Child Care Center
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Pompton Plains Pre- School
Pompton Plains, NJ
· Morris County
525 Newark Pompton Tpke,
Pompton Plains, NJ 07444
Quick Facts
Capacity
52 children
Age Range
2 1/2 - 13 years
Subsidized Program
Does not participate
State Rating
1
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Contact Information
📞 (973) 839-2833
Licensed Child Care Center
Active License
License Number
14POM0001
License Issued
Jan 10, 2024
Active Through
Jan 10, 2027
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
The Pompton Plains Preschool is a State certified non-profit organization providing preschool education since 1946.
Pompton Plains Preschool teachers and staff members provide a warm, safe and nurturing environment for your children. Our caring and dedicated staff have developed play oriented programs which expose children to all areas of learning and keep them interested. The creative curriculum stimulates and inspires a strong foundation for future school success, while also promoting social and emotional development.
We are conveniently located in the center of Pompton Plains, New Jersey housed in Friendship Hall at 525 Newark-Pompton Turnpike. The school is designed to meet all of your young child's educational, developmental, social and emotional needs and is open to children from all towns, not just Pompton Plains.
Pompton Plains Preschool teachers and staff members provide a warm, safe and nurturing environment for your children. Our caring and dedicated staff have developed play oriented programs which expose children to all areas of learning and keep them interested. The creative curriculum stimulates and inspires a strong foundation for future school success, while also promoting social and emotional development.
We are conveniently located in the center of Pompton Plains, New Jersey housed in Friendship Hall at 525 Newark-Pompton Turnpike. The school is designed to meet all of your young child's educational, developmental, social and emotional needs and is open to children from all towns, not just Pompton Plains.
Hours of Operation
- Monday07:30 AM - 06:00 PM
- Tuesday07:30 AM - 06:00 PM
- Wednesday07:30 AM - 06:00 PM
- Thursday07:30 AM - 06:00 PM
- Friday07:30 AM - 06:00 PM
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
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| Inspection Date | Type | Reinspection / Rule | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-14 | Renewal | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-07-07 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2025-10-02 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-09-08 | Phone Call,New Sponsor | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-08-11 | Other | No | Center Inspection |
| 2025-01-09 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-12-02 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-11-01 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-10-18 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-11-29 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-10-18 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-09-14 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-06-22 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-05-19 | Renewal | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-05-19 | Renewal | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-05-19 | Violation | 3A:52-2.1(b) | Complete and submit a DCF Renewal Attestation and all required documents. - A person applying for an initial license or renewal license to operate a center or relocation of a center shall submit a completed application to the Office of Licensing at least 45 days prior to the anticipated opening of the center or to the expiration of its existing regular license. |
| 2023-05-19 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(i)(5)(i) | Complete and submit a DCF Drinking Water Testing Checklist and Statement of Assurance and a copy of the center's water testing completed by a laboratory certified by the Department of Environmental Protection. - 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. |
| 2023-04-17 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-04-06 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-03-09 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-02-07 | Renewal | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-12-08 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-10-31 | Complaint | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-10-31 | Complaint | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-10-31 | Violation | 3A:52-7.7(a)(2) | Ensure that all surfaces are cleaned with soap and water prior to disinfecting. On the day of the inspection observation indicated that staff are not washing the tables prior to disinfecting. - All areas to be disinfected shall first be washed with soap and water. |
| 2022-10-03 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-10-03 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-10-03 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(a)(9) | Ensure that toilets, wash basins, kitchen sinks and other plumbing are maintained in operating and sanitary condition. Ensure staff check bathrooms as the toilet was observed with urine and feces. - Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: toilets, wash basins, kitchen sinks, and other plumbing shall be maintained in good operating and sanitary condition. |
| 2022-10-03 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(a)(11) | Ensure that all windows and glass within 36 inches above the floor are made of safety glass or have protective guards. Ensure the windows located in the perimeter of the playground are covered as they are not shatterproof.2/7/23-Citation is still pending. - Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: all windows and other glass surfaces that are not made of safety glass and that are located within 36 inches above the floor shall have protective guards. |
| 2022-10-03 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(b)(7) | Provide and maintain the resilient surfacing and use zones under all play equipment as required. Ensure the weed liner is secured as it is causing several tripping hazards.2/7/23-Citation is still pending. - Outdoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: the center shall comply with the Playground Safety Subcode of the New Jersey Uniform Construction Code, as specified in N.J.A.C. 5:23-11. |
| 2022-10-03 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(b)(1) | Remove debris and overgrown vegetation from the outdoor play area. Ensure dead tree limbs are removed from the play area. - Outdoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: the building, land, walkways, and outdoor play area shall be free from hazards to the health, safety or well-being of the children. |
| 2022-10-03 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(a)(5)(ii) | Ensure that garbage receptacles are maintained as required, including being covered securely. - Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: garbage receptacles shall be covered in a secure manner. |
| 2022-10-03 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(b)(2) | Ensure that the outdoor play area is free from stagnant water. - Outdoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: the outdoor play area shall be graded or provided with drains to dispose of surface water. |
| 2022-10-03 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(l)(1)(vii) | Post a diagram showing how the center is to be evacuated from each classroom and the outdoor play area. - Emergency procedure requirements are as follows: the center shall prepare written emergency procedures delineating a diagram showing how the center is to be evacuated in case of emergency from each classroom and the outdoor play area. |
| 2022-10-03 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(i)(8) | Submit a Safe Building Interior Certification or other approval issued by the DOH. - Environmental condition precautions are as follows: at the time of the initial application, any renewal application, relocation of an existing licensed center, and, as determined by the Office of Licensing, on a case-by-case basis, the facility operator shall submit to the Office of Licensing a Safe Building Interior Certification or other approval issued by the Department of Health that indicates that no further remediation is needed for the interior of the building in which the center is located. |
