Child Care Center
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RA Clifton Associates, LLC. DBA Lightbridge Academy-Clifton
Clifton, NJ
· Passaic County
1096 Route 46 West,
Clifton, NJ 07013
Quick Facts
Capacity
190 children
Age Range
0 - 13 years
Subsidized Program
Participates
State Rating
2
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Licensed Child Care Center
Active License
License Number
130600178
License Issued
May 19, 2026
Active Through
May 19, 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
RA Clifton Associates, LLC. DBA Lightbridge Academy-Clifton is a Child Care Center in Clifton NJ, with a maximum capacity of 190 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 0 - 13 years. The provider also participates in a subsidized child care program.
Hours of Operation
- Days of Operation Monday–Friday
Inspection/Report History
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| Inspection Date | Type | Reinspection / Rule | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-07 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2026-03-27 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-02-26 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-01-22 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-12-17 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-10-29 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-09-29 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-08-26 | Other | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-08-18 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-07-07 | Re-Inspection,Other | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-06-03 | Other | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-05-28 | Re-Inspection,Other | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-04-14 | Renewal | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-02-24 | Other | No | Center Inspection |
| 2025-02-21 | Re-Inspection,Other | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-01-22 | Monitoring,Other | No | Center Inspection |
| 2025-01-16 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-01-02 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-10-21 | Other | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-09-11 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-08-26 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-08-21 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-08-16 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-07-29 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-07-18 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-07-12 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-06-27 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-06-26 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-06-11 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-05-07 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-03-27 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-02-15 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-01-12 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-11-22 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-11-08 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-10-11 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-08-29 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-04-21 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-03-17 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-02-13 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-02-10 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-02-10 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-02-10 | Violation | 3A:52-4.3(a) | Based on report, ensure that adequate supervision is maintained at all times throughout the center. - 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. |
| 2023-02-10 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(a)(10) | Based on report, ensure that all toxic substances and medications are inaccessible to the children at all times throughout the center. - 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. |
| 2023-01-25 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-01-09 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-12-12 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-12-12 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-12-12 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(a)(2) | Ensure that all ceiling tiles are kept clean and in good repair. Repair / replace the additional stained ceiling tiles throughout the center. - 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. |
| 2022-11-03 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-09-30 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-08-23 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-08-22 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-07-19 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-07-01 | Renewal | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-07-01 | Renewal | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-07-01 | Violation | 3A:52-4.3(a)(1) | Ensure that adequate procedures for tracking children are adhered to at all times throughout the center. The staff in classroom 9 stated that 13 children were present when 16 children were actually present in the room. - The center shall develop and implement an Office of Licensing-approved method to keep track of the location and ensure the safety of all children at all times when under the center’s supervision, including the transfer of supervision from and to parents during arrival and departure and the utilization of off-site locations, including playgrounds and field trips. |
| 2022-07-01 | Violation | 3A:52-4.10(b)(2) | Ensure that all therapist that remove children from the classroom have completed the staff orientation, CARI and CHRI background check prior to removing the children from the classroom. At the time of the inspection, it was observed that a therapist and child was working in the staff lounge. - 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. Until the results of the CARI background check for a new staff member have been received from the Department, the center shall ensure oversight of the new staff member by another staff member, and ensure that person is not left alone to supervise a child or group of children. |
| 2022-07-01 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(q)(1)(ii) | Ensure that unapproved space is inaccessible to the children at all times. Ensure that the children do not enter the staff lounge. If the center would like to add the staff lounge as approved space; request a space request on www.njccis.com. - Space and room requirements are as follows: all space and rooms within the center to be used by children shall be inspected and approved by the Office of Licensing prior to their use. In making its determination, the Office of Licensing shall consider whether the space is too far removed, remote, or isolated from other areas of the center to be used by children. rooms or areas of the center that are not Office of Licensing-approved for use by children shall be made inaccessible to children. |
| 2022-07-01 | Violation | 3A:52-6.2(a)(1) | Ensure that the center has an adequate supply of materials to meet the daily activity needs of the children and the program. Provide age appropriate activities for school age children. At the time of the inspection, a school age child was observed on their cell phone. - The center shall provide a supply of age-appropriate and developmentally appropriate program equipment including play equipment, child-size furniture and supplies that are sufficient to meet the daily activity needs of the children and the program. |
| 2022-07-01 | Violation | 3A:52-6.3(b)(3)(iv)(1) | Ensure that each child's bottle is labeled with the child's name and date. - For early childhood programs, the following shall apply, feeding requirements for centers serving children less than 18 months of age are as follows: for bottles, each child's bottle(s) shall be labeled with the child's name and dated. |
