Child Care Center
✓ Licensed
Prime Time SACC- Brookside Place School
Cranford, NJ
· Union County
720 Brookside Place,
Cranford, NJ 07016
Quick Facts
Capacity
50 children
Age Range
6 - 13 years
Subsidized Program
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Contact Information
📞 (908) 709-6244
Licensed Child Care Center
Active License
License Number
20PRI0007
License Issued
Aug 27, 2026
Active Through
Aug 27, 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
PrimeTime, located in the First Presbyterian Church of Cranford, offers before and after school care for children enrolled in the Cranford Public School System, Kindergarten through 6th grade. PrimeTime was founded in 1990 by a committee of the First Presbyterian Church, spear headed by Virginia Waters. Karin Burk was chosen to be the first director of the program and is still actively involved today.
Our purpose is to provide a comfortable, caring atmosphere for children of working parents. We strive to create a place where children may build relationships, pursue a wide variety of interests, and develop their creativity and imagination. We offer a wide variety of activities including, arts and crafts, hands on science experiments, cooking clubs and sports in our full size gymnasium. A quiet place is also available for children to do their homework.
PrimeTime is licensed by the NJ Department of Children and Families. Our facility has met all the health and safety requirements required by the State of NJ and all of our staff members have been background checked and are CPR and First Aid certified.
Our purpose is to provide a comfortable, caring atmosphere for children of working parents. We strive to create a place where children may build relationships, pursue a wide variety of interests, and develop their creativity and imagination. We offer a wide variety of activities including, arts and crafts, hands on science experiments, cooking clubs and sports in our full size gymnasium. A quiet place is also available for children to do their homework.
PrimeTime is licensed by the NJ Department of Children and Families. Our facility has met all the health and safety requirements required by the State of NJ and all of our staff members have been background checked and are CPR and First Aid certified.
Hours of Operation
- Days of Operation Monday–Friday
- Open Hours7am-6pm
Inspection/Report History
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| Inspection Date | Type | Reinspection / Rule | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-08 | Renewal,Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-03-03 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2026-02-19 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-02-04 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2026-01-27 | Phone Call,Email | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-12-15 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-11-10 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2025-03-05 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-02-24 | Yes | POPS Inspection | |
| 2025-02-24 | Other | No | Center Inspection |
| 2025-01-29 | Yes | POPS Inspection | |
| 2024-12-04 | Yes | POPS Inspection | |
| 2024-10-17 | Monitoring | No | POPS Inspection |
| 2023-05-16 | Yes | POPS Inspection | |
| 2023-04-20 | Yes | POPS Inspection | |
| 2023-03-29 | Yes | POPS Inspection | |
| 2023-02-21 | Renewal | No | POPS Inspection |
| 2023-02-21 | Renewal | No | POPS Inspection |
| 2023-02-21 | Violation | 3A:52-4.5(a)(3)(i)(1) | Ensure that the center has a table of organization that illustrates lines of authority, responsibility, and communication. - The sponsor or sponsor representative shall designate individuals with the authority and responsibility to develop and implement written policies and procedures for the operation of the center, including a table of organization that illustrates lines of authority, responsibility and communication. |
| 2023-02-21 | Violation | 3A:52-4.10(b)(1) | Ensure that all staff 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. |
| 2023-02-21 | Violation | 3A:52-4.6(d)(1) | Ensure that the program supervisor meets the required qualifications as specified in the manual. - For school-age child care programs the program supervisor shall meet the qualification requirements specified in one of the applicable options set forth in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.6(d) for education, training, and experience, based on the center's licensed capacity. |
| 2023-02-21 | Violation | 3A:52-4.8(g)(3) | Ensure that all staff complete orientation training within two weeks of hire and annually and that the completion of the training is documented on the Staff Records Checklist. - The center shall maintain on file documentation of the date, time, topic, presenter, and attendance for all staff development and orientation completed by center staff members. The center shall record each staff member’s completion of staff development and orientation on the Staff Records Checklist, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.1(b). |
| 2023-02-21 | Violation | 3A:52-4.8(c) | Ensure that all staff complete 12 hours of staff development annually. - The center shall ensure that all staff members who work at the center complete 12 hours of continuing staff development each year. |
| 2023-02-21 | Violation | 3A:52-4.8(d)(1) | Ensure that all credentialed staff complete 20 hours of staff development annually. - 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. |
| 2023-02-21 | Violation | 3A:52-7.5(b)(7)(i) | Ensure that the center completes and maintains a medication log that includes the child's name and parent authorization to administer medication. Pertaining to two children. - 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 maintain on file a record of the following the child's name and parental authorization for the center to administer medication or health care procedures. |
| 2023-02-21 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(n)(2) | Ensure that children are evacuated from the center within three minutes during each fire drill. - Fire prevention requirements are as follows: the center shall ensure that all children present are evacuated from the building within three minutes during each fire drill. |
| 2023-02-21 | 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. |
| 2023-02-21 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(i)(5)(i) | Submit a copy of the public school's drinking water test results. - 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. |
| 2020-09-17 | Re-Inspection | Yes | POPS Inspection |
| 2020-07-29 | Yes | POPS Inspection | |
| 2020-05-29 | Yes | POPS Inspection | |
| 2020-04-29 | Fax | Yes | POPS Inspection |
| 2020-04-23 | Renewal | No | POPS Inspection |
| 2019-05-10 | Monitoring | Yes | POPS Inspection |
| 2019-05-06 | Monitoring | No | POPS Inspection |
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