| 2022-10-03 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(a)(19) | Complete radon testing in every room on the lowest floor used by children and post the results in a prominent location. Post results. - Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: the center shall test for the presence of radon gas in each classroom on the lowest floor level used by children at least once every five years and shall post the test results in a prominent location in all buildings at the center, as specified in N.J.S.A. 30:5B-5.2. |
| 2022-10-03 | Violation | 3A:52-4.5(b)(2)(i) | Ensure that the center maintains daily time sheets for staff that indicate the hours the staff worked at the center. Ensure attendance sheets are maintained. - The director shall have the authority and responsibility for the implementation of policies and procedures for the day-to-day operation of the center, including maintenance of staff attendance records indicating daily hours worked. |
| 2022-10-03 | Violation | 3A:52-4.8(c) | Ensure that all staff complete 12 hours of staff development annually. Submit records. - The center shall ensure that all staff members who work at the center complete 12 hours of continuing staff development each year. |
| 2022-10-03 | Violation | 3A:52-4.8(d)(1) | Ensure that all credentialed staff complete 20 hours of staff development annually. Submit documentation. - In lieu of the child care staff development specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.8(b), the director, head teacher(s), group teacher(s), and program supervisor(s) shall each complete 20 hours of staff development each year. Recommended topics of training for these staff include educational and physical activity. |
| 2022-10-03 | Violation | 3A:52-4.8(a)(5) | Ensure that all staff complete orientation training within two weeks of hire and annually, including evacuating the center and using fire alarms. Retrain staff on the location of the fire panel and who is responsible of checking it on a daily basis. Submit retraining document with staff signatures. - Topics of orientation training shall include evacuating the center and using the fire alarms, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-5.3(l). |
| 2022-10-03 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(r) | Ensure the health, safety, and well-being of the children served. Ensure children do not walk around the room while they are eating snack. - 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. |
| 2022-10-03 | Violation | 3A:52-6.1(e) | Ensure that pacifiers are removed when children are crawling or walking. Ensure children do not walk around holding their sippy cups. - The center shall ensure that pacifiers are removed when the children are crawling or walking. |
| 2022-10-03 | Violation | 3A:52-7.6(e)(1) | Develop a written policy for parental notification of injuries if the center uses methods other than a telephone call and maintain on file the signatures of staff and parents acknowledging receipt of the policy. Current policy does not mention illness or injury and the center uses an app to communicate with parents. - The center shall develop and follow a written policy for parental notification if a method other than a telephone call is used at the center for parental notification. The center shall distribute a copy of this 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 this policy. |
| 2022-10-03 | Violation | 3A:52-4.5(a)(3)(v) | Ensure that the center establishes a staff substitute system. On the day of the inspection a staff person called and there was no one to cover until the sponsor came in. This left a classroom out of ratio while the director dealt with the licensing inspection. - The sponsor or sponsor representative shall designate individuals with the authority and responsibility to ensure the establishment of a staff member substitute system. |
| 2022-10-03 | Violation | 3A:52-4.3(c) | Ensure that adequate staff/child ratios are maintained at all times throughout the center. Staff person called out and the center could not maintain ratios at all times. - The following staff/child ratios shall apply, except as specified in 3A:52-4.3(d) through (f):Age Staff/Child RatioUnder 18 months - 1:418 months up to 2 ½ years - 1:62 ½ years up to 4 years - 1:104 years - 1:125 years and older - 1:15 |
| 2022-10-03 | Violation | 3A:52-4.10(a)(1) | Ensure that CARI background checks are completed as required for all staff within two weeks of hire. Submit cleared CARI's for all staff. - 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. |
| 2022-10-03 | Violation | 3A:52-4.6(a) | Ensure that the center completes and maintains on file a Staff Records Checklist designated by OOL. - The center shall maintain on file a Staff Records Checklist designated by the Office of Licensing, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.1(b), indicating that the center has obtained documentation of the applicable staff education and experience, as specified in 3A:52-4.6(b) through (d). |
| 2022-10-03 | 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. Submit cleared CHRI's for all 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. |
| 2022-10-03 | Violation | 3A:52-4.8(a)(1) | Ensure that all staff complete orientation training within two weeks of hire and annually. - Topics of orientation training shall include supervising and tracking all children, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.3(a). |
| 2022-10-03 | 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. - 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. |
| 2022-10-03 | 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. Checklist is not complete. - 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. |
| 2022-10-03 | Violation | 3A:52-6.8(k)(1) | Ensure that the center's social media policy includes all required components. - The center shall develop and follow a written policy on the use of social media including, but not limited to the use of social networking sites and other websites. |
| 2022-10-03 | Violation | 3A:52-3.4(a) | Ensure that the center has a current comprehensive general liability insurance policy and maintains the documentation on file. Submit a current policy. The one on file has expired. - 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. |
| 2022-10-03 | 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. Center has not conducted fire drills for two months. - 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. |
| 2022-10-03 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(l)(4) | Ensure that the center conducts at least two lockdown drills per year during each session provided at the center and maintains records of the drills on file. Center has only documented 1 lockdown drill. - 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. |
| 2022-10-03 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(a)(10) | Ensure that all toxic substances are inaccessible to the children. Toxics were found within the reach of children in multiple locations. - Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: all corrosive agents, insecticides, bleaches, detergents, polishes, any products under pressure in an aerosol spray can, and any toxic substance shall be stored in a locked cabinet or in an enclosure located in an area not accessible to the children. |
| 2021-12-13 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-11-09 | Renewal | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2021-10-12 | Renewal | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2021-09-14 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-08-09 | Renewal | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2021-07-12 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2021-06-14 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-05-06 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2020-01-10 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-11-21 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-10-18 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
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