Sandy Hook Child Care Center
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About the Provider
The Sandy Hook Child Care Center has been in operation since November 3, 1980, Our goal was and continues to be to establish a place that offers affordable and quality child care and daycare to parents employed on Sandy Hook and adjacent communities in NJ. The Center is a non-profit organization fully licensed for 15 children per day by the State of New Jersey.
The center offers a family like atmosphere with flexibile schedules, theme-based curriculum, Activities: stories, music time, learning games (such as letters and numbers), arts and crafts, free play, outside play, and environmental education for all ages.
We have only a maximum of 15 children each day. Our child to teacher ratio is much lower than state requirements, allowing personal attention, nurturing, and interaction for every child.
The Center is located in the middle of the Sandy Hook Unit of Gateway National Recreation Area, providing a perfect setting for teaching children about the environment.
Lastly we remain affordable because we are nonprofit, the children are the number 1 priority, not the bottom line.
Hours of Operation
- Days of Operation Monday-Friday
Inspection/Report History
Where possible, ChildcareCenter provides inspection reports as a service to families. This information is deemed reliable but is not guaranteed. We encourage families to contact the daycare provider directly with any questions or concerns. Reports can also be verified with your local daycare licensing office.
| Inspection Date | Type | Reinspection / Rule | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-18 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2025-06-23 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2025-02-05 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-12-19 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-10-21 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2024-04-19 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-03-08 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-02-12 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-01-02 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-11-03 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-10-03 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-08-14 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-07-12 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-10-31 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-10-04 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-08-26 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-07-14 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-05-31 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-04-25 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-03-29 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-03-29 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-03-29 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(a)(2) | Ensure that all surfaces are kept clean and in good repair. Ensure the thresholds are free of chipping paint. - 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. |
| 2022-03-29 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(r) | Ensure all life sustaining medications are on site, as required per a child's 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. |
| 2022-03-29 | 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). |
| 2022-03-29 | 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. |
| 2022-03-29 | Violation | 3A:52-3.4(a) | Ensure that the center has a current comprehensive general liability insurance policy and maintains the documentation on file. - The sponsor or sponsor representative shall secure comprehensive general liability insurance coverage for the center and shall maintain on file a copy of the insurance policy or documentation of current insurance coverage. |
| 2022-03-29 | Violation | 3A:52-4.6(b)(1) | Ensure that the director meets the required qualifications as specified in the manual. - 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. |
| 2022-03-29 | Violation | 3A:52-4.11(a)(1) | Provide a CHRI certificate for 1 staff member. - 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. |
| 2022-03-29 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(i)(5)(i) | Complete and submit a DCF Drinking Water Testing 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. |
| 2022-03-29 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(a)(19) | Complete radon testing in every room on the lowest floor used by children and post the results in a prominent location. - Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: the center shall test for the presence of radon gas in each classroom on the lowest floor level used by children at least once every five years and shall post the test results in a prominent location in all buildings at the center, as specified in N.J.S.A. 30:5B-5.2. |
| 2022-02-02 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-12-14 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-10-26 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-08-09 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2020-08-17 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-07-20 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-06-17 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-05-13 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-03-26 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-01-28 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2019-12-26 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2019-11-22 | Renewal | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-10-18 | Renewal | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-09-13 | Renewal | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-08-09 | Renewal | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-07-08 | Renewal | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-06-07 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-05-06 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
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