Description: Right At Home Daycare is a child care center, licensed by the State of New Jersey, dedicated to providing a safe, pleasant environment in which children can prosper and grow both physically and intellectually with the proper daily stimulation and guidance. Right At Home Daycare is licensed by the State of New Jersey to provide quality child care services for children from 4 weeks to 13 years of age. Our center is arranged to resemble "home" by creating a safe, healthy, enjoyable environment. We strive to help our children feel secure, content and right at home every day.
Margie Marcucci is our owner whose philosophy stems from her vision that, although we may not be able to save the world, we do our best to make our little part of it a better place. Margie has her BA in Sociology from The City University of New York. She taught Kindergarten for 8 years in Queens, New York.
Carmela Leap is our Director. Carmela has her BS and MS in Elementary Education from Fordham University. Carmela taught second grade for most of her teaching career in Long Island City, New York. She has been a mentor for our staff and a fine role model to our children since Right At Home Daycare opened its doors on February 8, 1999.
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| 2021-07-08 | 2021-07-08 | 3A:52-4.3(j) |
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Staff members who are under 18 years of age shall be directly supervised by and visible to a staff member who is 18 years of age or older. Violation Observed: Ensure that staff member, who is under 18 years of age is directly supervised by a staff member who is 18 years of age or older at all times in classroom 3 on the second floor. |
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| 2021-07-08 | 2021-09-13 | 3A:52-5.3(i)(8) |
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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 to the OOL a Safe Building Certification or other approval issued by the DOH. |
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| 2021-07-08 | 2021-07-27 | 3A:52-4.11(a)(1) |
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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: Provide 6 CHRI clearances for the named staff. |
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| 2021-07-08 | 2021-07-27 | 3A:52-4.11(a)(1) |
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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: Provide 6 CHRI clearances for the named staff. |
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| 2021-07-08 | 2021-09-13 | 3A:52-5.3(i)(8) |
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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 to the OOL a Safe Building Certification or other approval issued by the DOH. |
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| 2021-07-08 | 2021-07-08 | 3A:52-4.3(j) |
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Staff members who are under 18 years of age shall be directly supervised by and visible to a staff member who is 18 years of age or older. Violation Observed: Ensure that staff member, who is under 18 years of age is directly supervised by a staff member who is 18 years of age or older at all times in classroom 3 on the second floor. |
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| 2019-12-09 | 2019-12-05 | 3A:52-4.8(a)(2) |
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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. Violation Observed: Based on information, retrain all staff on the center's policies and procedures for unusual incidents, including ensuring that parents are notified as required. |
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| 2019-12-09 | 2019-12-05 | 3A:52-4.8(a)(2) |
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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. Violation Observed: Based on information, retrain all staff on the center's policies and procedures for unusual incidents, including ensuring that parents are notified as required. |
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| 2019-12-05 | 2019-12-05 | 3A:52-7.6(a)(3) |
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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 falls from a height greater than the height of the child. Violation Observed: Based on information, ensure that parents are notified of unusual incidents as required. |
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| 2019-12-05 | 2019-12-05 | 3A:52-7.6(a)(3) |
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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 falls from a height greater than the height of the child. Violation Observed: Based on information, ensure that parents are notified of unusual incidents as required. |
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| 2019-10-22 | 3A:52-4.10(b)(1) | |
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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: Ensure that CARI checks are completed for all staff member and the sponsor representive for the renewal license. |
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| 2019-10-22 | 3A:52-5.3(a)(17) | |
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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. Violation Observed: Ensure that all shelving are not overloaded throughout the center. |
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| 2019-10-22 | 3A:52-5.3(i)(5)(iii) | |
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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 or site is not provided a potable water supply by a public community water system, the applicant shall provide potable water sampling results demonstrating compliance with maximum contaminant levels for all contaminants required to be tested pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:10-5 for public non-transient, non-community (NTNC) water systems, including radiological contaminants, regardless of whether they meet the definition of NTNC systems as defined at N.J.A.C. 7:10-1.3. This sampling shall have been conducted within three years of the date of application submission, except nitrates and coliform, for which the sampling shall have been conducted within 90 days of submitting the application. Violation Observed: The center shall provide water sampling result demonstrating compliance. |
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| 2019-10-22 | 3A:52-5.3(a)(9) | |
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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. Violation Observed: Ensure that the sink in the kitchen area is in good sanitary condition. |
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| 2019-10-22 | 3A:52-4.8(f)(1) | |
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The staff development specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.8(a) through (d) shall be clock hours of staff development. Violation Observed: Ensure that orientation training is completed for all staff. |
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