Sunshine Daycare NJ Corp. #3 - Belleville NJ Temporary Child Care Center

326 Washington Ave , Belleville NJ 07109
(973) 759-3182

About the Provider

Description: Sunshine Daycare NJ Corp. #3 is a Temporary Child Care Center in Belleville NJ, with a maximum capacity of 15 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 2 1/2 - 6 years. The provider also participates in a subsidized child care program.

Program and Licensing Details

  • License Number: 07SUN0005
  • Capacity: 15
  • Age Range: 2 1/2 - 6 years
  • Enrolled in Subsidized Child Care Program: Yes
  • Current License Expiration Date: 2024-11-22
  • 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
2023-06-09 2023-07-10 3A:52-6.4(b)(1)(ii)
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: Cease the use of blankets for children under 12 months.
2023-06-09 2023-07-10 3A:52-4.5(a)(3)(i)(1)
The sponsor or sponsor representative shall designate individuals with the authority and responsibility to develop and implement written policies and procedures for the operation of the center, including a table of organization that illustrates lines of authority, responsibility and communication.

Violation Observed: Ensure that the center has a table of organization that illustrates lines of authority, responsibility and communication.
2023-06-09 2023-07-10 3A:52-4.5(c)(1)
The director shall be scheduled to work at the center at least 50 percent of the center’s daily operating hours.

Violation Observed: Ensure that the director is at the center at least 50% of the center's daily operating hours.
2023-06-09 2023-07-10 3A:52-4.5(c)(2)(i)
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.

Violation Observed: 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.
2023-06-09 3A:52-6.3(b)(3)(iv)(1)
For early childhood programs, the following shall apply, feeding requirements for centers serving children less than 18 months of age are as follows: for bottles, each child's bottle(s) shall be labeled with the child's name and dated.

Violation Observed: Ensure that each child's bottle is labeled with the child's name and date.7/10/2023: Ensure that each child's bottle is labeled with the child's name and date.
2023-06-09 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: The center's completed Staff Records Checklist designated by OOL has been reviewed. Upload a copy of the current Staff Records Checklist to NJCCIS File Cabinet. Obtain and maintain on file at the center all documents listed on the staff records checklist, specifically, the criminal disclosure statements for 1 staff member and the signed proof of receipt of policies for 2 staff members.7/10/2023: Upload a copy of the current Staff Records Checklist to NJCCIS File Cabinet. Obtain and maintain on file at the center all documents listed on the staff records checklist, specifically, the signed proof of receipt of policies for 1 staff member.
2023-06-09 3A:52-4.10(b)(1)
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 members and the sponsor representative submit a CARI background check upon renewal.
2023-06-09 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 all staff members and the sponsor representative complete a CHRI background check as required.
2023-06-09 2023-07-10 3A:52-4.1(d)(1)
The staff records specified in 3A:52-4.1(a) through (c) shall be maintained on file as follows: the Staff Records Checklist for the current director and all staff members currently working at the center shall be maintained on file at the center.

Violation Observed: Obtain a CARI and CHRI background check for 1 newly hired staff member and ensure that she is not left alone with the children until a copy of one of these clearances has been obtained and is maintained on file at the center.
2023-06-09 2023-07-10 3A:52-4.8(a)(1)
Topics of orientation training shall include supervising and tracking all children, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.3(a).

Violation Observed: Ensure that the director completes orientation training within two weeks of hire and annually, including training on supervising and tracking children.
2023-06-09 2023-07-10 3A:52-4.8(c)
The center shall ensure that all staff members who work at the center complete 12 hours of continuing staff development each year.

Violation Observed: Ensure that all staff members complete 12 hours of staff development annually.
2023-06-09 2023-07-10 3A:52-4.8(d)(1)
In lieu of the child care staff development specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.8(b), the director, head teacher(s), group teacher(s), and program supervisor(s) shall each complete 20 hours of staff development each year. Recommended topics of training for these staff include educational and physical activity.

Violation Observed: Ensure that all credentialed staff members complete 20 hours of staff development annually.
2023-06-09 2023-07-10 3A:52-4.5(b)(2)(i)
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: Ensure that the director indicates their hours worked at the center on the staff attendance records.
2023-06-09 2023-07-10 3A:52-6.8(a)(1)
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 child's name, address, birth date, and date of enrollment.

Violation Observed: The center's completed children's records checklist was reviewed. Ensure that the children's records checklist indicates the acquisition of the health care provider's information. Obtain and maintain on file at the center all documents listed on the children's records checklist, specifically, the health care provider's information for 1 child.
2023-06-09 3A:52-3.4(a)
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: Ensure that the center has a current comprehensive general liability insurance policy and maintains the documentation on file.

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