Child Care Center
✓ Licensed
South Mountain YMCA South Mountain School
South Orange, NJ
· Essex County
444 South Orange Avenue,
South Orange, NJ 07079
Quick Facts
Capacity
100 children
Age Range
6 - 13 years
Subsidized Program
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Contact Information
📞 (908) 309-4051
Licensed Child Care Center
Active License
License Number
07SOU0013
License Issued
Sep 10, 2026
Active Through
Sep 10, 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
Our School-Age Child Care (SACC) Program serves children in all of the Elementary schools for the South Orange/Maplewood School District and follows the School District’s School Calendar. Our programs do not run when the schools close for inclement weather or other school emergencies. Our YMCA does offer a Child Care program called “Vacation Camp” for most of the days that the school district is scheduled to be closed.
Hours of Operation
- Monday02:00 PM - 06:30 PM
- Tuesday02:00 PM - 06:30 PM
- Wednesday02:00 PM - 06:30 PM
- Thursday02:00 PM - 06:30 PM
- Friday02:00 PM - 06:30 PM
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
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| Inspection Date | Type | Reinspection / Rule | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-10 | Life Safety Modification | No | Center Inspection |
| 2026-03-24 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2026-02-17 | Record Retrieval | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-01-15 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-12-08 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-11-05 | Life Safety Modification,Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-10-16 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-09-11 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-06-19 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-05-21 | Renewal | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-04-09 | No Selection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-03-06 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-02-24 | Other | No | Center Inspection |
| 2025-01-27 | Monitoring | No | POPS Inspection |
| 2024-01-18 | Monitoring | No | POPS Inspection |
| 2023-10-25 | Yes | POPS Inspection | |
| 2023-10-17 | Yes | POPS Inspection | |
| 2023-10-11 | Phone Call | Yes | POPS Inspection |
| 2023-08-23 | Yes | POPS Inspection | |
| 2023-06-19 | Re-Inspection | Yes | POPS Inspection |
| 2023-06-19 | Re-Inspection | Yes | POPS Inspection |
| 2023-05-11 | Yes | POPS Inspection | |
| 2023-05-08 | Monitoring | Yes | POPS Inspection |
| 2023-04-13 | Yes | POPS Inspection | |
| 2023-03-07 | Monitoring | Yes | POPS Inspection |
| 2023-03-07 | Monitoring | Yes | POPS Inspection |
| 2023-03-07 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(l)(4) | Ensure that the center conducts at least two lockdown drills per year during each session provided at the center and maintains records of the drills on file. Ensure lockdown drills are conducted during the afternoon session. - Emergency procedure requirements are as follows: the center shall conduct two lockdown drills per year and maintain on file a record of each lockdown drill. The center shall ensure that lockdown drills are conducted during each session provided at the center. |
| 2023-01-19 | Re-Inspection | Yes | POPS Inspection |
| 2022-12-01 | Re-Inspection | Yes | POPS Inspection |
| 2022-12-01 | Re-Inspection | Yes | POPS Inspection |
| 2022-12-01 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(q)(1)(ii) | Ensure that unapproved space is inaccessible to the children at all times. At the time of the inspection, 24 children were in an unlicensed room due to construction work in the gym. - Space and room requirements are as follows: all space and rooms within the center to be used by children shall be inspected and approved by the Office of Licensing prior to their use. In making its determination, the Office of Licensing shall consider whether the space is too far removed, remote, or isolated from other areas of the center to be used by children. rooms or areas of the center that are not Office of Licensing-approved for use by children shall be made inaccessible to children. |
| 2022-10-27 | Phone Call | Yes | POPS Inspection |
| 2022-05-31 | Renewal | Yes | POPS Inspection |
| 2022-05-31 | Renewal | Yes | POPS Inspection |
| 2022-05-31 | Violation | 3A:52-4.1(d)(1) | Ensure that the information on the Staff Records Checklist is current and that it is maintained on file at the center, including the staff's CARI and CHRI background checks. - The staff records specified in 3A:52-4.1(a) through (c) shall be maintained on file as follows: the Staff Records Checklist for the current director and all staff members currently working at the center shall be maintained on file at the center. |
| 2022-05-31 | Violation | 3A:52-2.2(e) | Post the center's license in a prominent location in each building associated with the center. - The license shall be posted in a prominent location within the center and in each building associated with the center. |
| 2022-05-31 | Violation | 3A:52-6.6(e)(3) | Post the center's discipline policy in a prominent location. - The center shall maintain on file a written policy on the disciplining of children by staff members. The policy shall be posted in a prominent location within the center. |
| 2022-05-31 | Violation | 3A:52-6.6(f) | Ensure that the staff signatures attesting to the receipt of the center's discipline policy are maintained on file. - The center shall secure and maintain on file each staff member's signature, attesting to receipt of the policy on the disciplining of children by staff members. |
| 2022-05-31 | Violation | 3A:52-4.5(a)(3)(i)(1) | Ensure that the center has a table of organization that illustrates lines of authority, responsibility and communication. - 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. |
