Description: Step By Step School is a Regular Child Care Center in Hoboken NJ, with a maximum capacity of 150 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.
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| 2021-07-14 | 3A:52-5.3(q)(2)(iii) | |
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Space and room requirements are as follows: at no time shall a center operate in violation of the written conditions on its license or Certificate of Life/Safety Approval including, but not limited to, capacity or age restrictions for specific classrooms. Violation Observed: The gym is being used for the school age program this summer. The director was informed that this space is not counted towards the center's licensed capacity and can only be used as such if it is set up as a classroom and included as part of the center's capacity on the center's license. |
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| 2021-05-21 | 2021-06-10 | 3A:52-3.4(a) |
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The sponsor or sponsor representative shall secure comprehensive general liability insurance coverage for the center and shall maintain on file a copy of the insurance policy or documentation of current insurance coverage. Violation Observed: Submit or upload to NJCCIS File Cabinet the center’s current comprehensive general liability insurance | policy. |
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| 2021-05-21 | 2021-06-10 | 3A:52-7.9(a)(1) |
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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 Violation Observed: Submit or upload to NJCCIS File Cabinet the center’s illness log for a period of at least 30 days. |
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| 2021-05-21 | 2021-06-10 | 3A:52-5.3(n)(1) |
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Fire prevention requirements are as follows: the center shall conduct fire drills at least once a month, as specified in the NJUFC. The center shall ensure that fire drills are conducted during each session provided at the center and that one fire drill per year is conducted during nap time, if applicable. Violation Observed: Submit or upload to NJCCIS File Cabinet a copy of the center’s fire drill log for a period of at least 90 days. |
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| 2021-05-21 | 2021-06-10 | 3A:52-5.3(h)(2) |
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Lead paint precautions are as follows: the center shall comply with the lead paint inspection requirements specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-5.3(h)3, unless the center Violation Observed: Submit or upload to NJCCIS File Cabinet a copy of the center’s lead paint inspection report or current lead | paint risk assessment. |
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| 2021-05-21 | 2021-06-10 | 3A:52-5.3(a)(19) |
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Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: the center shall test for the presence of radon gas in each classroom on the lowest floor level used by children at least once every five years and shall post the test results in a prominent location in all buildings at the center, as specified in N.J.S.A. 30:5B-5.2. Violation Observed: Submit or upload to NJCCIS File Cabinet a copy of the center’s Radon Testing Report, conducted within 5 | years in every room on the lowest floor used by children. |
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| 2021-05-21 | 2021-06-10 | 3A:52-6.4(i) |
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Children shall not use pacifiers with straps or other types of attachment devices. Violation Observed: Cease the use of pacifier straps or other types of attachment devices. |
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| 2021-05-21 | 2021-06-10 | 3A:52-4.5(b)(2)(ii) |
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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. Violation Observed: Submit or upload to NJCCIS File Cabinet the staff’s and children’s daily time sheets with arrival and | departure times for the prior 2-week period. |
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| 2021-05-21 | 2021-06-10 | 3A:52-4.5(b)(2)(i) |
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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. Violation Observed: Submit or upload to NJCCIS File Cabinet the staff’s and children’s daily time sheets with arrival and | departure times for the prior 2-week period. |
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| 2021-05-19 | 2021-06-10 | 3A:52-4.4(a)(4) |
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For early childhood programs, the following shall apply for infants (under 18 months of age) and toddlers (18 months to 2½ years of age): if more than 12 infants or 20 toddlers occupy an individual room or a specific area within a large room, areas for up to 12 infants or 20 toddlers shall be defined by visible barriers, partitions, or any other room dividers or separations having a height above the eye level of the children who use those areas. Violation Observed: Per the NJ Department of Health COVID-19 Public Health Recommendations pursuant to Executive Order No. 149, group sizes must be limited to no more than 15 children. At the time of inspection, there were 16 children present in room 102. |
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| 2021-05-19 | 2021-08-12 | 3A:52-4.3(c) |
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The following staff/child ratios shall apply, except as specified in 3A:52-4.3(d) through (f): | Age Staff/Child Ratio | Under 18 months - 1:4 | 18 months up to 2 ½ years - 1:6 | 2 ½ years up to 4 years - 1:10 | 4 years - 1:12 | 5 years and older - 1:15 Violation Observed: At the time of the inspection there were 16 children with 2 staff present in room 102 when 4 staff were needed to meet ratio requirements. | 6/10/2021 At the time of the inspection there was 1 staff with 6 children under the age of 18 months old when 2 staff were needed to meet ratio requirements. | 7/12/2021 At the time of the inspection there was 1 staff with 18 school age children when 2 staff were needed to meet ratio requirements. |
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| 2019-05-07 | 3A:52-5.3(i)(8) | |
| Environmental condition precautions are as follows: at the time of the initial application, any renewal application, relocation of an existing licensed center, and, as determined by the Office of Licensing, on a case-by-case basis, the facility operator shall submit to the Office of Licensing a Safe Building Interior Certification or other approval issued by the Department of Health that indicates that no further remediation is needed for the interior of the building in which the center is located. | ||
| 2019-05-07 | 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. | ||
| 2019-05-07 | 3A:52-5.3(n)(1) | |
| Fire prevention requirements are as follows: the center shall conduct fire drills at least once a month, as specified in the NJUFC. The center shall ensure that fire drills are conducted during each session provided at the center and that one fire drill per year is conducted during nap time, if applicable. | ||
| 2019-05-07 | 3A:52-5.3(q)(1)(ii) | |
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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. Violation Observed: Cease use of the gym until it has been approved by OOL. |
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