Temple Beth El Nursery School - Closter NJ Regular Child Care Center

221 SCHRAALENBURGH RD , CLOSTER NJ 07624
(201) 768-3726

About the Provider

Description: Temple Beth El Nursery School is a Regular Child Care Center in CLOSTER NJ, with a maximum capacity of 41 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 0 - 6 years. The provider does not participate in a subsidized child care program.

Program and Licensing Details

  • License Number: 02TEM0001
  • Capacity: 41
  • Age Range: 0 - 6 years
  • Enrolled in Subsidized Child Care Program: No
  • Current License Expiration Date: Mar 28, 2025
  • 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
2023-03-27 2023-03-30 3A:52-7.9(a)(1)(vi)(4)
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 the date, if applicable, that the child returned to the center symptom-free.

Violation Observed: Maintain an illness log on file at the center and ensure that it contains all of the required components, including the date when the child returned to the center symptom-free.
2023-03-27 2023-03-29 3A:52-7.6(a)(2)
The center shall take immediate necessary action to protect the child from further harm and shall immediately notify the child's parent(s) when a child sustains a head or facial injury, including when a child bumps his or her head.

Violation Observed: Ensure that parents are notified immediately when a child sustains a head or facial injury, including when a child bumps his or her head.
2023-03-27 2023-03-30 3A:52-5.3(n)(2)
Fire prevention requirements are as follows: the center shall ensure that all children present are evacuated from the building within three minutes during each fire drill.

Violation Observed: Ensure that children are evacuated from the center within three minutes during each fire drill. The center is including the time for the children to get to the designated location as part of the evacuation time.
2021-10-12 2021-10-19 3A:52-4.5(a)(3)(i)(2)
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 job descriptions, titles and qualifications for all center staff.

Violation Observed: Ensure that the center has a table of organization that includes job descriptions, titles and qualifications for all center staff.
2021-10-12 2022-02-02 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 submit a CARI background check upon renewal.
2021-10-12 2021-11-01 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, the sponsor and/or the sponsor representative complete a CHRI background check as required. Missing for 2 staff.
2021-10-12 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 submit a CARI background check upon renewal.
2021-10-12 2021-11-01 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, the sponsor and/or the sponsor representative complete a CHRI background check as required. Missing for 2 staff.
2021-10-12 2021-10-19 3A:52-4.5(a)(3)(i)(2)
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 job descriptions, titles and qualifications for all center staff.

Violation Observed: Ensure that the center has a table of organization that includes job descriptions, titles and qualifications for all center staff.
2021-09-28 2022-02-23 3A:52-5.2(a)
A person seeking a license or a Certificate of Life/Safety Approval to operate a center shall comply with all applicable provisions of the New Jersey Uniform Construction Code, as specified in N.J.A.C. 5:23 (hereinafter referred to as the “NJUCC”).

Violation Observed: Submit a copy of the final Certificate of Occupancy or Certificate of Continued Occupancy. The center is operating on a TCO with an expiration date of 10/25/2021.11/3/2021: The TCO was extended with an expiration date of 12/1/2021.12/7/2021: The TCO was extended with an expiration date of 1/3/2022.1/11/2021: The TCO was extended with an expiration date of 3/1/2022.
2021-09-28 3A:52-5.2(a)
A person seeking a license or a Certificate of Life/Safety Approval to operate a center shall comply with all applicable provisions of the New Jersey Uniform Construction Code, as specified in N.J.A.C. 5:23 (hereinafter referred to as the “NJUCC”).

Violation Observed: Submit a copy of the final Certificate of Occupancy or Certificate of Continued Occupancy. The center is operating on a TCO with an expiration date of 10/25/2021. | 11/3/2021: The TCO was extended with an expiration date of 12/1/2021. | 12/7/2021: The TCO was extended with an expiration date of 1/3/2022. | 1/11/2021: The TCO was extended with an expiration date of 3/1/2022.
2020-03-11 2020-03-11 3A:52-5.3(m)(2)
Supplemental evacuation requirements are as follows: cribs, beds, playpens, and cots used for rest or sleep shall be arranged so as to provide access to a three-foot-wide aisle that leads to an unobstructed exit.

Violation Observed: Ensure that the furniture is not blocking the secondary exit leading from classroom 1. The furniture was removed during the inspection.
2020-03-11 2020-09-03 3A:52-5.2(a)(5)
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.

Violation Observed: Ensure that the emergency lights are operable in the hallway located outside of the office and near classroom 3. 9/3/2020: This violation is abated due to the center relocating to another building. The center is currently closed due to COVID-19 and their anticipated reopening is in September 2021
2020-03-11 2020-03-11 3A:52-5.3(m)(2)
Supplemental evacuation requirements are as follows: cribs, beds, playpens, and cots used for rest or sleep shall be arranged so as to provide access to a three-foot-wide aisle that leads to an unobstructed exit.

Violation Observed: Ensure that the furniture is not blocking the secondary exit leading from classroom 1. The furniture was removed during the inspection.
2020-03-11 2020-09-03 3A:52-5.2(a)(5)
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.

Violation Observed: Ensure that the emergency lights are operable in the hallway located outside of the office and near classroom 3. | 9/3/2020: This violation is abated due to the center relocating to another building. The center is currently closed due to COVID-19 and their anticipated reopening is in September 2021 |

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