Child Care Center
✓ Licensed
Precious Jewels Child Care LLC
Montclair, NJ
· Essex County
100 Bloomfield Avenue,
Montclair, NJ 07042
Quick Facts
Capacity
33 children
Age Range
2 1/2 - 13 years
Subsidized Program
Participates
State Rating
1
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Licensed Child Care Center
Active License
License Number
07MOM0001
License Issued
Dec 10, 2026
Active Through
Dec 10, 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
Precious Jewels Child Care LLC is a Child Care Center in Montclair NJ, with a maximum capacity of 33 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 2 1/2 - 13 years. It is open Monday, 06:30 AM - 07:00 PM; Tuesday - Saturday, 06:00 AM - 06:00 PM. The provider also participates in a subsidized child care program.
Hours of Operation
- Monday06:30 AM - 07:00 PM
- Tuesday06:00 AM - 06:00 PM
- Wednesday06:00 AM - 06:00 PM
- Thursday06:00 AM - 06:00 PM
- Friday06:00 AM - 06:00 PM
- Saturday 06:00 AM - 06:00 PM
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
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| Inspection Date | Type | Reinspection / Rule | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-11 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-07-02 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-06-09 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2026-04-08 | Other | No | Center Inspection |
| 2025-11-14 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-10-16 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-08-26 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-08-18 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-08-12 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2024-08-15 | Other | No | Center Inspection |
| 2024-06-07 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-05-07 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-04-23 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-03-20 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-02-21 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-01-22 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-12-22 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-11-20 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-10-03 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-02-07 | Increase | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-01-20 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-01-06 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-11-18 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-11-18 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-10-03 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-10-03 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-10-03 | Violation | 3A:52-4.8(a)(1) | Ensure that all staff complete orientation training annually.11/18/22: 5 Received, 2 outstanding. - 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:52-4.11(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. |
| 2022-10-03 | Violation | 3A:52-5.2(a)(5) | Ensure that rear exits and egress areas are unobstructed. - The center shall be permitted to obtain a valid fire safety inspection certificate issued by the municipality in which it is located, based on a fire inspection conducted within the preceding 12 months, and submit a copy of the certificate to the Office of Licensing in lieu of a CO or CCO, if the center serves only children 2 ½ years of age or older and is located in a public school building that is used as a public school. |
| 2022-10-03 | Violation | 3A:52-7.6(a)(2) | Ensure that parents are notified immediately when a child sustains a head or facial injury, including when a child bumps his or her head. - The center shall take immediate necessary action to protect the child from further harm and shall immediately notify the child's parent(s) when a child sustains a head or facial injury, including when a child bumps his or her head. |
| 2022-10-03 | Violation | 3A:52-6.8(f) | Ensure that the center maintains on file a record of signed blanket permission slips for walks in the neighborhood. - The center shall maintain on file a record of signed blanket permission slips for walks and signed individual permission slips for field trips, outings or special events. |
| 2022-10-03 | Violation | 3A:52-6.4(a)(2) | Remove all storage from cribs. - For early childhood programs, the center shall provide opportunities for daily rest and sleep as follows: for children from 13 to 18 months of age, the center shall provide daily rest and sleep according to the child's physical needs and ensure that blankets or pillows do not cover the child's face. |
| 2022-10-03 | Violation | 3A:52-6.1(b)(7) | Ensure that the use of television, computers, and other video equipment is for educational and instructional use, is age and developmentally appropriate, is not used as a substitute for planned activities, and is not used for passive viewing. - The staff member(s) specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.5 who are responsible for developing and overseeing the implementation of the center's daily activities shall ensure that the use of a television, computers, and other video equipment shall be limited to educational and instructional use, shall be age and developmentally appropriate, and shall not be used as a substitute for planned activities or for passive viewing. |
| 2022-10-03 | 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 |
| 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. - 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(c)(2)(ii) | Ensure that the director designee completes the Understanding Licensing training provided by OOL. - The director or his or her designee(s) shall be on the premises at all times when the center is operating and the designee shall complete staff development in understanding licensing rules as provided by the Office. |
