Description: Spring Academy Westfield is a Regular Child Care Center in Westfield NJ, with a maximum capacity of 39 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 2 1/2 - 13 years. The provider also participates in a subsidized child care program.
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2022-03-01 | 2022-04-08 | 3A:52-4.3(a) |
The children shall be supervised directly by a staff member at all times, including during outdoor activities, rest and sleep, and walking through hallways. Toileting procedures shall be supervised by a staff member as appropriate for the ages and developmental needs of the children. Violation Observed: Ensure that adequate supervision is maintained at all times throughout the center. at the time of the inspection, 1 child left room 1 and went down the hallway without direct supervision. |
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2022-03-01 | 2022-04-08 | 3A:52-4.3(c) |
The following staff/child ratios shall apply, except as specified in 3A:52-4.3(d) through (f):Age Staff/Child RatioUnder 18 months - 1:418 months up to 2 ½ years - 1:62 ½ years up to 4 years - 1:104 years - 1:125 years and older - 1:15 Violation Observed: Ensure that adequate staff/child ratios are maintained at all times throughout the center. At the time of the inspection 1 teacher left room 1 multiple times to aswer the door leaving 1 teacher out of ratio. |
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2022-03-01 | 2022-04-08 | 3A:52-5.3(q)(2)(ii) |
Space and room requirements are as follows: at no time shall a center allow more children in attendance than the licensed room capacity. Violation Observed: Ensure that the center complies with the licensed capacity of the classrooms at all times throughout the center. At the time of the inspection there were 6 children in room 2 when the rooms maximum capacity is 5. |
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2022-03-01 | 2022-04-08 | 3A:52-6.2(a)(1) |
The center shall provide a supply of age-appropriate and developmentally appropriate program equipment including play equipment, child-size furniture and supplies that are sufficient to meet the daily activity needs of the children and the program. Violation Observed: The center shall provide at least five types of children's daily activities including: but not limited to , language, science and mathematics: manipulative; large muscle; building; art; music; drama; or other comparable activities and at least five types of supplies and equipment for each activity chosen by the center. Refers to room 2. |
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2022-03-01 | 2022-04-08 | 3A:52-6.2(a)(2) |
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: The center shall provide at least five types of children's daily activities including: but not limited to , language, science and mathematics: manipulative; large muscle; building; art; music; drama; or other comparable activities and at least five types of supplies and equipment for each activity chosen by the center. Refers to room 1. |
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2022-03-01 | 2022-07-12 | 3A:52-4.6(a) |
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 and that the checklist is filled out in its entirety. |
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2022-03-01 | 2022-06-13 | 3A:52-4.10(b)(1) |
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: Ensure that all staff submit a CARI background check upon renewal. |
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2022-03-01 | 2022-06-13 | 3A:52-4.11(a)(1) |
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: Ensure that all staff, the sponsor and/or the sponsor representative complete a CHRI background check as required dated after 1/1/21. |
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2022-03-01 | 2022-07-12 | 3A:52-4.8(a)(1) |
Topics of orientation training shall include supervising and tracking all children, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.3(a). Violation Observed: Ensure that all staff complete orientation training within two weeks of hire and annually, including training on supervising and tracking children. |
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2022-03-01 | 2022-07-12 | 3A:52-4.5(c)(2)(ii) |
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. Violation Observed: Ensure that the director designee completes the Understanding Licensing training provided by OOL. |
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2022-03-01 | 2022-05-12 | 3A:52-5.2(a)(5) |
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: Provide a current fire certificate as required. |
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2022-03-01 | 2022-07-12 | 3A:52-5.3(n)(2) |
Fire prevention requirements are as follows: the center shall ensure that all children present are evacuated from the building within three minutes during each fire drill. Violation Observed: Ensure that children are evacuated from the center within three minutes during each fire drill. |
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2022-03-01 | 2022-07-12 | 3A:52-5.3(l)(4) |
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. Violation Observed: 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. |
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2022-03-01 | 2022-06-13 | 3A:52-2.1(b) |
A person applying for an initial license or renewal license to operate a center or relocation of a center shall submit a completed application to the Office of Licensing at least 45 days prior to the anticipated opening of the center or to the expiration of its existing regular license. Violation Observed: Complete and submit a DCF Renewal Attestation and all required documents. |
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2022-03-01 | 2022-05-12 | 3A:52-5.3(i)(5)(i) |
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 Statement of Assurance and a copy of the center's water testing completed by a laboratory certified by the Department of Environmental Protection including the 3 pages of water assurance and checklist. |
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