Description: The Goddard School is a Temporary Child Care Center in Freehold NJ, with a maximum capacity of 120 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 0 - 13 years. The provider also participates in a subsidized child care program.
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| 2023-06-01 | 3A:52-7.6(e)(1) | |
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The center shall develop and follow a written policy for parental notification if a method other than a telephone call is used at the center for parental notification. The center shall distribute a copy of this policy to the parent of each enrolled child and secure and maintain on file a record of each parent’s signature attesting to receipt of this policy. Violation Observed: Develop a written policy for parental notification of injuries if the center uses methods other than a telephone call and maintain on file the signatures of staff and parents acknowledging receipt of the policy. |
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| 2023-06-01 | 2023-07-18 | 3A:52-2.1(b) |
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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. Violation Observed: Complete and submit a DCF Renewal Attestation and all required documents. |
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| 2023-06-01 | 3A:52-4.6(a) | |
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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: Ensure that the center completes and maintains on file a Staff Records Checklist designated by OOL. |
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| 2023-06-01 | 3A:52-4.10(b)(1) | |
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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. |
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| 2023-06-01 | 3A:52-4.11(a)(1) | |
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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, whose CHRIs are dated before 1/1/21, complete a new CHRI background check as required for the center's license renewal. |
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| 2023-06-01 | 3A:52-4.5(c)(2)(ii) | |
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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 complete staff development in understanding licensing rules as provided by the Office. Violation Observed: Ensure that the director and director designee completes the Understanding Licensing training provided by OOL. |
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| 2023-06-01 | 3A:52-4.6(b)(1) | |
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The director shall meet the following qualification requirements for early childhood programs licensed to serve more than 30 children, the director shall meet the qualification requirements as specified in N.J.A.C 3A:52-4.6(b) for education and experience. Violation Observed: Ensure that the director meets the required qualifications as specified in the manual. |
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| 2023-06-01 | 2023-07-18 | 3A:52-4.6(c)(1) |
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For early childhood programs, the following shall apply: for all centers, the head teacher or consulting head teacher shall meet the qualification requirements specified in one of the seven options set forth in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.6(c) for education and experience. Violation Observed: Ensure that the head teacher meets the required qualifications as specified in the manual. |
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| 2023-06-01 | 3A:52-6.8(a)(1) | |
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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: Ensure that the center completes and maintains on file a children's records checklist, including the child's name, address, birth date and date of enrollment. |
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| 2023-06-01 | 2023-07-18 | 3A:52-7.5(b)(9) |
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The center shall develop and follow a policy on the administration of medication and health care procedures to children, which shall include the following provisions: before administering a health care procedure associated with a child’s health condition, such as the use of a blood glucose monitor, nebulizer, or epinephrine pen, the center shall ensure that all staff members who administer the procedure are taught to do so by the child’s parent or another appropriately-trained person. There shall be at least two staff members present at the center who are trained in such health care procedures. Violation Observed: Ensure that staff designated to perform health care procedures are trained in doing so and that at least two staff members at the center have received the training. |
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| 2023-06-01 | 3A:52-3.6(b)(1) | |
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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. Violation Observed: 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. |
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| 2023-06-01 | 3A:52-7.11(a)(1) | |
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Each center shall develop a written policy on the management of communicable diseases. This policy shall include the following: the list of illnesses and symptoms of illness for which a child will be separated from the group and possibly sent home, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-7.1©. Violation Observed: Ensure that the center maintains and distributes to all families the center's communicable disease policy and that it includes the list of symptoms for which a child will be excluded from the center. |
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| 2023-06-01 | 3A:52-6.5(a)(1) | |
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The center shall maintain on file and follow a written policy on the release of children, which shall include the provision that each child may be released only to the child's parent(s) or person(s) authorized by the parent(s), as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-6.8(a)3, to take the child from the center and to assume responsibility for the child in an emergency if the parent(s) cannot be reached. Violation Observed: Ensure that the center maintains and distributes to all families and staff the center's policy on the release of children, including a provision that children can only be released to the parent or other authorized individuals. |
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| 2023-06-01 | 3A:52-6.8(j)(1)(iv) | |
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The center shall develop and follow a written policy on the expulsion of children from enrollment at the center. The expulsion policy shall include circumstances that may warrant immediate expulsion of a child from the center, such as potentially dangerous behavior by a child or parent. Violation Observed: Ensure that the expulsion policy includes the circumstances that may warrant immediate expulsion from the center. |
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| 2023-06-01 | 3A:52-6.8(k)(1) | |
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The center shall develop and follow a written policy on the use of social media including, but not limited to the use of social networking sites and other websites. Violation Observed: Ensure that the center's social media policy includes its policies regarding the use of social networking sites and other websites. |
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