Description: The Learning Experience is a Temporary Child Care Center in Camden NJ, with a maximum capacity of 177 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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| 2023-07-10 | 2023-07-18 | 3A:52-5.3(b)(3)(iii) |
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the building structure shall be maintained to prevent infestation from rodents and insects. Violation Observed: Based on Complaint 22278: Center must provide documentation from the pest control company. Ensuring center's immediate corrective regarding the current infestation of rodents at the center. |
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| 2023-06-05 | 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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| 2023-06-05 | 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 complete a CHRI background check as required for the center's license renewal. (4 named staff missing) |
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| 2023-06-05 | 3A:52-5.3(a)(2) | |
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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. Violation Observed: Ensure that all surfaces are kept clean and in good repair. (Remove all storage from children's bathroom in room 114). |
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| 2023-06-05 | 3A:52-6.1(g)(2) | |
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For early childhood programs, the following shall apply: centers serving children less than 18 months of age shall provide at least four types of children's daily activities including, but not limited to, sensory; language and dramatic play; manipulative; building; large muscle; music; or other comparable activities; and at least four types of supplies and equipment for each activity area chosen by the center. Violation Observed: Ensure that classrooms that care for children under 18 months of age provide at least four different activity areas and that each area contains at least four types of supplies and equipment. |
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| 2023-06-05 | 3A:52-7.8(d)(1)(ii)(3) | |
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For early childhood programs, the following shall apply: diapering requirements for centers serving children who are not toilet trained are as follows, diapering area and surface requirements are as follows, the diapering surface shall be flat, smooth, clean, dry, non-absorbent, and in good repair. Violation Observed: Room 114 remove all items not pertaining to diapering from diapering area. |
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| 2023-06-05 | 3A:52-5.3(r) | |
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The center shall take any steps required by the Office of Licensing to correct conditions in the building or center that may endanger the health, safety, and well-being of the children served. Violation Observed: Make all children's belongings sitting on shelving inaccessible in Room 103. |
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| 2023-06-05 | 3A:52-5.3(a)(4) | |
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Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: carpeting shall be securely fastened to the floor. Violation Observed: Ensure that all carpeting is securely fastened to the floor. (Area rug in room 103). |
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| 2023-06-05 | 3A:52-6.2(a)(1) | |
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The center shall provide a supply of age-appropriate and developmentally appropriate program equipment including play equipment, child-size furniture and supplies that are sufficient to meet the daily activity needs of the children and the program. Violation Observed: Ensure that the center has an adequate supply of materials to meet the daily activity needs of the children and the program. (Provide play equipment and supplies in all classrooms throughout the center). |
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| 2023-06-05 | 3A:52-5.3(b)(1) | |
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Outdoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: the building, land, walkways, and outdoor play area shall be free from hazards to the health, safety or well-being of the children. Violation Observed: Remove debris and overgrown vegetation from the outdoor play area. (Remove weeds in toddler play area). |
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| 2023-06-05 | 3A:52-5.3(i)(5)(i) | |
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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. Violation Observed: 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. |
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| 2022-03-22 | 2022-08-24 | 3A:52-5.3(r) |
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The center shall take any steps required by the Office of Licensing to correct conditions in the building or center that may endanger the health, safety, and well-being of the children served. Violation Observed: 15: Based on information, provide a Corrective Action Plan to DCF as required. |
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| 2022-03-22 | 2022-03-22 | 3A:52-6.7(b) |
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Staff members shall not use abusive language, ridicule, harsh, humiliating or frightening treatment or any other form of emotional punishment of children. Violation Observed: 30: Based on information, ensure that staff utilize positive methods of guidance at all times throughout the center. Two named staff aggressively handled the children in their care. Additionally, one of the named staff discard a child's lunch before the child was finished eating. |
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| 2022-03-22 | 2022-08-24 | 3A:52-4.8(a)(7) |
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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. Violation Observed: 95: Based on information, retrain all staff on the center's discipline policy. |
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| 2022-03-22 | 2022-05-02 | 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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