Ready, Set, Grow! - Wayne NJ Regular Child Care Center

131 CHRUCH LANE , WAYNE NJ 07470
(973) 696-6888

About the Provider

Description: At Ready, Set, Grow! we believe each child is a unique individual. We believe every child should be nurtured to build a positive self-image, explore their natural sense of wonder, learn problem solving skills, and develop self-control and consideration for others.

We believe in a safe, clean, healthy, and child-friendly environment. We strive to allow all children the opportunity to foster their creativity and positive self-image.

Our educational programs are in accordance with New Jersey Preschool and Kindergarten standards. Our programs allow our students to explore, experience and SUCCEED!

Program and Licensing Details

  • License Number: 70900005
  • Capacity: 91
  • Age Range: 2 1/2 - 13 years
  • Enrolled in Subsidized Child Care Program: Yes
  • Current License Expiration Date: Sep 13, 2025
  • District Office: New Jersey Dept of Children and Families - Office of Licensing
  • District Office Phone: 1-877-667-9845 (Note: This is not the facility phone number.)

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Inspection/Report History

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Date Cited Date Abated Regulation Number
2022-06-02 2022-07-05 3A:52-7.9(a)(1)(vi)(4)
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 the date, if applicable, that the child returned to the center symptom-free.

Violation Observed: Maintain an illness log on file at the center and ensure that it contains all of the required components, including the date when the child returned to the center symptom-free.
2022-06-02 2022-07-12 3A:52-4.11(a)(1)
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.

Violation Observed: Obtain CHRI clearances for staff members who have had a prior clearances dated prior to 1/1/21.
2022-06-02 2022-07-05 3A:52-4.8(a)(1)
Topics of orientation training shall include supervising and tracking all children, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.3(a).

Violation Observed: Provide documentation of orientation training for 1 staff member.
2022-06-02 2022-07-05 3A:52-4.10(b)(1)
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.

Violation Observed: Obtain a renewal CARI clearance for 1 staff member.
2022-06-02 2022-07-05 3A:52-5.3(l)(4)
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.

Violation Observed: 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.
2021-12-21 2022-02-07 3A:52-5.3(r)
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.

Violation Observed: Secure the air conditioner cord in Room 2.
2021-12-21 3A:52-5.3(r)
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.

Violation Observed: Secure the air conditioner cord in Room 2.
2021-10-21 2021-11-29 3A:52-5.3(r)
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.

Violation Observed: Per the NJ Department of Health COVID-19 Public Health Recommendations pursuant to Executive Order No. 149, ensure that all health and safety guidelines are adhered to as required. Ensure children are wearing masks as required.
2021-10-21 2021-11-29 3A:52-5.3(r)
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.

Violation Observed: Per the NJ Department of Health COVID-19 Public Health Recommendations pursuant to Executive Order No. 149, ensure that all health and safety guidelines are adhered to as required. Ensure children are wearing masks as required.
2019-06-21 3A:52-5.3(i)(8)
Environmental condition precautions are as follows: at the time of the initial application, any renewal application, relocation of an existing licensed center, and, as determined by the Office of Licensing, on a case-by-case basis, the facility operator shall submit to the Office of Licensing a Safe Building Interior Certification or other approval issued by the Department of Health that indicates that no further remediation is needed for the interior of the building in which the center is located.

Violation Observed: Submit a current indoor safe building certificate.5/29/2019-Payment sent on 4/30/2019.
2019-06-11 3A:52-5.4(a)(7)(iii)
For early childhood programs, the following shall apply, outdoor space requirements for children over the age of 10 months are as follows: outdoor areas located near or adjacent to hazardous areas determined by the Office of Licensing to be unsafe (including, but not limited to, streets, roads, driveways, parking lots, railroad tracks, swimming pools, rivers, streams, steep grades, cliffs, open pits, high voltage boosters, or propane gas tanks) shall be fenced or otherwise protected by a natural or man-made barrier or enclosure.

Violation Observed: The playground sits in the middle of a parking lot without vehicular barriers. Provide an Memorandum of Understanding to the OOL stating that the parking lot surrounding the playground is not in use during the center's operating hours and no cars will have access to this lot during the center's operating hours.
2019-06-11 2019-10-24 3A:52-5.4(a)(7)(iii)
For early childhood programs, the following shall apply, outdoor space requirements for children over the age of 10 months are as follows: outdoor areas located near or adjacent to hazardous areas determined by the Office of Licensing to be unsafe (including, but not limited to, streets, roads, driveways, parking lots, railroad tracks, swimming pools, rivers, streams, steep grades, cliffs, open pits, high voltage boosters, or propane gas tanks) shall be fenced or otherwise protected by a natural or man-made barrier or enclosure.

Violation Observed: The playground sits in the middle of a parking lot without vehicular barriers. Provide an Memorandum of Understanding to the OOL stating that the parking lot surrounding the playground is not in use during the center's operating hours and no cars will have access to this lot during the center's operating hours.
2019-06-11 3A:52-5.4(a)(7)(iii)
For early childhood programs, the following shall apply, outdoor space requirements for children over the age of 10 months are as follows: outdoor areas located near or adjacent to hazardous areas determined by the Office of Licensing to be unsafe (including, but not limited to, streets, roads, driveways, parking lots, railroad tracks, swimming pools, rivers, streams, steep grades, cliffs, open pits, high voltage boosters, or propane gas tanks) shall be fenced or otherwise protected by a natural or man-made barrier or enclosure.

Violation Observed: The playground sits in the middle of a parking lot without vehicular barriers. Provide an Memorandum of Understanding to the OOL stating that the parking lot surrounding the playground is not in use during the center's operating hours and no cars will have access to this lot during the center's operating hours.
2019-06-11 3A:52-5.4(a)(7)(iii)
For early childhood programs, the following shall apply, outdoor space requirements for children over the age of 10 months are as follows: outdoor areas located near or adjacent to hazardous areas determined by the Office of Licensing to be unsafe (including, but not limited to, streets, roads, driveways, parking lots, railroad tracks, swimming pools, rivers, streams, steep grades, cliffs, open pits, high voltage boosters, or propane gas tanks) shall be fenced or otherwise protected by a natural or man-made barrier or enclosure.

Violation Observed: The playground sits in the middle of a parking lot without vehicular barriers. Provide an Memorandum of Understanding to the OOL stating that the parking lot surrounding the playground is not in use during the center's operating hours and no cars will have access to this lot during the center's operating hours.
2019-06-11 3A:52-5.4(a)(7)(iii)
For early childhood programs, the following shall apply, outdoor space requirements for children over the age of 10 months are as follows: outdoor areas located near or adjacent to hazardous areas determined by the Office of Licensing to be unsafe (including, but not limited to, streets, roads, driveways, parking lots, railroad tracks, swimming pools, rivers, streams, steep grades, cliffs, open pits, high voltage boosters, or propane gas tanks) shall be fenced or otherwise protected by a natural or man-made barrier or enclosure.

Violation Observed: The playground sits in the middle of a parking lot without vehicular barriers. Provide an Memorandum of Understanding to the OOL stating that the parking lot surrounding the playground is not in use during the center's operating hours and no cars will have access to this lot during the center's operating hours.

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