Playhouse, Inc. - West Orange NJ Child Care Center

88 FRANKLIN AVE , WEST ORANGE NJ 07052
(973) 736-9451

About the Provider

Description: Playhouse, Inc. is a Child Care Center in WEST ORANGE NJ, with a maximum capacity of 99 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 2 1/2 - 6 years. The provider also participates in a subsidized child care program.

Program and Licensing Details

  • License Number: 07PLA0001
  • Capacity: 99
  • Age Range: 2 1/2 - 6 years
  • State Rating: 1
  • Enrolled in Subsidized Child Care Program: Yes
  • Current License Issue Date: 2024-04-09
  • Current License Expiration Date: 2027-04-09
  • District Office: New Jersey Dept of Children and Families - Office of Licensing
  • District Office Phone: 1-877-667-9845 (Note: This is not the facility phone number.)

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Inspection/Report History

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Inspection Date Inspection Type Reinspection Form
2026-05-05 Re-Inspection Yes Center Inspection
2026-03-24 Monitoring No Center Inspection
2025-02-26 Re-Inspection Yes Center Inspection
2025-01-29 Monitoring No Center Inspection
2024-04-08 Email Yes Center Inspection
2024-03-04 Re-Inspection Yes Center Inspection
2024-02-01 Renewal No Center Inspection
2023-05-08 Re-Inspection Yes Center Inspection
2023-03-27 Re-Inspection Yes Center Inspection
2023-01-10 Monitoring No Center Inspection
2022-05-19 Email Yes Center Inspection
2022-04-07 109064 3A:52-4.11(a)(1) 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.
2022-04-07 109064 3A:52-5.4(a)(6)(i) For early childhood programs, the following shall apply, kitchen facility requirements are as follows: the kitchen facility or food preparation area shall be separated from other areas of the center by a door, gate, screen, or other barrier to prevent accidental access by children.
2022-04-07 109064 3A:52-5.3(n)(1) 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.
2022-04-07 109064 3A:52-5.3(l)(4) Emergency procedure requirements are as follows: the center shall conduct two lockdown drills per year and maintain on file a record of each lockdown drill. The center shall ensure that lockdown drills are conducted during each session provided at the center.

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