Child Care Center
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Northvale Preschool Play Group
Northvale, NJ
· Bergen County
116 Paris Ave BOROUGH HALL,
Northvale, NJ 07647
Quick Facts
Capacity
30 children
Age Range
2 1/2 - 13 years
Subsidized Program
Does not participate
State Rating
1
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Contact Information
📞 (201) 784-5062
Licensed Child Care Center
Active License
License Number
02NOR0001
License Issued
Sep 16, 2026
Active Through
Sep 16, 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
Northvale Preschool Play Group is a Child Care Center in Northvale NJ, with a maximum capacity of 30 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 2 1/2 - 13 years. It is open Monday - Friday, 08:00 AM - 04:00 PM. The provider does not participate in a subsidized child care program.
Hours of Operation
- Monday08:00 AM - 04:00 PM
- Tuesday08:00 AM - 04:00 PM
- Wednesday08:00 AM - 04:00 PM
- Thursday08:00 AM - 04:00 PM
- Friday08:00 AM - 04:00 PM
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
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| Inspection Date | Type | Reinspection / Rule | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-10 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2026-06-17 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2026-05-14 | No Selection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-04-27 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2026-04-09 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2025-09-15 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-09-09 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-09-08 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-07-14 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-06-09 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-05-21 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-05-21 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2024-04-08 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-03-01 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-10-11 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-09-13 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-07-18 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-07-05 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-05-31 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-04-26 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-04-26 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-04-26 | Violation | 3A:52-4.5(b)(2)(ii) | Ensure that the center maintains daily time sheets for the children that indicate the children's arrival and departure times. Missing attendance records for 1 credentialed staff. - The director shall have the authority and responsibility for the implementation of policies and procedures for the day-to-day operation of the center, including maintenance of children's daily attendance records, including the daily time of arrival and departure. |
| 2023-04-26 | Violation | 3A:52-6.8(a)(1) | Ensure that the center completes and maintains on file a children's records checklist. The checklist was not available at the time of the inspection. - 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. |
| 2023-04-26 | Violation | 3A:52-7.5(b)(7)(iii) | Ensure that the epi-pens have a special care plan signed by both the parent and the doctor and all medication listed on the care plan is available at the center. - 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 condition for which the medication or health care procedure is being used. |
| 2023-04-26 | Violation | 3A:52-6.5(a)(1) | Ensure that the center maintains and distributes to all families and staff the center's policy on the release of children, including all of the required components of the policy. - The center shall maintain on file and follow a written policy on the release of children, which shall include the provision that each child may be released only to the child's parent(s) or person(s) authorized by the parent(s), as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-6.8(a)3, to take the child from the center and to assume responsibility for the child in an emergency if the parent(s) cannot be reached. |
| 2023-04-26 | Violation | 3A:52-6.8(k)(6) | Ensure that the center's social media policy includes guidelines for parents. - The center shall develop and follow a written policy on the use of social media including, but not limited to the guidelines for parents, including but not limited to, prohibiting the posting of photographs or videos of any child other than their own. |
| 2023-04-26 | Violation | 3A:52-2.1(b) | Complete and submit a DCF Renewal Attestation and all required documents. The renewal attestation was submitted and the renewal application was started. - A person applying for an initial license or renewal license to operate a center or relocation of a center shall submit a completed application to the Office of Licensing at least 45 days prior to the anticipated opening of the center or to the expiration of its existing regular license. |
| 2023-04-26 | 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. |
| 2023-04-26 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(h)(7)(i) | Submit a lead paint risk assessment as required. - Lead paint precautions are as follows: if a previous lead paint inspection indicates the presence of lead, or a lead paint risk management plan is in progress at the center, the center shall ensure that a lead paint risk assessment is conducted by a Lead Inspector/Risk Assessor who is certified and employed as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-5.3(h)3, upon renewal of the center’s license. |
| 2023-01-10 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-12-22 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-12-22 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-12-22 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(q)(2)(ii) | Ensure that the center complies with the licensed capacity of the classrooms at all times throughout the center. There were 20 children present in classroom 3 when the classroom capacity is 17. - Space and room requirements are as follows: at no time shall a center allow more children in attendance than the licensed room capacity. |
| 2022-11-21 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-11-01 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-10-18 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-10-18 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-10-18 | 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. |
| 2022-10-18 | 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. |
| 2022-10-18 | Violation | 3A:52-7.5(b)(10) | Ensure that all Epi-pens are stored in their original boxes with the child's name and prescription, accompanied by a special care plan and that two are present when required. - 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). |
| 2022-10-18 | Violation | 3A:52-7.5(b)(3)(iii) | Ensure that all expired medication is returned to the child's parent or disposed of appropriately. - 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: all medication and health care equipment shall be kept either in a locked cabinet or in an area that is inaccessible to the children. unused or expired medication and health care equipment shall be returned to the child’s parent or disposed of safely in a child-resistant waste receptacle when no longer being administered. |
| 2022-10-18 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(b)(7) | Ensure that all playground equipment meets public playground design standards (ASTM F-1487). Remove the 2 slides from the playground. - Outdoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: the center shall comply with the Playground Safety Subcode of the New Jersey Uniform Construction Code, as specified in N.J.A.C. 5:23-11. |
| 2022-10-18 | 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. |
| 2022-01-31 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-12-28 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-11-23 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-11-15 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-10-21 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-10-20 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-09-14 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2021-07-22 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2019-11-18 | Fax | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-10-30 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2019-10-24 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2019-10-17 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2019-09-11 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2019-05-30 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-05-06 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
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