Description: River School/Patriot Learning Centers is a Regular Child Care Center in JERSEY CITY NJ, with a maximum capacity of 175 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 0 - 6 years. The provider also participates in a subsidized child care program.
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| 2021-07-27 | 2021-11-04 | 3A:52-5.3(d)(2) |
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Heating requirements are as follows: steam and hot water pipes and radiators shall be protected by screens, guards, insulation, or any other suitable, non-combustible protective device. Violation Observed: Provide protective covers for the protruding edges of the heaters throughout the center. |
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| 2021-07-27 | 2021-08-26 | 3A:52-5.3(b)(3)(i) |
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the building structure shall be maintained to prevent water from entering. Violation Observed: Repair the window in Room #7. |
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| 2021-07-27 | 2021-08-26 | 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 the sink in the bathroom in Room #2 is in sanitary condition. |
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| 2021-07-27 | 2021-08-26 | 3A:52-5.3(a)(2) |
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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. Violation Observed: Repair the wall by the door in Room #7. |
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| 2021-07-27 | 2021-11-04 | 3A:52-5.2(a)(5) |
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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. Violation Observed: Obtain a valid fire certificate. |
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| 2019-06-10 | 2019-07-25 | 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 the sink is free from black substance(around the faucet) in room 3. | Ensure the sinks in Room 6 bathroom are clean. |
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| 2019-06-10 | 2019-07-25 | 3A:52-5.3(a)(2) |
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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. Violation Observed: 1. Repair the rubber protection to the air conditioner unit in room 3 | 2. Remove brooms and cleaning supplies from bathrooms 2 and 3 | 3. Ensure wall tiles in bathroom are clean and in good condition in room 3 | 4. Remove the protruding nails from the heater near the exit of Room 6 | |
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| 2019-06-07 | 2019-07-25 | 3A:52-6.1(g)(2) |
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For early childhood programs, the following shall apply: centers serving children less than 18 months of age shall provide at least four types of children's daily activities including, but not limited to, sensory; language and dramatic play; manipulative; building; large muscle; music; or other comparable activities; and at least four types of supplies and equipment for each activity area chosen by the center. Violation Observed: Provide an additional area of activity for room 1 |
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| 2019-06-07 | 2019-07-25 | 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: All staff CARIS are pending |
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| 2019-06-07 | 2019-07-25 | 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: One staff fingerprint is pending |
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| 2019-06-07 | 2019-07-25 | 3A:52-5.3(a)(13) |
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Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: the center shall ensure that window blind cords and other cords and ropes that present risk of harm are inaccessible to children. Violation Observed: Remove or replace broken blinds in room 6 |
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| 2019-06-07 | 2019-07-25 | 3A:52-5.3(a)(5)(ii) |
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Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: garbage receptacles shall be covered in a secure manner. Violation Observed: Provide garbage cover on 2nd floor bathroom |
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| 2019-06-07 | 2019-07-25 | 3A:52-5.3(l)(1)(ix)(1) |
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Emergency procedure requirements are as follows: the center shall prepare written emergency procedures delineating procedures for ensuring children’s safety and communicating with parents in the event of evacuation, lockdown, natural or civil disaster, and other emergencies. The procedures shall indicate the plan for informing parents of their children’s whereabouts. Violation Observed: Provide more specific plans regarding the lockdown procedure and where the children will be locking down. Describe procedures for notifying the parents. |
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| 2019-06-07 | 2019-07-25 | 3A:52-5.3(l)(1)(v) |
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Emergency procedure requirements are as follows: the center shall prepare written emergency procedures delineating the telephone numbers for obtaining police, fire, ambulance and poison control services, including the National Poison Emergency Hotline at (800) 222-1222. Violation Observed: Include in policy who will be notifying law enforcement |
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| 2019-06-07 | 2019-07-25 | 3A:52-5.3(i)(5)(i) |
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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 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. Violation Observed: Complete the water testing |
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