Child Care Center
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Sunnyfields Learning Center
Whippany, NJ
· Morris County
494 Route 10 West,
Whippany, NJ 07981
Quick Facts
Capacity
79 children
Age Range
0 - 6 years
Subsidized Program
Participates
State Rating
2
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Contact Information
📞 (973) 887-8522
Licensed Child Care Center
Active License
License Number
14SUN0003
License Issued
Jun 17, 2026
Active Through
Jun 17, 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
Sunnyfields Learning Center is a Child Care Center in Whippany NJ, with a maximum capacity of 79 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 0 - 6 years. It is open Monday - Friday, 07:00 AM - 06:30 PM. The provider also participates in a subsidized child care program.
Hours of Operation
- Monday07:00 AM - 06:30 PM
- Tuesday07:00 AM - 06:30 PM
- Wednesday07:00 AM - 06:30 PM
- Thursday07:00 AM - 06:30 PM
- Friday07:00 AM - 06:30 PM
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
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| Inspection Date | Type | Reinspection / Rule | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-17 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-05-11 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-04-21 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-04-02 | Renewal,Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2025-11-05 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-09-23 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-08-11 | Other | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-07-14 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2025-01-03 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-01-02 | Other | No | Center Inspection |
| 2024-10-24 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-09-17 | Complaint | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-07-29 | Complaint | No | Center Inspection |
| 2024-07-26 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-07-15 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-06-24 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-04-24 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-03-19 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-03-18 | Space Evaluation | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-02-26 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-02-08 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-12-13 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-10-24 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-09-14 | Complaint | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-09-08 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-09-07 | Complaint | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-08-24 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-07-24 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-07-24 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-07-24 | Violation | 3A:52-4.8(a)(8) | Based on information, retrain all staff on notifying OOL of all reportable injuries ad illnesses as required. - Topics of orientation training shall include implementing health practices, including medication administration and responding to symptoms of illness, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-7.1 through 7.11. |
| 2023-07-24 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(b)(1) | Ensure that all outdoor hazards are removed as required. The children were observed having water play in the parking lot and not in the fenced in area of the playground. Ensure the center is using the applicable outdoor space. - 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. |
| 2023-07-17 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-06-09 | Renewal,Monitoring,Space Evaluation | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-06-09 | Renewal,Monitoring,Space Evaluation | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-06-09 | Violation | 3A:52-6.1(g)(2) | 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. - 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. |
| 2023-06-09 | Violation | 3A:52-6.4(b)(2)(iii)(4) | Ensure that all sleeping mats are stored so that there is no contact with the sleeping surface of another mat or that the mats are disinfected after each use as required. - The center shall provide sleeping equipment for children over the age of 12 months and under the age of five years, 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 CRF 1219 and 1220, which is incorporated herein by reference, and can be obtained through the CPSC's website at http://www.cpsc.gov/businfo/frnotices/fr11/cribfinal.pdf, playpen, cot, mat, or other Office of Licensing-approved sleeping equipment that meets the following requirements: each mat used for rest and sleep shall be stored so that there is no contact with the sleeping surface of another mat, or disinfected after each use, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-7.7(a)1. |
| 2023-06-09 | Violation | 3A:52-7.8(d)(1)(ii)(2) | Ensure that the diapering area is within 15 feet of a sink that is not used for food preparation. - 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. |
| 2023-06-09 | Violation | 3A:52-7.3(a)(2) | Ensure that a Universal Health Record is completed upon enrollment and updated annually, including the immunization records and special care plans as required. Ensure the Universal Health Record is updated annually. - 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) |
| 2023-06-09 | Violation | 3A:52-7.5(b)(10) | Ensure that all Epi-pens are stored in their original boxes with the child's name and prescription, accompanied by a special care plan and that two are present when required. Ensure Epi-pens are stored in original boxes. - 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). |
| 2023-06-09 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(l)(1)(iii) | Ensure that the center's evacuation procedures include an alternate indoor location that operates during the same operating hours as the center. The center shall maintain on file a current letter from the alternative site that the center can use it as an alternative 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 |
| 2023-06-09 | Violation | 3A:52-5.2(a)(5) | Ensure that all illuminated exit signs and emergency lighting are operable at all times throughout the center. - 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. |
| 2023-06-09 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(c)(1) | Ensure that all fluorescent tubes and incandescent light bulbs have protective coverings or proof of shattered proof light bulbs for hallway lights. - Lighting requirements are as follows: all fluorescent tubes and incandescent light bulbs shall have protective covers or shields. |
