Child Care Center
✓ Licensed
Passaic Family Head Start, Inc.
Passaic, NJ
· Passaic County
91 Highland Ave,
Passaic, NJ 07055
Quick Facts
Capacity
90 children
Age Range
2 1/2 - 6 years
Subsidized Program
Does not participate
State Rating
1
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Contact Information
📞 (973) 272-0900
Licensed Child Care Center
Active License
License Number
16PAS0013
License Issued
Jul 25, 2025
Active Through
Jul 25, 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
Passaic Head Start serves 225 children representing over 220 families from the city of Passaic. These families are primarily working families, former TANF families or are presently receiving TANF services. They are low income families raising their children in an urban community which is densely populated and has almost a zero-rental vacancy rate.
Hours of Operation
- Days of Operation Monday–Friday
Inspection/Report History
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| Inspection Date | Type | Reinspection / Rule | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-11 | Re-Inspection,Agency Meeting | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-07-07 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2026-06-05 | Agency Meeting | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-05-07 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2026-04-07 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-03-17 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2025-07-16 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-05-20 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2024-03-13 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-02-29 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-01-18 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-12-13 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-09-08 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-09-07 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-07-08 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-06-15 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-03-25 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-03-25 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-03-25 | Violation | 3A:52-3.4(a) | Ensure that the center has a current comprehensive general liability insurance policy and maintains the documentation on file. - The sponsor or sponsor representative shall secure comprehensive general liability insurance coverage for the center and shall maintain on file a copy of the insurance policy or documentation of current insurance coverage. |
| 2022-03-25 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(n)(1) | Ensure that the center conducts fire drills at least once per month during each session provided at the center, including one fire drill annually that is conducted during nap time. - Fire prevention requirements are as follows: the center shall conduct fire drills at least once a month, as specified in the NJUFC. The center shall ensure that fire drills are conducted during each session provided at the center and that one fire drill per year is conducted during nap time, if applicable. |
| 2022-03-25 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(i)(5)(i) | Complete and submit a DCF Drinking Water Testing Statement of Assurance and a copy of the center's water testing completed by a laboratory certified by the Department of Environmental Protection.6/15/22- Missing DCF Drinking Water Forms. - 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. |
| 2022-03-25 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(h)(2) | Submit a lead paint risk assessment as required. - Lead paint precautions are as follows: the center shall comply with the lead paint inspection requirements specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-5.3(h)3, unless the center |
| 2022-03-25 | Violation | 3A:52-7.11(a)(1) | Update the communicable disease policy to include the communicable disease reporting magnet, and remove lice from policy. - Each center shall develop a written policy on the management of communicable diseases. This policy shall include the following: the list of illnesses and symptoms of illness for which a child will be separated from the group and possibly sent home, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-7.1©. |
| 2022-03-25 | Violation | 3A:52-4.11(a)(1) | Ensure that all staff, the sponsor and/or the sponsor representative complete Renewal 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. |
| 2022-03-25 | Violation | 3A:52-7.9(a)(1) | Maintain an illness log on file at the center and ensure that it contains all of the required components. - 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 |
| 2020-04-02 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-03-18 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2019-09-27 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2019-07-16 | Renewal | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-05-31 | Renewal | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-05-06 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
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