Description: Parkside III is a Temporary Child Care Center in NEWARK NJ, with a maximum capacity of 98 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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| 2023-03-13 | 2023-04-18 | 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 that food provided by the center is stored, prepared and served in a sanitary manner. At the time of the inspection a gallon of milk was left sitting out for an undetermined of time in the kitchen. |
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| 2023-03-13 | 2023-04-18 | 3A:52-6.3(b)(3)(ii)(3) |
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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 children less than 12 months of age, the feeding plan shall be made available to each staff member responsible for feeding each child. Violation Observed: Based on the Complaint # 21892, the center needs to ensure the needs of the children are met at all times including ensuring that the children are provided with their food provided from home and contact parents for approval to provide center foods. |
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| 2022-12-07 | 2022-12-07 | 3A:52-4.8(a)(7) |
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Topics of orientation training shall include implementing the center's statement of policy on the disciplining of children, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-6.6. Violation Observed: Based on information, retrain all staff on the center's discipline policy. |
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| 2022-12-07 | 2023-01-18 | 3A:52-7.9(a)(1)(vi)(4) |
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For early childhood programs, the following shall apply: the center shall maintain on file a log of the initial illnesses, symptoms of illness, or diseases that are exhibited by each child while in the center’s care, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-7.1(c) and (d). This illness log shall include the date, if applicable, that the child returned to the center symptom-free. Violation Observed: Maintain an illness log on file at the center and ensure that it contains all of the required components, including the date when the child returned to the center symptom-free. |
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| 2022-12-07 | 2022-12-07 | 3A:52-6.6(a)(1) |
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The methods of guidance and discipline used shall: be positive. Violation Observed: Based on information, ensure that staff utilize positive methods of guidance and discipline at all times throughout the center. A named staff slapped a named child on the upper arm for misbehaving at lunch time. The named staff also aggressively repositioned the named child on his cot during nap time. |
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| 2022-12-07 | 2022-12-07 | 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: Based on information, ensure that adequate procedures for incidents are adhered to at all times, including recognizing and reporting possible incidents of child abuse and neglect. |
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| 2022-10-04 | 2022-12-07 | 3A:52-4.8(a)(2) |
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Topics of orientation training shall include understanding center operations, policies and procedures, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.5(b)3. Violation Observed: Ensure that all staff are retrain in the Information to Parent's policy. |
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| 2022-10-04 | 2022-12-07 | 3A:52-6.7(a) |
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Staff members shall not use hitting, shaking or any other form of corporal punishment of children. Violation Observed: Based on Complaint # 21282, the center needs to ensure the use of positive methods of guidance and discipline consistent with children's age and developmental needs: prohibit corporal and/or emotional punishment. |
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| 2022-10-04 | 2022-12-07 | 3A:52-4.8(a)(7) |
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Topics of orientation training shall include implementing the center's statement of policy on the disciplining of children, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-6.6. Violation Observed: Ensure that all staff are retrain in the center's discipline policy. |
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| 2022-10-04 | 2022-12-07 | 3A:52-7.6(b)(1) |
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The center shall maintain on file a written record of each incident resulting in an injury as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-7.6(a). These records shall include the following: the name of the injured child. Violation Observed: Complete accident reports as required, including the name of the injured child. At the time of the inspection a review of the video an incident occurred was aggressively placed on a cot. |
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| 2022-10-04 | 2022-12-07 | 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 that parents are notified immediately when a child sustains a head or facial injury, including when a child bumps his or her head. At the time of the inspection a review of the video an incident occurred was aggressively placed on a cot. |
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| 2022-10-04 | 2022-12-07 | 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 all center staff report immediately to the State Center Registry Hotline children that are being subjected to any form of hitting, corporal punishment, abusive language, ridicule, harsh, humiliating or frightening treatment, or any other kind of child abuse, neglect by any adult, |
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| 2022-10-04 | 2022-10-25 | 3A:52-4.11(a)(1) |
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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. Violation Observed: Ensure that 1 staff complete a CHRI background check as required. |
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| 2022-10-04 | 2022-10-25 | 3A:52-4.10(a)(1) |
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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. Violation Observed: Ensure that CARI background checks are completed as required for 1. |
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| 2022-10-04 | 2022-10-25 | 3A:52-6.7(b) |
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Staff members shall not use abusive language, ridicule, harsh, humiliating or frightening treatment or any other form of emotional punishment of children. Violation Observed: Ensure that the staff do not utilize any form of emotional punishment at any time in the center in room 5. At the time of the inspection observation of video footage revealed a named staff placing the children blankets over their heads. |
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