Child Care Center
✓ Licensed
Prime Time Early Learning Centers, Paramus
Paramus, NJ
· Bergen County
650 From Road, Suite 185,
Paramus, NJ 07652
Quick Facts
Capacity
107 children
Age Range
0 - 13 years
Type of Care
Before and After School, Daytime, Drop-in Care, Emergency Care, Full-Time, Part-Time
Subsidized Program
Participates
State Rating
1
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Contact Information
📞 (201) 261-0090
Licensed Child Care Center
Active License
License Number
02PRI0004
License Issued
Apr 23, 2026
Active Through
Apr 23, 2029
Issued By
New Jersey Department of Children & Families
District Office
New Jersey Dept of Children and Families - Office of Licensing
Reviews
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About the Provider
In 1982, Rochelle “Ricci” Wasserman and her husband Joel Wasserman established Prime Time Early Learning Centers as a comprehensive child care program designed to nurture and educate young children from infancy through school age. Prime Time offers a comprehensive extended day program, a full-day pre-school, before-and after-school enrichment programs for elementary school students and summer camp for children to age 10.
Hours of Operation
- Monday07:30 AM - 05:30 PM
- Tuesday07:30 AM - 05:30 PM
- Wednesday07:30 AM - 05:30 PM
- Thursday07:30 AM - 05:30 PM
- Friday07:30 AM - 05:30 PM
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
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| Inspection Date | Type | Reinspection / Rule | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-21 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2026-08-11 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2026-07-02 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2026-05-26 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-04-21 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-03-20 | Complaint,Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-03-06 | No Selection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-01-23 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2025-11-20 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-10-06 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-08-29 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2025-02-11 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-01-06 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-12-03 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-10-29 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-09-16 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-08-12 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2024-02-15 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-01-11 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-11-06 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-10-03 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-09-08 | Complaint | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-06-20 | No Selection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-05-05 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-04-03 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-04-03 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-04-03 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(l)(1)(vii) | Update floor plans to reflect changes made to the center's rear exit and update evacuation routes from each classroom. - 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. |
| 2023-04-03 | Violation | 3A:52-4.3(a) | Based on information, ensure that adequate supervision is maintained at all times throughout the center. Two named staff failed to adequately supervise a class and were observed with their backs to the children while preparing lunch.4/3/23-note, violation is being abated as adequate supervision was observed during inspection. - The children shall be supervised directly by a staff member at all times, including during outdoor activities, rest and sleep, and walking through hallways. Toileting procedures shall be supervised by a staff member as appropriate for the ages and developmental needs of the children. |
| 2023-04-03 | Violation | 3A:52-4.9(a) | Based on information, ensure that a safe environment is maintained at all times throughout the center. Two named staff failed to intervene when a child pulled on a named child's hair bow and eventually biting the named child.4/3/23-Note, violation is being abated as a safe environment was observed during inspection. - The sponsor, sponsor representative, director, or any staff member shall verbally notify the State Central Registry Hotline (1-877 NJ ABUSE/1-877-652-2873) immediately whenever there is reasonable cause to believe that a child has been subjected to abuse or neglect by a staff member, or any other adult, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 9:6-8.9, 8.10, 8.13 and 8.14. |
| 2023-03-01 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-02-06 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-02-06 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-02-06 | Violation | 3A:52-4.3(c) | Ensure that adequate staff/child ratios are maintained at all times throughout the center, wherein Room 3 was out of ratio for several minutes while a staff member left the room to assist a child in the bathroom. - 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 |
| 2023-02-06 | Violation | 3A:52-6.6(a)(1) | Ensure that the staff utilize positive methods of guidance and discipline at all times throughout the center; where a staff member in Room 3 was observed yelling, pointing and using her hands to move children into their seats. - The methods of guidance and discipline used shall: be positive. |
| 2023-02-06 | 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. |
| 2023-02-06 | Violation | 3A:52-7.7(e)(1)(iii) | Ensure that the center washes and disinfects diapering surfaces after each use. - For early childhood programs, the following shall apply: in addition to the items specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-7.7(a)3, the following equipment items or surfaces shall be washed and disinfected after each use, diapering surfaces. |
| 2023-02-06 | Violation | 3A:52-7.8(a)(1)(i) | Ensure that children wash their hands 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. |
| 2023-02-06 | 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. |
| 2023-02-06 | 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. |
| 2023-02-06 | Violation | 3A:52-4.10(b)(1) | Ensure that all staff and the sponsor representative 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. |
| 2023-02-06 | 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 for one new staff member. - 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. |
| 2023-02-06 | Violation | 3A:52-4.8(a)(2) | Retrain all staff on the center's policies of hand washing and sanitizing using a 2 step process. Submit training information with staff signatures to OOL. - Topics of orientation training shall include understanding center operations, policies and procedures, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.5(b)3. |
| 2023-02-06 | Violation | 3A:52-4.8(c) | Ensure that all staff complete 12 hours and credentialed staff complete 20 hours of staff development annually. Submit training logs to OOL. - The center shall ensure that all staff members who work at the center complete 12 hours of continuing staff development each year. |
| 2023-02-06 | 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. |
| 2023-02-06 | Violation | 3A:52-7.5(b)(10) | Ensure that all medications listed on the special needs care plans are maintained on site, wherein one named child requires Benadryl. - 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). |
| 2023-02-06 | Violation | 3A:52-3.4(a) | Ensure that the center has a current comprehensive general liability insurance policy and maintains the documentation on file. - 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. |
| 2023-02-06 | 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. - 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. |
| 2023-02-06 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(a)(18) | Ensure that microwaves are secured in Rooms 2 and 5. - Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: ensure that microwave ovens, toaster ovens, and other portable devices used to heat or prepare food are out of children's reach, secured on a stable surface, and not in use when children are in the area in order to ensure the safety of children. |
| 2023-02-06 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(b)(7) | Provide and maintain the resilient surfacing and use zones under all play equipment as required; replenish mulch under climber fall zones. - 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. |
| 2023-02-06 | 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. |
| 2023-02-06 | Violation | 3A:52-4.8(a)(7) | Retrain named staff on implementing the center's discipline policy. Submit training documentation with staff signature to OOL. - Topics of orientation training shall include implementing the center's statement of policy on the disciplining of children, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-6.6. |
| 2022-06-10 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-05-03 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-03-23 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-03-17 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-03-17 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-03-17 | Violation | 3A:52-7.8(a)(1) | Ensure that children over three months of age wash their hands with soap and running water after having a diaper change. - 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 |
| 2022-03-17 | Violation | 3A:52-4.10(a)(1) | Ensure that CARI background checks are completed as required for 2 new named staff members. - 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. |
| 2022-03-17 | 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 for 6 named staff members. - 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. |
| 2022-03-17 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(n)(4) | Secure fire extinguisher in the main hallway. - Fire prevention requirements are as follows: all fire extinguishers shall be visually inspected once a month, and serviced and tagged at least once a year and recharged, if necessary, as specified in the NJUFC. |
| 2022-03-17 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(a)(17) | Ensure that all shelving units are secured to a stable surface; secure cabinet in Room 4. - Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: all televisions and computers shall be secured on a stable surface and shelving shall be secured and not be overloaded. |
| 2021-09-22 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-08-17 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2021-07-29 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-06-23 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-05-13 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-02-19 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2020-12-21 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-10-28 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-08-15 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-06-19 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-04-17 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-03-30 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-02-21 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2019-12-12 | New Sponsor | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-10-28 | New Sponsor | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-09-09 | New Sponsor | No | Center Inspection |
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