St Matthew's Superior Start Christian Learning Center - Williamstown NJ Regular Child Care Center

1831 Stanger Avenue , Williamstown NJ 08094
(856) 629-4614

About the Provider

Description: St Matthew's Superior Start Christian Learning Center is a Regular Child Care Center in Williamstown NJ, with a maximum capacity of 124 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 0 - 13 years. The provider also participates in a subsidized child care program.

Program and Licensing Details

  • License Number: 190100145
  • Capacity: 124
  • Age Range: 0 - 13 years
  • State Rating: 1
  • Enrolled in Subsidized Child Care Program: Yes
  • Type of Care: Full-Time
  • Current License Expiration Date: Aug 30, 2025
  • District Office: New Jersey Dept of Children and Families - Office of Licensing
  • District Office Phone: 1-877-667-9845 (Note: This is not the facility phone number.)

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Inspection/Report History

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Date Cited Date Abated Regulation Number
2023-05-19 2023-05-19 3A:52-6.6(a)(3)
The methods of guidance and discipline used shall: lead to the child's ability to develop and maintain self-control.

Violation Observed: Ensure that the methods of guidance and discipline used at the center lead to the child's ability to develop and maintain self-control, wherein a child in room 5 was placed and secured in a low chair during nap time so they would not run around the room. At the time of the inspection, the center took immediate corrective action. This violation was cited and abated.
2023-04-27 2023-07-18 3A:52-4.8(a)(2)
Topics of orientation training shall include understanding center operations, policies and procedures, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.5(b)3.

Violation Observed: Ensure that all staff are retrained on center operations, policies and procedures for notifying parents of injuries.
2023-04-27 2023-07-18 3A:52-4.8(a)(7)
Topics of orientation training shall include implementing the center's statement of policy on the disciplining of children, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-6.6.

Violation Observed: Ensure that all staff are retrained on implementing the center's policy on positive guidance and discipline.
2023-04-25 2023-07-18 3A:52-4.8(a)(2)
Topics of orientation training shall include understanding center operations, policies and procedures, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.5(b)3.

Violation Observed: Ensure that all staff complete retaining on center operations, policies and procedures regarding age appropriate playground climbing equipment and outdoor activities.
2023-04-25 2023-05-19 3A:52-7.5(b)(7)(v)
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 maintain on file a record of the following the date and time medication or a health care procedure was administered to a child and the name or initials of the staff member who administered it.

Violation Observed: Ensure that the center completes and maintains a medication log that includes the date and time medication was administered and the name of the staff who administered it.
2023-04-25 2023-04-25 3A:52-5.3(p)
Play equipment, materials, and furniture for indoor and outdoor use shall be of sturdy and safe construction, non-toxic, free of hazards, and used in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions. The center may not use play equipment intended for outdoor use indoors.

Violation Observed: Ensure that all playground equipment is age appropriate for the ages served by the center. Ensure children under 2 1/2 years of age are not playing on the climbing equipment designated for over 2 1/2 years of age. At the time of the inspection, the center took immediate corrective action. This violation was cited and abated.
2023-04-25 2023-04-25 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. A staff left room 2, leaving 5 children under 18 months of age with 1 staff present. The staff returned to the room a few minutes later.
2023-04-25 2023-05-19 3A:52-6.6(a)(1)
The methods of guidance and discipline used shall: be positive.

Violation Observed: Ensure that the staff utilize positive methods of guidance and discipline at all times throughout the center. A staff in room 4 did not give positive guidance to a 4 year old child who spilled water all over the table and floor they were seated at.
2023-04-25 2023-07-18 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.
2023-04-25 2023-07-18 3A:52-4.10(a)(1)
The sponsor or sponsor representative, and each staff member shall complete a signed consent form provided by the Department that indicates the identifying information necessary to conduct a CARI background check, including the person’s name, address, date of birth, sex, race, and Social Security number. Pursuant to the Federal Privacy Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-579), the Department shall advise each such person that the disclosure of his or her Social Security number is voluntary, and that the Social Security number will only be used for the purpose of conducting a CARI background check.

Violation Observed: Ensure that CARI background checks are completed as required for all staff within two weeks of hire for 2 staff.
2023-04-25 2023-05-19 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 3 staff complete a CHRI background check as required.
2023-04-25 2023-05-19 3A:52-7.8(d)(1)(ii)(2)
For early childhood programs, the following shall apply: diapering requirements for centers serving children who are not toilet trained are as follows, diapering area and surface requirements are as follows, the diapering area shall be within 15 feet of a sink that is not used for food preparation.

Violation Observed: Ensure that the diapering area is within 15 feet of a sink that is not used for food preparation in room 2.
2023-04-25 2023-05-19 3A:52-7.7(e)(1)(iii)
For early childhood programs, the following shall apply: in addition to the items specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-7.7(a)3, the following equipment items or surfaces shall be washed and disinfected after each use, diapering surfaces.

Violation Observed: Ensure staff washes and disinfects diapering surfaces after each use in room 5.
2023-04-25 2023-05-19 3A:52-7.9(a)(1)(vi)(2)
For early childhood programs, the following shall apply: the center shall maintain on file a log of the initial illnesses, symptoms of illness, or diseases that are exhibited by each child while in the center’s care, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-7.1(c) and (d). This illness log shall include the date, if applicable, that the child returned to the center with a note from a health care provider attesting to the child's admissibility to the center and recovery from a reportable disease, as specified in N.J.A.C. 8:57.

Violation Observed: Maintain an illness log on file at the center and ensure that it contains all of the required components, including the date the child returned to the center with a note from the child's health care provider.
2023-04-25 2023-05-19 3A:52-7.6(a)(2)
The center shall take immediate necessary action to protect the child from further harm and shall immediately notify the child's parent(s) when a child sustains a head or facial injury, including when a child bumps his or her head.

Violation Observed: Ensure that parents are notified immediately when a child sustains a head or facial injury, including when a child bumps his or her head.

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