Child Care Center
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Robert F. Aprea Center Head Start
East Orange, NJ
· Essex County
25 South Munn Avenue,
East Orange, NJ 07018
Quick Facts
Capacity
90 children
Age Range
2 1/2 - 6 years
Subsidized Program
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Licensed Child Care Center
Active License
License Number
07ROB0003
License Issued
Apr 13, 2026
Active Through
Apr 13, 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
Robert F. Aprea Center Head Start is a Child Care Center in East Orange NJ, with a maximum capacity of 90 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 2 1/2 - 6 years. It is open Monday - Friday, 07:30 AM - 06:00 PM. The provider also participates in a subsidized child care program.
Hours of Operation
- Monday07:30 AM - 06:00 PM
- Tuesday07:30 AM - 06:00 PM
- Wednesday07:30 AM - 06:00 PM
- Thursday07:30 AM - 06:00 PM
- Friday07:30 AM - 06:00 PM
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
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| Inspection Date | Type | Reinspection / Rule | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-03 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2026-04-07 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2026-03-06 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2026-01-22 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-12-15 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-11-05 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-10-21 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-09-29 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-09-08 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-07-16 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-06-23 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-06-03 | No Selection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-05-20 | No Selection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-05-06 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2024-06-20 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-05-29 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-04-22 | Other | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-03-19 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-08-22 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-08-01 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-08-01 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-07-13 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-06-26 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-05-12 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-03-30 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-02-13 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-02-13 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-02-13 | Violation | 3A:52-4.6(b)(1) | Ensure that the director meets the required qualifications as specified in the manual. Provide documentation to credential the director. - The director shall meet the following qualification requirements for early childhood programs licensed to serve more than 30 children, the director shall meet the qualification requirements as specified in N.J.A.C 3A:52-4.6(b) for education and experience. |
| 2023-02-13 | Violation | 3A:52-4.6(c)(1) | Ensure that the head teacher meets the required qualifications as specified in the manual. Provide documentation to credential the head teacher. - For early childhood programs, the following shall apply: for all centers, the head teacher or consulting head teacher shall meet the qualification requirements specified in one of the seven options set forth in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.6(c) for education and experience. |
| 2023-02-13 | Violation | 3A:52-4.5(c)(2)(ii) | Ensure that the director designee completes the Understanding Licensing training provided by OOL. - The director or his or her designee(s) shall be on the premises at all times when the center is operating and the designee shall complete staff development in understanding licensing rules as provided by the Office. |
| 2023-02-13 | Violation | 3A:52-4.8(e) | Ensure that the director completes the Understanding Licensing training provided by OOL within 90 days of hire. - Directors shall complete staff development in understanding licensing regulations as provided by the Office of Licensing within 90 days of hire. Such staff development may be included in the required 20 hours of staff development specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.8(d). |
| 2023-02-13 | Violation | 3A:52-4.5(a)(3)(i)(1) | Provide a current table of organization that illustrates lines of authority, responsibility and job descriptions. - 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 a table of organization that illustrates lines of authority, responsibility and communication. |
| 2023-01-12 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-12-19 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-11-29 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-10-20 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-10-20 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-09-20 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-07-14 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-06-13 | Renewal | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-06-13 | Renewal | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-06-13 | 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. - 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. |
| 2022-06-13 | 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. |
| 2022-06-13 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(q)(3)(v) | Post a diagram of all approved areas and ensure that all rooms approved for use by the children are labeled. - Space and room requirements are as follows: Indoor space requirements for play rooms and sleep rooms are as follows the center shall identify all rooms of the center that have been approved by the Office of Licensing. This identification shall consist of numbers, letters, names or any other means of identification and shall be located either inside or directly outside each room. |
| 2022-06-13 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(n)(4) | Ensure that all fire extinguishers are serviced and tagged annually and recharged as needed. - Fire prevention requirements are as follows: all fire extinguishers shall be visually inspected once a month, and serviced and tagged at least once a year and recharged, if necessary, as specified in the NJUFC. |
| 2022-06-13 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(a)(18) | Ensure the microwave in room 1 is secured out of the reach of children and is not used when children are in the area. - Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: ensure that microwave ovens, toaster ovens, and other portable devices used to heat or prepare food are out of children's reach, secured on a stable surface, and not in use when children are in the area in order to ensure the safety of children. |
| 2022-06-13 | 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. |
| 2022-06-13 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(i)(8) | Submit a Safe Building Interior Certification or other approval issued by the DOH. - 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. |
| 2022-06-13 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(h)(2)(ii) | Submit a lead paint risk assessment as required. - Lead paint precautions are as follows: the center shall comply with the lead paint inspection requirements specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-5.3(h)3, unless the center submits documentation to the Office of Licensing of a previous lead paint inspection conducted by a Lead Inspector/Risk Assessor, who is certified and employed as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-5.3(h)3, indicating the center is free of lead-based paint hazards. |
| 2022-04-28 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-03-17 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-02-16 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-12-02 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2021-10-22 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2021-01-13 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-12-28 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-12-19 | Renewal | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2020-11-05 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-09-09 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-06-15 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-03-26 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-03-06 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2020-01-30 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-01-23 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-10-25 | Renewal | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-09-24 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2019-09-20 | Agency Meeting | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-09-19 | Renewal | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-07-11 | Renewal | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-07-08 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2019-06-05 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2019-05-31 | Renewal | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-05-06 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
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