Child Care Center
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The Childrens Home Society of NJ Head Start/EHS
Trenton, NJ
· Mercer County
794 East State Street,
Trenton, NJ 08609
Quick Facts
Capacity
103 children
Age Range
2 1/2 - 13 years
Subsidized Program
Does not participate
State Rating
1
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Contact Information
📞 (609) 468-6188
Licensed Child Care Center
Active License
License Number
140600280
License Issued
Aug 29, 2026
Active Through
Aug 29, 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
The Childrens Home Society of NJ Head Start/EHS is a Child Care Center in Trenton NJ, with a maximum capacity of 103 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 2 1/2 - 13 years. It is open Monday - Friday, 08:45 AM - 03:15 PM. The provider does not participate in a subsidized child care program.
Hours of Operation
- Monday08:45 AM - 03:15 PM
- Tuesday08:45 AM - 03:15 PM
- Wednesday08:45 AM - 03:15 PM
- Thursday08:45 AM - 03:15 PM
- Friday08:45 AM - 03:15 PM
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
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| Inspection Date | Type | Reinspection / Rule | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-29 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-07-29 | Life Safety Modification,No Children Present | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-07-06 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2026-05-21 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2026-05-21 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2026-04-06 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2026-02-25 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-12-23 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-10-29 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2024-06-11 | Other | No | Center Inspection |
| 2024-02-22 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2024-01-03 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-12-28 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-11-27 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-10-25 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-08-25 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-06-23 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-04-20 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-04-20 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-04-20 | 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. |
| 2023-04-20 | 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. |
| 2023-04-20 | Violation | 3A:52-2.1(b) | Complete and submit a DCF Renewal Attestation and all required documents. - A person applying for an initial license or renewal license to operate a center or relocation of a center shall submit a completed application to the Office of Licensing at least 45 days prior to the anticipated opening of the center or to the expiration of its existing regular license. |
| 2023-04-20 | 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. |
| 2023-04-20 | Violation | 3A:52-3.6(b)(1) | Ensure that the center maintains and distributes to all families and staff a copy of the Information to Parents document and maintains on file signatures of all staff and families attesting to the receipt of the policy. - The center shall distribute a copy of the Information to Parents document to each child’s parent(s) upon enrollment and to every person upon becoming a staff member and secure and maintain on file a record of each parent’s and staff member’s signature attesting to receipt of the document. The center shall maintain on file a copy of the Information to Parents document. |
| 2023-03-14 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-02-03 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-12-28 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-11-25 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-10-06 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-10-06 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-10-06 | Violation | 3A:52-4.8(a)(7) | Based on report, retrain the named staff on the center's discipline policy. - 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. |
| 2022-10-06 | 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). |
| 2022-10-06 | Violation | 3A:52-4.10(a)(1) | Ensure that CARI background checks are completed as required for all staff. - The sponsor or sponsor representative, and each staff member shall complete a signed consent form provided by the Department that indicates the identifying information necessary to conduct a CARI background check, including the person’s name, address, date of birth, sex, race, and Social Security number. Pursuant to the Federal Privacy Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-579), the Department shall advise each such person that the disclosure of his or her Social Security number is voluntary, and that the Social Security number will only be used for the purpose of conducting a CARI background check. |
| 2022-10-06 | 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. - 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. |
| 2021-11-19 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-11-18 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-10-28 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2020-10-20 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-10-19 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-04-28 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-03-16 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-02-24 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2019-12-17 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-11-14 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
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