| 2023-06-09 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(a)(15) | Maintain all mechanical ventilation in a clean and operating condition. Ensure bathrooms have mechanical ventilation. - Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: ventilation outlets shall be clean and free from obstructions, and filters shall be replaced when saturated. |
| 2023-06-09 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(b)(1) | Ensure the safety of the children en route to the outdoor play area. At the time of the inspection there was along the walkway a motorized cleaning apparatus outside the gym area and that children had to navigate with staff. Staff seemed unaware prior to their excursion out on the walkaway and creating a system around it. - 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. |
| 2023-06-09 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(i)(5)(i) | Complete and submit a DCF Drinking Water Testing Checklist and Statement of Assurance and a copy of the center's water testing completed by a laboratory certified by the Department of Environmental Protection. The center is accepting the renewal grant for the water testing. - 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. |
| 2023-06-09 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(r) | Ensure the health, safety, and well-being of the children served. The standing air fresheners need to be inaccessible to the children throughout the center. - 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. |
| 2023-06-09 | Violation | 3A:52-7.8(a)(1)(i) | Ensure that children wash their hands before the intake of food. Room 105 ensure washing with soap and water before the intake of food. - Handwashing requirements are as follows: the center shall ensure that children three months of age and older wash their hands with soap and running water before intake of food. |
| 2023-06-09 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(a)(2) | Ensure that all surfaces are kept clean and in good repair. The center has submit a letter from the church that the gym area surface is able to be used again for the nap timeframe. - Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: floors, carpeting, walls, window coverings, ceilings, and other surfaces shall be kept clean and in good repair. |
| 2023-04-17 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-03-24 | Complaint | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-03-24 | Complaint | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-03-24 | Violation | 3A:52-4.5(c)(2)(i) | Designate a director designee for whenever the director is not present at the center and ensure that the director designee does not have full-time classroom responsibilities during the times the director is not at the center. - 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 not have full-time classroom responsibilities during the times when the director is not present at the center. |
| 2023-03-24 | Violation | 3A:52-4.8(a)(7) | Ensure that all staff complete orientation training within two weeks of hire and annually, including implementing the center's discipline policy. Based on Complaint #21933, the center shall re-train all staff on positive guidance and discipline and not the use of cursive language. - 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. |
| 2023-03-22 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-03-10 | Complaint | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-10-21 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-09-20 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-09-15 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-08-25 | Complaint | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-08-25 | Complaint | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-08-25 | Violation | 3A:52-6.3(b)(3)(vi) | Ensure that age and developmentally appropriate seating is provided for all children who no longer need to be held for feeding: replace the missing straps on the infant room feeding table. - For early childhood programs, the following shall apply, feeding requirements for centers serving children less than 18 months of age are as follows: a child who, because of age or developmental readiness, no longer needs to be held for feeding shall be provided with an infant seat, high chair with safety strap, or other age-appropriate seating apparatus, which meets the standards of a recognized safety organization (such as the Juvenile Products Manufacturers Association, the American Society for Testing and Materials, or the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission). |
| 2022-08-25 | Violation | 3A:52-7.7(e)(1)(iv) | Ensure that the center washes and disinfects toys mouthed by infants and toddlers before being given to another child: toys in both the infant and toddler classrooms were not removed from play after being mouthed by a child. Observation revealed toys mouthed by infants were placed back on shelves, and water play accessories mouthed by multiple toddlers remained in the outdoor water table for continued use by the children. - 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, toys mouthed by infants and toddlers before being given to another child. |
| 2022-08-25 | Violation | 3A:52-7.8(a)(4) | Ensure that staff wash their hands with soap and running water immediately after changing diapers. - Handwashing requirements are as follows: staff members shall wash their hands with soap and running water immediately |
| 2022-08-25 | Violation | 3A:52-7.8(a)(4)(i) | Ensure that staff wash their hands immediately before preparing or serving food. - Handwashing requirements are as follows: staff members shall wash their hands with soap and running water immediately before preparing or serving food. |
| 2022-08-25 | Violation | 3A:52-4.8(a)(1) | Conduct staff training on supervision of children, including when on the playground. Submit content of training and documentation of all staff attendance to OOL. - Topics of orientation training shall include supervising and tracking all children, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.3(a). |
| 2022-08-25 | Violation | 3A:52-4.8(a)(2) | Conduct staff training on center policies and procedures to ensure appropriate procedures for washing and disinfecting toys mouthed by infants and toddlers. Submit content of training and documentation of all staff attendance to OOL. - 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. |
| 2021-04-01 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-03-30 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
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