Description: As a child care provider, our mission is to provide a safe and nurturing environment where your child will learn through age appropriate activities that are both fun and challenging. Through daily, activities the children will learn to become more independent, follow directions and respect others. Children learn while at play.
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, as the provider may have already addressed some or all issues. Reports can also be verified with your local daycare licensing office.
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| 2023-01-10 | 2023-02-13 | 3A:52-6.2(a)(2) |
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The center shall provide a supply of age-appropriate and developmentally appropriate program equipment including play equipment, child-size furniture and supplies that are non-toxic and safe for use by children in the age groups served. Violation Observed: Ensure that tables and chairs in room 3 used by the children are age appropriate. Some children are too small for the current equipment. |
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| 2023-01-10 | 2023-02-13 | 3A:52-4.8(a)(3) |
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Topics of orientation training shall include implementing group size limits and primary caregiver responsibilities, as applicable, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.4. Violation Observed: Ensure that all staff additional training primary caregiver responsibilities as interviews with staff indicate that they need more comprehension. |
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| 2023-01-10 | 2023-02-13 | 3A:52-4.8(a)(5) |
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Topics of orientation training shall include evacuating the center and using the fire alarms, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-5.3(l). Violation Observed: Ensure that all staff all staff are retrained on the center's evacuation site and procedures as interviews indicated that they were not all aware and completely sure of the location. |
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| 2023-01-10 | 2023-02-13 | 3A:52-5.3(l)(1)(iii)(1) |
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Emergency procedure requirements are as follows: the center shall prepare written emergency procedures delineating an alternate indoor location that operates during the same operating hours as the center. The center shall select an alternate indoor location within safe walking distance. Violation Observed: Ensure that the center secures and updated and signed agreement for the alternate indoor location. |
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| 2023-01-10 | 2023-02-13 | 3A:52-5.3(m)(2) |
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Supplemental evacuation requirements are as follows: cribs, beds, playpens, and cots used for rest or sleep shall be arranged so as to provide access to a three-foot-wide aisle that leads to an unobstructed exit. Violation Observed: Ensure that all door closer is installed in the infant classroom. Door must be pulled to be shut. |
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| 2023-01-10 | 2023-01-10 | 3A:52-7.5(b)(3) |
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The center shall develop and follow a policy on the administration of medication and health care procedures to children, which shall include the following provisions: all medication and health care equipment shall be kept either in a locked cabinet or in an area that is inaccessible to the children. Violation Observed: Ensure that all staff pocketbooks are out of the reach of children. Staff moved the item and violation was abated at the time of the inspection. |
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| 2023-01-10 | 2023-02-13 | 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: Ensure that all ceiling tiles are kept clean and in good repair. replace broken ceiling tile in room 6 (multipurpose room). |
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| 2023-01-10 | 2023-02-14 | 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 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. |
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| 2022-09-26 | 2022-11-01 | 3A:52-6.4(a)(2) |
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For early childhood programs, the center shall provide opportunities for daily rest and sleep as follows: for children from 13 to 18 months of age, the center shall provide daily rest and sleep according to the child's physical needs and ensure that blankets or pillows do not cover the child's face. Violation Observed: Ensure that the sheets used in cribs are tight fitting at all times. |
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| 2022-09-26 | 2022-11-01 | 3A:52-5.3(b)(1) |
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Outdoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: the building, land, walkways, and outdoor play area shall be free from hazards to the health, safety or well-being of the children. Violation Observed: Ensure the safety of the children en route to and from the outdoor play area. Ensure children are kept safe as they walk through an active parking lot. |
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| 2022-06-06 | 2022-11-01 | 3A:52-6.1(b)(2) |
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The staff member(s) specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.5 who are responsible for developing and overseeing the implementation of the center's daily activities shall ensure that children have opportunities to choose materials freely and materials are accessible at all times except during lunch and nap time. Violation Observed: Ensure that materials are accessible to the children at all times, except during lunch and nap time. Ensure that activity materials are made accessible to children in the infant rooms. Materials are currently stored behind closed cabinets and not accessible to children as required. |
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| 2022-06-06 | 2022-08-01 | 3A:52-4.5(a)(3)(i)(1) |
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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. Violation Observed: Ensure that the center has a table of organization that illustrates lines of authority, responsibility and communication. Update chart to depict all director designees. |
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| 2022-06-06 | 2022-08-01 | 3A:52-4.6(a) |
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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). Violation Observed: Ensure that the center completes and maintains on file a Staff Records Checklist designated by OOL. Update with dates CHRI clearances and those staff that have Understanding Licensing certificates. |
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| 2022-06-06 | 2022-08-01 | 3A:52-4.11(a)(5) |
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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). When a person who is not required to complete a CHRI background check is working with children at the center, the center shall ensure oversight of that person by another staff member and ensure that the person is not left alone to supervise a child or group of children. Violation Observed: Ensure that all people with CHRI clearance prior to 1/1/21 are all re-fingerprinted. |
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| 2022-06-06 | 2022-08-01 | 3A:52-4.6(c)(1) |
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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. Violation Observed: Ensure that the head teacher meets the required qualifications as specified in the manual. Review of the center's documentation indicates that the previously approved head teacher is no longer at the center. Submit documentation for the current head teacher. |
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