned. Violation Observed: Ensure that a primary caregiver is assigned to each group of four infants in the Infant room. Although a list was provided later by another staff, the staff in the room at the time of the inspection were unaware of what primary caregivers were or how they were implemented. |
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| 2023-04-13 | 2023-08-14 | 3A:52-5.3(r) |
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The center shall take any steps required by the Office of Licensing to correct conditions in the building or center that may endanger the health, safety, and well-being of the children served. Violation Observed: Ensure that all infants who are seated in the buckets seats are buckled in. |
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| 2023-04-13 | 2023-08-14 | 3A:52-6.3(b)(3)(vi) |
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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: 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). Violation Observed: Ensure infants that cannot self feed are held for feeding. |
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| 2023-04-13 | 2023-08-14 | 3A:52-6.3(b)(3)(iv)(6) |
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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, no milk, formula, or breast milk shall be warmed in a microwave oven. Violation Observed: Ensure that no milk, formula or breast milk is warmed in a microwave oven in the Infant room. |
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| 2023-04-13 | 2023-08-14 | 3A:52-6.3(b)(3)(i) |
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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: the center shall develop mutually with each child's parent(s) and follow a feeding plan regarding the feeding schedule, specific formula, breastfeeding arrangements and accommodations, and/or expressed breast milk, nutritional needs, and introduction of new food for each child. Violation Observed: Ensure that each child under 12 months of age has a written feeding plan in the Infant room. Although some were provided later by another staff, some were missing including one for a newly enrolled child. |
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| 2023-04-13 | 3A:52-6.4(b)(1)(i)(2) | |
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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 clean, snugly fitting sheet. Violation Observed: Ensure that all cribs are equipped with a snugly fitting sheet in the Infant room. |
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| 2023-04-13 | 2023-07-13 | 3A:52-6.1(g)(2)(iii) |
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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 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. Violation Observed: Ensure that children are provided opportunities to leave their sleeping equipment to crawl, walk and play in the Infant room. |
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| 2023-04-13 | 2023-08-14 | 3A:52-7.6(a)(2) |
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The center shall take immediate necessary action to protect the child from further harm and shall immediately notify the child's parent(s) when a child sustains a head or facial injury, including when a child bumps his or her head. Violation Observed: Ensure parents are notified immediately when a child sustains a head or facial injury, including when a child bumps his or her head and ensure notification is documented. At the time of the inspection, multiple incident reports were missing parental notification information. |
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| 2023-04-13 | 3A:52-7.7(e)(1)(iv) | |
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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, toys mouthed by infants and toddlers before being given to another child. Violation Observed: Ensure toys mouthed by infants are washed and disinfected between uses. At the time of the inspection, mouthed toys were not being collected or removed from the play area in the infant room. |
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| 2023-04-13 | 3A:52-7.8(a)(1)(ii) | |
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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 using the toilet or having diapers changed. Violation Observed: Ensure that children wash their hands immediately with soap and water after having their diaper changed in the Infant room. |
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| 2023-04-13 | 3A:52-7.8(d)(1)(iv)(1) | |
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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. Violation Observed: Ensure that soiled disposable diapers are placed in a closed container. Provide a lid for the garbage can in the bathroom of the Infant room. |
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| 2023-04-13 | 2023-08-14 | 3A:52-7.8(d)(1)(ii)(2) |
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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. Violation Observed: Ensure that the diapering area is within 15 feet of a sink that is not used for food preparation. At the time of the inspection, there were bottles in the sink that staff were using for hand washing after changing diapers. |
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| 2023-04-13 | 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: Ensure that the center completes and maintains on file a Staff Records Checklist designated by OOL. At the time of the inspection, the staff records checklist was incomplete. |
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| 2023-04-13 | 2023-08-14 | 3A:52-4.10(b)(1) |
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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. Violation Observed: Ensure that all staff submit a CARI background check upon renewal. |
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