Child Care Center
✓ Licensed
Playgroups Plus
Ventnor, NJ
· Atlantic County
6601 Ventnor Avenue Suite 5,
Ventnor, NJ 08406
Quick Facts
Capacity
47 children
Age range (listing information)
2 1/2 - 13 years
May not reflect the ages served today. Please confirm with the provider.
Subsidized Program
Does not participate
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Contact Information
📞 (609) 823-4644
Licensed Child Care Center
Active License
License Number
110300141
License Issued
Apr 2, 2025
Active Through
Apr 2, 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
Our educational, yet fun filled curriculum includes teaching the alphabet, Spanish, computers, music arts & crafts, gross motor, and life skills. Our program has been recognized by area educators for its superior academic, social, and loving curriculum. As children go through our program they become proficient in kindergarten readiness. They will have mastered skills necessary to begin their school experience with self-esteem and a total understanding of the concepts that will be introduced to them in school, making for an enjoyable transition.
Hours of Operation
- Monday08:00 AM - 04:15 PM
- Tuesday08:00 AM - 04:15 PM
- Wednesday08:00 AM - 04:15 PM
- Thursday08:00 AM - 04:15 PM
- Friday08:00 AM - 04:15 PM
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
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| Inspection Date | Type | Reinspection / Rule | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-02 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-01-27 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-01-12 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2025-10-03 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-09-30 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-08-22 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-07-10 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-06-02 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-05-02 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-04-02 | Other | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-03-25 | Relocation | No | Center Inspection |
| 2025-02-24 | Other | No | Center Inspection |
| 2025-02-19 | Renewal | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-12-16 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-03-13 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-02-21 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-02-21 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-02-21 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(q)(2)(iii) | Ensure that the center complies with the conditions of the license including the age restrictions for specific classrooms. - Space and room requirements are as follows: at no time shall a center operate in violation of the written conditions on its license or Certificate of Life/Safety Approval including, but not limited to, capacity or age restrictions for specific classrooms. |
| 2023-01-27 | Violation | 3A:52-4.11(a)(1) | Ensure that all staff, the sponsor and/or the sponsor representative complete a CHRI background check as required. Pertains to 2 staff. - 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. |
| 2023-01-27 | Violation | 3A:52-4.8(a)(1) | Ensure that all staff complete orientation training within two weeks of hire and annually and maintain on file at the center staff signatures attesting to the training. Pertains to 1 staff. - Topics of orientation training shall include supervising and tracking all children, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.3(a). |
| 2023-01-23 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-01-23 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-01-23 | Violation | 3A:52-7.7(a)(3)(iv) | Ensure that the center washes and disinfects the tables used by the children for eating before each meal. - The schedule for disinfecting shall be as follows: tables used by the children for eating shall be washed and disinfected before each meal. |
| 2023-01-23 | Violation | 3A:52-7.8(a)(1)(i) | Ensure that children wash their hands with soap and running water before the intake of food. - 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 before intake of food. |
| 2023-01-23 | Violation | 3A:52-7.8(a)(4)(i) | Ensure that staff wash their hands immediately before preparing or serving food. - Handwashing requirements are as follows: staff members shall wash their hands with soap and running water immediately before preparing or serving food. |
| 2022-11-08 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-09-22 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-08-26 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-07-13 | Fax | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-06-03 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-06-03 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-03-14 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-03-14 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-03-14 | Violation | 3A:52-7.7(a)(2) | Ensure that all surfaces are cleaned with soap and water prior to disinfecting. - All areas to be disinfected shall first be washed with soap and water. |
| 2022-03-14 | Violation | 3A:52-4.11(a)(1) | Ensure that all staff, the sponsor and/or the sponsor representative complete a 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. |
| 2022-03-14 | Violation | 3A:52-7.5(b)(10) | Ensure that any medication present has a current expiration date. - 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). |
| 2022-03-14 | Violation | 3A:52-3.6(b)(1) | Ensure that the center maintains and distributes to all families and staff a copy of the most current 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. |
| 2021-08-17 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-06-30 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2020-08-12 | No Selection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2020-07-09 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-06-09 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-05-07 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-04-16 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-03-23 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-02-21 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
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