Child Care Center
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Sunshine Daycare & PreSchool
Freehold, NJ
· Monmouth County
59 Broad Street,
Freehold, NJ 07728
Quick Facts
Capacity
30 children
Age Range
2 1/2 - 13 years
Subsidized Program
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Licensed Child Care Center
Active License
License Number
13SUN0003
License Issued
Mar 18, 2026
Active Through
Mar 18, 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
Sunshine Daycare & PreSchool is a Child Care Center in Freehold NJ, with a maximum capacity of 30 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 2 1/2 - 13 years. It is open Monday - Thursday, 06:30 AM - 06:00 PM; Friday, 06:30 AM - 05:30 PM. The provider also participates in a subsidized child care program.
Hours of Operation
- Monday06:30 AM - 06:00 PM
- Tuesday06:30 AM - 06:00 PM
- Wednesday06:30 AM - 06:00 PM
- Thursday06:30 AM - 06:00 PM
- Friday06:30 AM - 05:30 PM
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
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| Inspection Date | Type | Reinspection / Rule | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-12 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-08-05 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2026-07-06 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-06-04 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2026-05-01 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2026-03-16 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2026-02-06 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-01-20 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-12-15 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2025-10-09 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-08-27 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-07-25 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-06-24 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-05-28 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-04-23 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-03-17 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-03-17 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-02-24 | Other | No | Center Inspection |
| 2025-02-12 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-02-11 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-01-09 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2024-06-18 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-05-16 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-04-22 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2024-01-31 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-01-18 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-12-14 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-10-30 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-09-18 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-08-01 | No Selection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-06-19 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-05-22 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-05-22 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-04-25 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-04-25 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-03-21 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-02-27 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-02-27 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-02-27 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(b)(7) | Ensure that all playground equipment meets public playground design standards (ASTM F-1487). Remove non-compliant slide. - Outdoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: the center shall comply with the Playground Safety Subcode of the New Jersey Uniform Construction Code, as specified in N.J.A.C. 5:23-11. |
| 2023-02-27 | Violation | 3A:52-4.5(b)(2)(i) | Ensure that the center maintains daily time sheets for staff that indicate the hours the staff worked at the center. - 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. |
| 2023-02-27 | Violation | 3A:52-4.6(a) | Ensure that the center completes and maintains on file a Staff Records Checklist designated by OOL. - 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). |
| 2023-02-27 | Violation | 3A:52-6.8(a)(1) | Ensure that the center completes and maintains on file a children's records checklist. - 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. |
| 2023-01-10 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-11-01 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-11-01 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-11-01 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(b)(7) | Ensure that all playground equipment meets public playground design standards (ASTM F-1487). Remove non-compliant slide. - Outdoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: the center shall comply with the Playground Safety Subcode of the New Jersey Uniform Construction Code, as specified in N.J.A.C. 5:23-11. |
| 2022-11-01 | 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 for the center's license renewal. - 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. |
| 2022-11-01 | Violation | 3A:52-4.10(b)(1) | Ensure that all staff submit a CARI background check upon renewal.3/21/23- Center is waiting on 1 renewal CARI. - 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. |
| 2022-11-01 | Violation | 3A:52-5.2(a)(8) | Provide a current life/hazard use registration certificate applicable to the center's licensed capacity and ages served. - 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. |
| 2022-11-01 | Violation | 3A:52-5.2(a)(5) | Provide a current fire certificate as required. - 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. |
| 2022-11-01 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(a)(19) | Complete radon testing in every room on the lowest floor used by children and post the results in a prominent location. - 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. |
| 2022-11-01 | 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. - 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. |
| 2022-11-01 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(i)(8) | Submit a Safe Building Interior Certification or other approval issued by the DOH. - 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. |
| 2022-01-24 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-01-03 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-12-03 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-11-03 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2020-12-10 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-09-30 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-07-30 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-06-01 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-05-01 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-03-24 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-02-13 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2019-12-13 | Renewal | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-11-12 | Renewal | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-10-29 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
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