Child Care Center
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Radoste LLC dba Kiddie Academy of Freehold
Freehold, NJ
· Monmouth County
45 Gibson Place,
Freehold, NJ 07728
Quick Facts
Capacity
166 children
Age Range
0 - 13 years
Subsidized Program
Participates
State Rating
1
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Licensed Child Care Center
Active License
License Number
13KID0014
License Issued
Mar 16, 2026
Active Through
Mar 16, 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
Radoste LLC dba Kiddie Academy of Freehold is a Child Care Center in Freehold NJ, with a maximum capacity of 166 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-19 | Other | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-08-11 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2026-03-09 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2026-01-30 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-01-13 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2025-08-21 | Re-Inspection,Other | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-08-04 | Other | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-06-30 | Other | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-06-02 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-05-23 | Other,Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-04-07 | Other,Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-03-06 | Monitoring,Other | No | Center Inspection |
| 2025-01-07 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-01-06 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-12-03 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-11-07 | Complaint | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-10-22 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-10-07 | Complaint | No | Center Inspection |
| 2024-06-25 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-06-04 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-05-09 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-04-18 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-03-12 | Monitoring,Complaint | No | Center Inspection |
| 2024-01-12 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-11-21 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-10-18 | Complaint | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-09-12 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-06-27 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-03-30 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-02-28 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-01-17 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-11-28 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-11-28 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-11-28 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-11-28 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(a)(9) | Ensure that toilet seats are secure. - 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. |
| 2022-11-28 | Violation | 3A:52-6.4(i) | Cease the use of pacifier straps or other types of attachment devices. - Children shall not use pacifiers with straps or other types of attachment devices. |
| 2022-11-28 | Violation | 3A:52-7.8(a)(1) | Ensure that children wash their hands in a sink is used for handwashing only. - 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 |
| 2022-11-28 | 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. |
| 2022-11-28 | Violation | 3A:52-4.3(a)(2) | Ensure that all staff have completed training pertaining to the center's policies and procedures for tracking children and are aware of the number of children in their care at all times. Staff in the infant room stated they had 6 infants present when there were 7 infants present. - The center shall ensure that all staff members are trained in the method of keeping track of children and know how many children are in their care at all times. |
| 2022-08-22 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-07-28 | Complaint | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-07-28 | Complaint | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-07-28 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(q)(2)(ii) | Ensure that the center complies with the licensed capacity of the classrooms at all times throughout the center. Room 3 had 13 children present and the capacity is 12. Room 6 had 13 children present and the capacity is 12. - Space and room requirements are as follows: at no time shall a center allow more children in attendance than the licensed room capacity. |
| 2022-07-18 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-06-28 | Complaint | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-06-09 | Complaint | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-06-09 | Complaint | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-06-09 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(r) | Ensure the health, safety, and well-being of the children served. Ensure all life sustaining medications are present and not expired at the center when required by a Special Care Plan. - 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. |
| 2022-06-09 | Violation | 3A:52-6.6(a)(1) | Based on complaint #20767- ensure staff exhibit positive and appropriate communication and interactions with the students in their care. - The methods of guidance and discipline used shall: be positive. |
| 2022-06-09 | Violation | 3A:52-7.7(e)(1) | Ensure that the center washes and disinfects surfaces as required. Based on complaint # 20767, center needs to ensure diaper changing surfaces are cleaned and disinfected as required after each use. 6/28/22- Based on complaint # 20838-, center needs to ensure diaper changing surfaces are cleaned and disinfected as required 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, |
| 2022-06-09 | Violation | 3A:52-7.8(a)(1)(ii) | Ensure that children wash their hands immediately after using the toilet or 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. |
| 2022-06-09 | Violation | 3A:52-7.8(a)(4)(iii) | Ensure that staff wash their hands immediately after changing a child's diaper. - Handwashing requirements are as follows: staff members shall wash their hands with soap and running water immediately after assisting a child in toileting. |
| 2022-06-09 | 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). |
| 2022-06-09 | Violation | 3A:52-4.10(a)(1) | Ensure that CARI background checks are completed as required for all staff within two weeks of hire. Center needs to provide CARI clearances for 4 staff members.6/28/22-Center is missing 2 CARIs. - 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. |
| 2022-06-09 | 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. Center needs to provide CHRI clearances for 10 staff members.6/28/22- Center is missing 4 CHRIs. - 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. |
| 2022-06-09 | 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. |
| 2022-06-09 | Violation | 3A:52-7.5(b)(10) | Ensure that all life sustaining medication is accompanied by a special care plan. - 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). |
| 2022-06-09 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(a)(9) | Replace the missing toilet cap in room 4. - 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. |
| 2022-06-09 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(a)(2) | Ensure that all ceiling tiles are kept clean and in good repair. Replace stained tiles in rooms 2 and 3. - 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. |
| 2022-06-09 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(a)(15) | Maintain all mechanical ventilation in a clean and operating condition. Ensure the ceiling vents are free of dust and debris in rooms 3 and 12. - Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: ventilation outlets shall be clean and free from obstructions, and filters shall be replaced when saturated. |
| 2022-01-18 | Monitoring,Complaint | No | Center Inspection |
| 2021-10-21 | Complaint | No | Center Inspection |
| 2021-10-04 | Complaint | No | Center Inspection |
| 2021-06-22 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2021-05-25 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2021-04-06 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2021-01-18 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-12-29 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2019-09-20 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2019-06-26 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2019-05-06 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
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