Description: Thank you for your interest in Stellar Academy. I believe this is a very exciting time for your child’s education. The 1990’s were labeled the “decade of the brain” and the research that was done to understand how the brain processes information has been translated into educational practice. Stellar Academy takes pride in utilizing this knowledge in our Learning Zones Program.
We know that the preschool years are a vital time in your child’s development. A lifelong love of learning, a strong self-image, a desire to explore and not fear failure and a connection to others, is only a sampling of the traits that develop in the preschool years. At Stellar Academy, we understand that everything we do or don’t do affects children. We also understand that school readiness means preparing your child not only academically, but also socially and emotionally.
How do we do this? At Stellar Academy we immerse your child in each of the eight intelligences (Musical/Rhythmic, Verbal/Linguistic, Logical/Mathematical, Visual/Spatial, Bodily/Kinesthetic, Naturalist, Interpersonal, and Intrapersonal). Although we do not know the future or what direction our children’s talents will take them, we do know that early childhood is a critical time to awaken your child’s intelligences. Musical and artistic abilities need to be nurtured as do problem-solving and interpersonal skills. Your child will delight in our carefully crafted Learning Zones that utilized age-appropriate activities and “play with a purpose” to strengthen and enhance each intelligence.
Unlike other daycare facilities, we realize that one care giver cannot successfully meet the academic and emotional needs of all the children in the room. At Stellar Academy, we eliminate this problem by ‘defining’ the areas of responsibility for our staff. Our Zone Teaching Specialists concentrate on creating and administering the best age-appropriate curriculum in their specific zone. They work hand-in-hand with our Developmental Specialists, who remain with the children as they explore each zone. Our Developmental Specialists’ main responsibility is the physical and emotional needs of your child. The Teaching Specialists and Developmental Specialists work under my direct supervision. Together, we make a dynamic team, able to start your child onto a path of future success and love of learning.
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| 2023-02-27 | 2023-03-02 | 3A:52-5.3(a)(9) |
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Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: toilets, wash basins, kitchen sinks, and other plumbing shall be maintained in good operating and sanitary condition. Violation Observed: Ensure that toilet in the UN room is maintained in operating condition. |
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| 2023-02-27 | 2023-03-02 | 3A:52-5.2(a)(8) |
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The center shall obtain a Life Hazard Use Registration certificate applicable to the center’s licensed capacity and ages served pursuant to the Uniform Fire Safety Act, N.J.S.A. 52:27D-192 et seq. The center shall post this document in a prominent location within the center. Violation Observed: Provide a current life/hazard use registration certificate applicable to the center's licensed capacity and ages served. |
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| 2023-02-27 | 2023-02-27 | 3A:52-5.3(r) |
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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. Violation Observed: Based on complaint #21839: Ensure the health, safety, and well-being of the children served. |
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| 2023-02-27 | 2023-02-27 | 3A:52-6.6(a)(1) |
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The methods of guidance and discipline used shall: be positive. Violation Observed: Based on complaint # 21839: Ensure that the staff utilize positive methods of guidance and discipline at all times throughout the center. |
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| 2023-02-27 | 2023-02-27 | 3A:52-6.7(b) |
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Staff members shall not use abusive language, ridicule, harsh, humiliating or frightening treatment or any other form of emotional punishment of children. Violation Observed: Based on complaint # 21839: Ensure that the staff do not utilize any form of emotional punishment at any time in the center. |
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| 2022-07-25 | 2022-08-08 | 3A:52-4.3(a) |
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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 in the infant room. A staff member left the classroom to put a child in the stroller which was in the hallway leaving a child in the bucket seat in the classroom. |
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| 2022-07-25 | 2022-08-08 | 3A:52-4.3(a)(1) |
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The center shall develop and implement an Office of Licensing-approved method to keep track of the location and ensure the safety of all children at all times when under the center’s supervision, including the transfer of supervision from and to parents during arrival and departure and the utilization of off-site locations, including playgrounds and field trips. Violation Observed: Ensure that adequate procedures for tracking children are adhered to at all times in the Louvre room. The staff stated that there were 13 children when 14 were present. |