| 2022-05-31 | Violation | 3A:52-4.5(b)(2)(i) | Ensure that the center maintains daily time sheets for staff that indicate the hours the staff worked at the center. - The director shall have the authority and responsibility for the implementation of policies and procedures for the day-to-day operation of the center, including maintenance of staff attendance records indicating daily hours worked. |
| 2022-05-31 | Violation | 3A:52-4.5(b)(2)(ii) | Ensure that the center maintains daily time sheets for the children that indicate the children's arrival and departure times. - The director shall have the authority and responsibility for the implementation of policies and procedures for the day-to-day operation of the center, including maintenance of children's daily attendance records, including the daily time of arrival and departure. |
| 2022-05-31 | Violation | 3A:52-6.8(a)(1) | Ensure that the center completes and maintains on file a children's records checklist, including the child's name, address, birth date and date of enrollment. - The center shall complete and maintain on file for each enrolled child a Children’s Records Checklist, signed by the director, sponsor, or sponsor representative and designated by the Office of Licensing, indicating that the center has obtained documentation of the child's name, address, birth date, and date of enrollment. |
| 2022-05-31 | Violation | 3A:52-7.5(b)(10) | Ensure that all Epi-pens are stored in their original boxes with the child's name and prescription, accompanied by a special care plan and that two are present when required. Provide care plans for epi pens for three children. 12/1/2022 Provide special care plans for 2 children. 6/19/2023 Provide special care plan for 1 child. - 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: the center shall store prescribed epinephrine pens in their original boxes with the child’s name and prescription. A special care plan or other documentation from a health care provider shall accompany the epinephrine pen. If two epinephrine pens are required, both shall be available. Each center under the jurisdiction of N.J.S.A. 18A:40-12.5 shall store back-up epinephrine pens on site consistent with the requirements stated at N.J.S.A. 18A:40-12.5.e(1). |
| 2022-05-31 | Violation | 3A:52-3.6(b)(1) | Ensure that the center maintains and distributes to all families and staff a copy of the Information to Parents document and maintains on file signatures of all staff and families attesting to the receipt of the policy. - The center shall distribute a copy of the Information to Parents document to each child’s parent(s) upon enrollment and to every person upon becoming a staff member and secure and maintain on file a record of each parent’s and staff member’s signature attesting to receipt of the document. The center shall maintain on file a copy of the Information to Parents document. |
| 2022-05-31 | Violation | 3A:52-7.11(b) | Ensure that the center maintains and distributes to all families the center's communicable disease policy and maintains on file the signatures of the parents attesting to their receipt of the policy. - The center shall distribute a copy of the policy on the management of communicable diseases to the parent of each child enrolled and secure and maintain on file a record of each parent’s signature attesting to receipt of the policy. |
| 2022-05-31 | Violation | 3A:52-6.5(b) | Ensure that the center maintains and distributes to all families and staff the center's policy on the release of children and will maintain on file signatures from all parents and staff attesting to the receipt of the policy. - The center shall distribute a copy of the release policy to the parent of each enrolled child and each staff member and secure and maintain on file a record of each parent’s and staff member’s signature attesting to receipt of the policy. |
| 2022-05-31 | Violation | 3A:52-6.8(j)(3) | Develop and maintain on file an expulsion policy and maintain on file signatures from all families attesting to the receipt of the policy. - The center shall develop and follow a written policy on the expulsion of children from enrollment at the center. The center shall distribute a copy of the expulsion policy to the parent of each enrolled child and secure and maintain on file a record of each parent’s signature attesting to receipt of the policy. |
| 2022-05-31 | Violation | 3A:52-6.8(l) | Develop and distribute to all families and staff a social media policy and maintain on file signatures from all families and staff attesting to the receipt of the policy. - The center shall distribute a copy of the social media policy to the parent of each enrolled child and to each staff member and secure and maintain on file a record of each parent’s signature and each staff member’s signature attesting to the receipt of the policy. |
| 2022-05-31 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(l)(4) | Ensure that the center conducts at least two lockdown drills per year during each session provided at the center and maintains records of the drills on file. 12/1/2022 Ensure lockdown drills are conducted for the morning session. - Emergency procedure requirements are as follows: the center shall conduct two lockdown drills per year and maintain on file a record of each lockdown drill. The center shall ensure that lockdown drills are conducted during each session provided at the center. |
| 2022-05-31 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(q)(3)(v) | Post a diagram of all approved ares 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. |
| 2022-04-21 | Yes | POPS Inspection | |
| 2022-02-14 | Yes | POPS Inspection | |
| 2022-01-06 | Yes | POPS Inspection | |
| 2021-10-12 | Monitoring | No | POPS Inspection |
| 2020-09-09 | Yes | POPS Inspection | |
| 2020-05-28 | Yes | POPS Inspection | |
| 2020-04-30 | Yes | POPS Inspection | |
| 2020-03-26 | Yes | POPS Inspection | |
| 2020-02-24 | Monitoring | Yes | POPS Inspection |
| 2020-01-10 | Yes | POPS Inspection | |
| 2019-11-20 | Yes | POPS Inspection | |
| 2019-10-08 | Yes | POPS Inspection | |
| 2019-07-30 | Renewal | Yes | POPS Inspection |
| 2019-06-07 | Renewal | No | POPS Inspection |
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