| 2022-10-03 | Violation | 3A:52-4.6(b)(1) | Provide the required qualifications as specified in the manual for the head teacher. - The director shall meet the following qualification requirements for early childhood programs licensed to serve more than 30 children, the director shall meet the qualification requirements as specified in N.J.A.C 3A:52-4.6(b) for education and experience. |
| 2022-10-03 | Violation | 3A:52-6.4(b)(1) | Provide an evacuation crib. - The center shall provide sleeping equipment for children 12 months of age and younger, the center shall provide for each child a crib, that complies with the Consumer Product Safety Commission's (CPSC) Federal Safety Standards for Full- Size and Non-Full-Size Baby Cribs; 16 CFR 1219 and 1220, which is incorporated herein by reference, and can be obtained through the CPSC's website at https://www.cpsc.gov/Safety-Education/Safety- Education-Centers/cribs , playpen, or other Office of Licensing-approved sleeping equipment that meets the following requirement that |
| 2022-10-03 | Violation | 3A:52-6.1(g)(2) | Ensure that classrooms that care for children under 18 months of age provide at least four different activity areas and that each area contains at least four types of supplies and equipment. - For early childhood programs, the following shall apply: centers serving children less than 18 months of age shall provide at least four types of children's daily activities including, but not limited to, sensory; language and dramatic play; manipulative; building; large muscle; music; or other comparable activities; and at least four types of supplies and equipment for each activity area chosen by the center. |
| 2022-10-03 | Violation | 3A:52-7.8(a)(4)(iii) | Ensure that staff wash their hands immediately after a diaper change. - Handwashing requirements are as follows: staff members shall wash their hands with soap and running water immediately after assisting a child in toileting. |
| 2022-10-03 | Violation | 3A:52-7.8(a)(1)(ii) | Ensure that children wash their hands immediately after having their diaper changed. - 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 immediately after using the toilet or having diapers changed. |
| 2022-10-03 | 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. |
| 2022-10-03 | Violation | 3A:52-6.1(b)(7)(i) | Cease the use of television, computers, and other video equipment for children under the age of two. - The staff member(s) specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.5 who are responsible for developing and overseeing the implementation of the center's daily activities shall ensure that the use of a television, computers, and other video equipment shall be limited to educational and instructional use, shall be age and developmentally appropriate, and shall not be used as a substitute for planned activities or for passive viewing. Centers shall prohibit the use of television, computers, and other video equipment for children under the age of two. |
| 2022-10-03 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(a)(2) | Ensure that the carpeting is kept in good repair in Room 2, wherein the corners are curling. - Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: floors, carpeting, walls, window coverings, ceilings, and other surfaces shall be kept clean and in good repair. |
| 2022-10-03 | Violation | 3A:52-6.1(g)(3) | Ensure that classrooms that care for children over 18 months of age provide at least five different activity areas and that each area contains at least five different types of supplies and equipment. - For early childhood programs, the following shall apply: centers serving children 18 months of age and older shall provide at least five types of children's daily activities including, but not limited to, language; science and mathematics; manipulative; large muscle; building; art; music; drama; or other comparable activities; and at least five types of supplies and equipment for each daily activity chosen by the center. |
| 2022-10-03 | Violation | 3A:52-6.1(b)(2) | Ensure that materials are accessible to the children at all times, wherein a named 3 year old was seated in a high chair without free choice of materials. - The staff member(s) specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.5 who are responsible for developing and overseeing the implementation of the center's daily activities shall ensure that children have opportunities to choose materials freely and materials are accessible at all times except during lunch and nap time. |
| 2022-10-03 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(d)(2) | Secure the heater protective covers in Room 3. - Heating requirements are as follows: steam and hot water pipes and radiators shall be protected by screens, guards, insulation, or any other suitable, non-combustible protective device. |
| 2022-10-03 | Violation | 3A:52-6.8(a)(1) | Ensure that the center completes and maintains on file a children's records checklist. - 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. |
| 2022-01-13 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-12-28 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-12-07 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-08-09 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-04-09 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2020-05-27 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-05-20 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-04-20 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2020-03-20 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2020-02-21 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2020-01-21 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-12-09 | New Sponsor | No | Center Inspection |
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