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Sunbeam Christian Preschool of Jackson United Methodist Chur
Jackson, NJ
· Ocean County
United Methodist Church UNITED METHODIST CHURCH,
Jackson, NJ 08527
Quick Facts
Capacity
43 children
Age Range
2 1/2 - 13 years
Subsidized Program
Does not participate
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Contact Information
📞 (732) 833-8808
Licensed Child Care Center
Active License
License Number
131100033
License Issued
Sep 2, 2026
Active Through
Sep 2, 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
Mission: To nurture souls in a stimulating, creative, and discovery-oriented program.
We will cultivate an atmosphere in which all children are accepted and loved for who they are in a safe, Christian environment.
We will cultivate an atmosphere in which all children are accepted and loved for who they are in a safe, Christian environment.
Hours of Operation
- Monday09:00 AM - 01:00 PM
- Tuesday09:00 AM - 02:00 PM
- Wednesday09:00 AM - 01:00 PM
- Thursday09:00 AM - 02:00 PM
- Friday09:00 AM - 01:00 PM
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
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| Inspection Date | Type | Reinspection / Rule | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-28 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-06-22 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-05-18 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2025-09-05 | Re-Inspection,No Children Present | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-06-24 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-05-27 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-04-17 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2024-06-18 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-06-13 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-05-06 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-09-15 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-09-05 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-08-29 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-06-29 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-06-02 | Renewal,Age Change | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-06-02 | Renewal,Age Change | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-06-02 | Violation | 3A:52-4.10(b)(1) | Ensure that all staff submit a CARI background check upon renewal. There are 7 needed renewal clearances. 6-29-23: There is 1 CARI clearance needed. - 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. |
| 2023-06-02 | Violation | 3A:52-4.11(a)(1) | Ensure that all staff, the sponsor and/or the sponsor representative complete a CHRI background check as required. There is 1 CHRI clearance needed. Ensure that all staff, the sponsor and/or the sponsor representative complete a CHRI background check as required for the center's license renewal. There are 2 renewal CHRI clearances needed. 6-29-23: 2 updated renewal CHRI clearances needed. - 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. |
| 2023-06-02 | Violation | 3A:52-7.5(b)(9) | Ensure that staff designated to perform health care procedures are trained in doing so and that at least two staff members at the center have received the training. - 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: before administering a health care procedure associated with a child’s health condition, such as the use of a blood glucose monitor, nebulizer, or epinephrine pen, the center shall ensure that all staff members who administer the procedure are taught to do so by the child’s parent or another appropriately-trained person. There shall be at least two staff members present at the center who are trained in such health care procedures. |
| 2023-06-02 | Violation | 3A:52-7.5(b)(10) | Ensure that every child who has a special care plan has their own medications onsite at the center as required. - 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). |
| 2023-06-02 | Violation | 3A:52-6.8(k)(1) | Ensure that the center's social media policy includes its policies regarding the use of social networking sites and other websites. Distribute the policy to all staff and parents and maintain a record of the receipt of policy on file at the center. - The center shall develop and follow a written policy on the use of social media including, but not limited to the use of social networking sites and other websites. |
| 2023-06-02 | 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. |
| 2023-06-02 | 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. |
| 2023-06-02 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(i)(5)(iii) | Submit current documentation from the DEP, Bureau of Safe Drinking Water (BSDW) for centers not served by a public community water system and post the results. - 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 or site is not provided a potable water supply by a public community water system, the applicant shall provide potable water sampling results demonstrating compliance with maximum contaminant levels for all contaminants required to be tested pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:10-5 for public non-transient, non-community (NTNC) water systems, including radiological contaminants, regardless of whether they meet the definition of NTNC systems as defined at N.J.A.C. 7:10-1.3. This sampling shall have been conducted within three years of the date of application submission, except nitrates and coliform, for which the sampling shall have been conducted within 90 days of submitting the application. |
| 2023-06-02 | Violation | 3A:52-7.6(b)(1) | Complete accident reports as required, including the method and time of notification to parents. - The center shall maintain on file a written record of each incident resulting in an injury as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-7.6(a). These records shall include the following: the name of the injured child. |
| 2023-06-02 | Violation | 3A:52-2.1(b) | Complete and submit a DCF Renewal Attestation and all required documents. - 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. |
| 2023-02-06 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-12-20 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-12-20 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-12-20 | Violation | 3A:52-6.1(b)(2) | Ensure that classroom materials are accessible to the children at all times, except during lunch and nap time. - The staff member(s) specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.5 who are responsible for developing and overseeing the implementation of the center's daily activities shall ensure that children have opportunities to choose materials freely and materials are accessible at all times except during lunch and nap time. |
| 2022-12-20 | Violation | 3A:52-6.3(a)(12)(ii) | Ensure that each child's water bottles are labeled with their name. - All centers shall comply with the following requirements, the center shall ensure that these safety and sanitation practices are followed: sippy cups shall be labeled with the child’s name. |
| 2022-12-20 | Violation | 3A:52-7.7(a)(1)(i) | Ensure commercially prepared disinfectants are used in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions. The center was using commercially prepared Lysol cleaner and mixing it with water. - Disinfectants shall be used as follows: the center shall disinfect those items specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-7.7(a)3 with a solution that shall be a commercially prepared disinfectant that indicates it kills bacteria, viruses, and parasites. This solution shall be used in accordance with label instructions. |
| 2022-12-20 | Violation | 3A:52-4.6(c)(1) | Provide education information for the head teacher. - For early childhood programs, the following shall apply: for all centers, the head teacher or consulting head teacher shall meet the qualification requirements specified in one of the seven options set forth in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.6(c) for education and experience. |
| 2022-12-20 | Violation | 3A:52-4.8(a)(1) | Ensure that all staff complete all required topics for orientation training. - Topics of orientation training shall include supervising and tracking all children, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.3(a). |
| 2022-12-20 | Violation | 3A:52-7.5(b)(7)(i) | Ensure that the center completes and maintains parent authorization to administer medication. - 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 child's name and parental authorization for the center to administer medication or health care procedures. |
| 2022-12-20 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(l)(1)(iii) | Update the center's emergency plan to include an alternate indoor evacuation site. - Emergency procedure requirements are as follows: the center shall prepare written emergency procedures delineating an alternate indoor location that operates during the same operating hours as the center. The center shall |
| 2022-12-20 | Violation | 3A:52-7.5(b)(10) | Ensure that all medications, including Benadryl which is listed in the special care plan, are onsite at the center. - 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). |
| 2022-12-20 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(b)(1) | Ensure exposed tarp is covered or removed in the outdoor play area to prevent a tripping hazard. - Outdoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: the building, land, walkways, and outdoor play area shall be free from hazards to the health, safety or well-being of the children. |
| 2022-12-20 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(l)(1)(vii) | Add the outdoor play area to the center diagram. - Emergency procedure requirements are as follows: the center shall prepare written emergency procedures delineating a diagram showing how the center is to be evacuated in case of emergency from each classroom and the outdoor play area. |
| 2021-05-06 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-04-12 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
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