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| 2022-06-10 | 2022-07-25 | 3A:52-6.1(g)(2) |
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For early childhood programs, the following shall apply: centers serving children less than 18 months of age shall provide at least four types of children's daily activities including, but not limited to, sensory; language and dramatic play; manipulative; building; large muscle; music; or other comparable activities; and at least four types of supplies and equipment for each activity area chosen by the center. Violation Observed: Ensure that classrooms that care for children under 18 months of age provide at least four different activity areas and that each area contains at least four types of supplies and equipment in the infant room |
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| 2022-06-10 | 2022-07-25 | 3A:52-6.1(e) |
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The center shall ensure that pacifiers are removed when the children are crawling or walking. Violation Observed: Ensure that sippy cups are removed when children are walking in the Panda Bear room. |
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| 2022-06-10 | 2022-07-25 | 3A:52-6.4(b)(1)(ii) |
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The center shall provide sleeping equipment for children 12 months of age and younger, the center shall provide for each child a crib, that complies with the Consumer Product Safety Commission's (CPSC) Federal Safety Standards for Full- Size and Non-Full-Size Baby Cribs; 16 CFR 1219 and 1220, which is incorporated herein by reference, and can be obtained through the CPSC's website at https://www.cpsc.gov/Safety-Education/Safety- Education-Centers/cribs , playpen, or other Office of Licensing-approved sleeping equipment that meets the following requirement that sleeping equipment shall be free of pillows and soft bedding, including, but not limited to bumper pads, when occupied by a sleeping child. Violation Observed: Ensure that sleeping equipment is free of pillows, soft bedding, bumpers and other hazards when occupied by a sleeping child. Ensure that the loose crib sheet are tight and do not pose a hazard to the sleeping children |
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| 2022-06-10 | 2022-08-08 | 3A:52-7.8(a)(4)(vi) |
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Handwashing requirements are as follows: staff members shall wash their hands with soap and running water immediately after coming into contact with blood, fecal matter, urine, vomit, nasal secretions, or other body fluids or secretions. Violation Observed: Ensure that staff wash their hands after coming into contact with blood, fecal matter, urine, vomit, nasal excretions or other bodily fluids. A staff member changed a child who had an urine accident and did not wash their hands. |
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| 2022-06-10 | 2022-07-25 | 3A:52-4.10(b)(1) |
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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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| 2022-06-10 | 2022-10-13 | 3A:52-4.11(a)(2) |
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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). The sponsor or sponsor representative and each staff member shall provide the identifying information and documentation to the State-authorized vendor as necessary to conduct a CHRI background check, including the individual’s name, address, date of birth, place of birth, citizenship, sex, race, height, weight, hair color, eye color, Social Security number, and the center’s license number. Violation Observed: Ensure that all staff, the sponsor and/or the sponsor representative provide all of the required information needed to complete a CHRI background check. |
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| 2022-06-10 | 2022-07-25 | 3A:52-7.3(a)(2) |
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For early childhood programs, the following shall apply: for each child not enrolled in a public or private school, upon admission, the center shall maintain on file at the center a Universal Child Health Record (Department of Health Form CH-14) or its equivalent, updated annually, along with an immunization record, and a special care plan, if applicable. A 30-day grace period is permitted in N.J.A.C. 8:57-4.5(e) Violation Observed: Ensure that a Universal Health Record is completed upon enrollment and updated annually, including the immunization records and special care plans as required. |
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| 2022-06-10 | 2022-07-27 | 3A:52-6.8(a)(3) |
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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 name(s), address(es), and telephone number(s) of any person(s) authorized by the parent(s) to visit the child at the center and/or take the child from the center, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-6.5(a)1. Violation Observed: Ensure that the center completes and maintains on file a children's records checklist, including the names, addresses and contact information for any authorized individuals allowed to visit and/or take the child from the center. |
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