| 2022-07-01 | Violation | 3A:52-6.3(a)(12)(ii) | Ensure that each child's sippy cup is labeled with the child's name. - All centers shall comply with the following requirements, the center shall ensure that these safety and sanitation practices are followed: sippy cups shall be labeled with the child’s name. |
| 2022-07-01 | 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. |
| 2022-07-01 | Violation | 3A:52-4.5(a)(3)(i)(2) | Ensure that the center develops and implements job descriptions, titles and qualifications for all center staff. - 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 job descriptions, titles and qualifications for all center staff. |
| 2022-07-01 | Violation | 3A:52-4.6(a) | Ensure that the center completes and maintains on file a Staff Records Checklist designated by OOL. Update the staff records checklist to include all staff including the sponsor. Ensure that all required items are in the staff's files. - 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). |
| 2022-07-01 | Violation | 3A:52-4.10(b)(1) | Ensure that all staff submit a CARI background check upon renewal. Missing renewal CARI's for 18 staff. 7/19/22: Missing 7 renewal CARI's. - 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. |
| 2022-07-01 | 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 the center's license renewal. Missing 18 staff's CHRI clearance letters dated after 1/1/2021. 7/19/22: Missing 11 staff's CHRI clearance letters dated after 1/1/2021.8/22/22: Missing 8 staff CHRI background clearance letters dated after 1/1/21.1/9/23: Missing 2 staff CHRI background clearance letters dated after 1/1/21.2/10/23: Missing 1 staff CHRI background clearance letters dated after 1/1/21. - 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. |
| 2022-07-01 | Violation | 3A:52-4.6(c)(3) | Ensure that the group teacher meets the required qualifications as specified in the manual. Provide educational documentation for the second group teacher. Include transcripts. - For early childhood programs, the following shall apply: the group teacher shall meet the requirements for experience and education |
| 2022-07-01 | 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 that the office staff and director are signing in and out daily. - 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. |
| 2022-07-01 | Violation | 3A:52-6.8(a)(7)(i) | Ensure that the center completes and maintains on file a children's records checklist, including a record of the child's health examination and immunizations for early childhood programs. - 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 health information for each child, as follows: for early childhood programs, a record of the child’s health examination and immunizations, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-7.3(a). |
| 2022-07-01 | Violation | 3A:52-7.3(a)(2) | Ensure that all life saving medication has a special care plan signed by both the parent and the doctor. - For early childhood programs, the following shall apply: for each child not enrolled in a public or private school, upon admission, the center shall maintain on file at the center a Universal Child Health Record (Department of Health Form CH-14) or its equivalent, updated annually, along with an immunization record, and a special care plan, if applicable. A 30-day grace period is permitted in N.J.A.C. 8:57-4.5(e) |
| 2022-07-01 | Violation | 3A:52-7.5(b)(10) | Ensure that all Epi-pens are stored in their original boxes with the child's name and prescription, accompanied by a special care plan and that two are present when required. - 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). |
| 2022-07-01 | Violation | 3A:52-3.6(b)(1) | Ensure that the center maintains and distributes to all families and staff a copy of the Information to Parents document and maintains on file signatures of all staff and families attesting to the receipt of the policy. At the time of the inspection, the Information to Parents document could not be located. Ensure that the policy was sent to both the families and staff to sign. If needed, redistribute the policy for signature. - The center shall distribute a copy of the Information to Parents document to each child’s parent(s) upon enrollment and to every person upon becoming a staff member and secure and maintain on file a record of each parent’s and staff member’s signature attesting to receipt of the document. The center shall maintain on file a copy of the Information to Parents document. |
| 2022-07-01 | Violation | 3A:52-5.2(a)(8) | Provide a current life/hazard use registration certificate applicable to the center's licensed capacity and ages served. - The center shall obtain a Life Hazard Use Registration certificate applicable to the center’s licensed capacity and ages served pursuant to the Uniform Fire Safety Act, N.J.S.A. 52:27D-192 et seq. The center shall post this document in a prominent location within the center. |
| 2022-07-01 | 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. Ensure that at least 1 fire drill per year was conducted at nap time. - 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. |
| 2022-07-01 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(f)(2) | Ensure that all bathroom equipment is fastened securely. Secure the loose toilet seat in the first stall in the bathroom located in classroom 4. - Toilet facility requirements are as follows: mirrors, dispensers, and other equipment shall be fastened securely. |
| 2022-07-01 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(a)(2) | Ensure that all ceiling tiles are kept clean and in good repair. Repair / replace the stained ceiling tiles in the storage closet located near room 6. - 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. |
| 2022-07-01 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(b)(3)(i) | Maintain the building structure to prevent water from entering. Repair the roof to prevent water intrusion. - the building structure shall be maintained to prevent water from entering. |
| 2022-07-01 | 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. |
| 2022-07-01 | 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. |
| 2022-07-01 | Violation | 3A:52-5.2(a)(5) | Provide a current fire certificate as required. - 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. |
| 2022-07-01 | Violation | 3A:52-4.8(g)(3) | Ensure that the staff are signing the orientation form once the orientation has been completed. - 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). |
| 2022-06-21 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-05-18 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-05-18 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-04-14 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-04-14 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-04-14 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-04-14 | Violation | 3A:52-4.10(a)(1) | Ensure that CARI background checks are completed as required for all staff within two weeks of hire. Missing 1 CARI background check. - 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. |
| 2022-04-14 | Violation | 3A:52-4.8(a)(7) | Based on report, retrain the named staff on the center's discipline policy. - 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. |
| 2022-01-14 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-01-13 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-12-13 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-11-10 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-10-22 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-10-05 | Complaint | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2021-09-22 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-08-20 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2021-08-10 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-08-09 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
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