Child Care Center
✓ Licensed
Temple Community Development Corporation #3
Elizabeth, NJ
· Union County
134 1st Street,
Elizabeth, NJ 07206
Quick Facts
Capacity
50 children
Age Range
0 - 6 years
Subsidized Program
Participates
State Rating
2
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Licensed Child Care Center
Active License
License Number
130700093
License Issued
Apr 9, 2026
Active Through
Apr 9, 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
Temple Community Development Corporation #3 is a Child Care Center in Elizabeth NJ, with a maximum capacity of 50 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 0 - 6 years. It is open Monday - Friday, 07:30 AM - 05:00 PM. The provider also participates in a subsidized child care program.
Hours of Operation
- Monday07:30 AM - 05:00 PM
- Tuesday07:30 AM - 05:00 PM
- Wednesday07:30 AM - 05:00 PM
- Thursday07:30 AM - 05:00 PM
- Friday07:30 AM - 05:00 PM
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
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| Inspection Date | Type | Reinspection / Rule | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-09 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-02-19 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-01-06 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-12-05 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-10-23 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-09-18 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-08-11 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-07-07 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-06-06 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2025-05-29 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-05-08 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-04-07 | Re-Inspection,Life Safety Modification | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-03-12 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-02-24 | Other | No | Center Inspection |
| 2025-02-05 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-12-26 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-11-14 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-10-09 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-09-05 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-07-18 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-05-30 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-04-22 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-04-17 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-03-19 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-05-10 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-03-22 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-03-22 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-03-22 | Space Evaluation | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-03-22 | Violation | 3A:52-4.8(c) | Ensure that all staff complete 12 hours of staff development annually. - The center shall ensure that all staff members who work at the center complete 12 hours of continuing staff development each year. |
| 2023-03-22 | Violation | 3A:52-4.8(d)(1) | Ensure that all credentialed staff complete 20 hours of staff development annually. - 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. |
| 2023-02-27 | Violation | 3A:52-7.8(a)(4)(vi) | Ensure that staff wash their hands after coming into contact with blood, fecal matter, urine, vomit, nasal excretions or other bodily fluids. - Handwashing requirements are as follows: staff members shall wash their hands with soap and running water immediately after coming into contact with blood, fecal matter, urine, vomit, nasal secretions, or other body fluids or secretions. |
| 2023-02-27 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(p) | Ensure that all indoor and outdoor equipment is sturdy, safe, free of hazards and used in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions. Ensure straps are used in baby high chairs in room # 3. - Play equipment, materials, and furniture for indoor and outdoor use shall be of sturdy and safe construction, non-toxic, free of hazards, and used in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions. The center may not use play equipment intended for outdoor use indoors. |
| 2023-02-22 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-02-22 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-09-28 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-08-25 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-07-25 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-06-23 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-05-23 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-04-13 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-04-13 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-04-13 | Violation | 3A:52-7.7(a)(3)(iv) | Ensure that the center washes and disinfects the tables used by the children for eating before each meal in room 3. - The schedule for disinfecting shall be as follows: tables used by the children for eating shall be washed and disinfected before each meal. |
| 2022-04-13 | Violation | 3A:52-7.8(a)(1)(i) | Ensure that children wash their hands before the intake of food in room 3. - 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. |
| 2022-04-13 | Violation | 3A:52-7.8(a)(1)(ii) | Ensure that children wash their hands immediately after using the toilet or having their diaper changed in room 3. - 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 immediately after using the toilet or having diapers changed. |
| 2022-04-13 | Violation | 3A:52-7.8(a)(4)(i) | Ensure that staff wash their hands immediately before preparing or serving food in room 3. - Handwashing requirements are as follows: staff members shall wash their hands with soap and running water immediately before preparing or serving food. |
| 2022-04-13 | Violation | 3A:52-4.10(b)(1) | Ensure that all staff submit a CARI background check upon renewal. - 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. |
| 2022-04-13 | 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 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. |
| 2022-04-13 | Violation | 3A:52-5.2(a)(5) | Ensure that the emergency lighting at the bottom of the basement stairs is operable at all times. - 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. |
| 2022-04-13 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(a)(2) | Ensure that all ceiling tiles are kept clean and in good repair in the main entrance. - 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. |
| 2022-04-13 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(i)(5)(i) | Complete and submit a DCF Drinking Water Testing 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. |
| 2021-11-01 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-09-27 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-08-23 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-07-15 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2020-08-31 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-07-20 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-06-18 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-05-28 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-05-12 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-03-30 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2020-03-10 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2019-08-07 | Renewal,Space Request | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-07-29 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2019-06-25 | Renewal | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-06-10 | Renewal | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-05-20 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
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