Child Care Center
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Plainfield Community Outreach Clinton Center
Plainfield, NJ
· Union County
Clinton K-8 Center 1302 W. 4TH STREET,
Plainfield, NJ 07060
Quick Facts
Capacity
124 children
Age Range
6 - 13 years
Subsidized Program
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Contact Information
📞 (908) 395-8289
Licensed Child Care Center
Active License
License Number
100800195
License Issued
Feb 13, 2026
Active Through
Feb 13, 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
Plainfield Community Outreach, Inc. is a 501(C)3 non-profit corporation dedicated to empowering and educating the Plainfield community.
Hours of Operation
- Days of Operation Monday–Friday
- Open Hours2:35pm— 5:35pm
Inspection/Report History
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| Inspection Date | Type | Reinspection / Rule | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-12 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2026-01-16 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-12-08 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-10-27 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-10-21 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-09-23 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2025-03-17 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-02-24 | Other | No | Center Inspection |
| 2025-01-17 | Renewal | No | POPS Inspection |
| 2023-12-07 | Yes | POPS Inspection | |
| 2023-11-29 | New Space | Yes | POPS Inspection |
| 2023-10-05 | Monitoring | No | POPS Inspection |
| 2023-08-02 | Increase | No | POPS Inspection |
| 2023-04-20 | Yes | POPS Inspection | |
| 2023-04-12 | Yes | POPS Inspection | |
| 2023-03-29 | Yes | POPS Inspection | |
| 2023-03-29 | Yes | POPS Inspection | |
| 2023-02-22 | Yes | POPS Inspection | |
| 2023-01-11 | Yes | POPS Inspection | |
| 2022-12-07 | Yes | POPS Inspection | |
| 2022-11-02 | Yes | POPS Inspection | |
| 2022-10-04 | Yes | POPS Inspection | |
| 2022-08-22 | Phone Call | Yes | POPS Inspection |
| 2022-07-06 | Yes | POPS Inspection | |
| 2022-06-08 | Yes | POPS Inspection | |
| 2022-05-03 | Renewal | Yes | POPS Inspection |
| 2022-05-03 | Renewal | Yes | POPS Inspection |
| 2022-05-03 | Violation | 3A:52-4.11(b)(2) | Ensure that all staff who do not have a completed CHRI background check are directly supervised by another staff member. At the time of the inspection 1 staff member was left alone with 16 children without a cleared CHRi. Abated at the time of inspection, another staff member arrived with a cleared CHRI. - When the center applies for a new license or Certificate of Life/Safety Approval, the sponsor or sponsor representative shall ensure that each staff member at least 18 years of age who is or will be working at the center on a regularly scheduled basis completes the CHRI fingerprinting process specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.11(a). Until the center receives the results of the CHRI background check for a new staff member from the Department of Human Services, the center shall ensure oversight of that person by another staff member and ensure that the person is not alone to supervise a child or group of children. |
| 2022-05-03 | Violation | 3A:52-4.10(b)(1) | Ensure that all staff 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. |
| 2022-05-03 | 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. At the time of the inspection there was only 1 staff member with a currently First Aid and CPR certification. Abated at the time of inspection, another staff member arrived with a second Frist Aid and CPR certification. - 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. |
| 2022-05-03 | Violation | 3A:52-4.8(e) | Ensure that the director and designee completes the Understanding Licensing training provided by OOL within 90 days of hire. - Directors shall complete staff development in understanding licensing regulations as provided by the Office of Licensing within 90 days of hire. Such staff development may be included in the required 20 hours of staff development specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.8(d). |
| 2022-05-03 | Violation | 3A:52-7.5(b)(7) | Ensure that the center has documented health care procedures for al children's with medical needs. At the time of the inspection multiple children were listed as having an allergy with no health procedures. - 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 |
| 2022-05-03 | Violation | 3A:52-3.6(b)(1) | Ensure that the center maintains and distributes to all families and staff a copy of the Information to Parents document and maintains on file signatures of all staff and families attesting to the receipt of the policy. - The center shall distribute a copy of the Information to Parents document to each child’s parent(s) upon enrollment and to every person upon becoming a staff member and secure and maintain on file a record of each parent’s and staff member’s signature attesting to receipt of the document. The center shall maintain on file a copy of the Information to Parents document. |
| 2022-05-03 | Violation | 3A:52-7.11(b) | Ensure that the center maintains and distributes to all families the center's communicable disease policy and maintains on file the signatures of the parents attesting to their receipt of the policy. - The center shall distribute a copy of the policy on the management of communicable diseases to the parent of each child enrolled and secure and maintain on file a record of each parent’s signature attesting to receipt of the policy. |
| 2022-05-03 | Violation | 3A:52-6.5(a)(3)(iii) | Ensure that the center maintains and distributes to all families and staff the center's policy on the release of children, including that the center will contact the necessary state agencies if a child has not been picked up an hour or more after closing time and other arrangements have not been made. - The center shall maintain on file and follow a written policy on the release of children, which shall include written procedures to be followed by staff member(s) if the parent(s) or person(s) authorized by the parent(s), as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-6.5(a)1, fails to pick up a child at the time of the center's daily closing. The procedures shall require that an hour or more after closing time, and provided that other arrangements for releasing the child to his or her parent(s) or authorized person(s) have failed and the staff member(s) cannot continue to supervise the child at the center, the staff member shall call the Department's State Central Registry Hotline (1-877 NJ ABUSE/1-877-652-2873) to seek assistance in caring for the child until the parent(s) or person(s) authorized by the child's parent(s) is able to pick up the child. |
| 2022-05-03 | Violation | 3A:52-6.8(j)(3) | Develop and maintain on file an expulsion policy and maintain on file signatures from all families attesting to the receipt of the policy. - The center shall develop and follow a written policy on the expulsion of children from enrollment at the center. The center shall distribute a copy of the expulsion policy to the parent of each enrolled child and secure and maintain on file a record of each parent’s signature attesting to receipt of the policy. |
| 2022-05-03 | 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. - 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. |
| 2022-04-05 | Yes | POPS Inspection | |
| 2022-03-08 | Yes | POPS Inspection | |
| 2022-01-31 | Yes | POPS Inspection | |
| 2021-12-17 | Yes | POPS Inspection | |
| 2021-10-27 | Monitoring | No | POPS Inspection |
| 2019-11-21 | Renewal | Yes | POPS Inspection |
| 2019-11-20 | Renewal | Yes | POPS Inspection |
| 2019-10-16 | Renewal | Yes | POPS Inspection |
| 2019-09-11 | Renewal | Yes | POPS Inspection |
| 2019-05-14 | Yes | POPS Inspection | |
| 2019-05-06 | Monitoring | No | POPS Inspection |
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