Child Care Center
✓ Licensed
The Learning Experience
Raritan, NJ
· Somerset County
121 US Route 202,
Raritan, NJ 08869
Quick Facts
Capacity
157 children
Age Range
0 - 13 years
Subsidized Program
Participates
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Contact Information
📞 (908) 707-2088
Licensed Child Care Center
Active License
License Number
CCC118209
License Issued
Oct 30, 2024
Active Through
Oct 30, 2027
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 Learning Experience is a Child Care Center in Raritan NJ, with a maximum capacity of 157 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 0 - 13 years. It is open Monday - Friday, 06:30 AM - 06:30 PM. The provider also participates in a subsidized child care program.
Hours of Operation
- Monday06:30 AM - 06:30 PM
- Tuesday06:30 AM - 06:30 PM
- Wednesday06:30 AM - 06:30 PM
- Thursday06:30 AM - 06:30 PM
- Friday06:30 AM - 06:30 PM
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
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| Inspection Date | Type | Reinspection / Rule | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-22 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-08-18 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-07-08 | Re-Inspection,Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-06-01 | Monitoring,Complaint | No | Center Inspection |
| 2026-01-22 | Email,Email | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-01-12 | Email,Email | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-12-02 | Re-Inspection,Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-11-05 | Complaint,Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-10-10 | Complaint,Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-09-26 | Other | No | Center Inspection |
| 2025-07-29 | Other | No | Center Inspection |
| 2025-04-29 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-04-14 | Other | No | Center Inspection |
| 2025-03-17 | Monitoring,Complaint | No | Center Inspection |
| 2024-09-16 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-09-13 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-08-02 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-06-20 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-06-12 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-05-20 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-04-10 | Renewal | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-03-11 | Complaint | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-12-11 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-11-28 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-11-16 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-10-19 | Complaint | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-09-27 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-09-15 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-09-11 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-08-21 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-07-06 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-06-14 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-06-14 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-05-03 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-05-02 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-05-02 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-04-11 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-04-11 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-04-11 | Violation | 3A:52-4.11(a)(1) | Ensure that all staff including the therapist who was alone with a child in the Make Believe Room have a completed 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. |
| 2023-04-11 | Violation | 3A:52-4.10(a)(1) | Ensure that CARI background checks are completed for the therapist who was alone with a child in the Make Believe Room. - 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. |
| 2023-04-11 | Violation | 3A:52-4.9(a) | Based on information, ensure that staff are not under the influence of substances while caring for the children. A name staff returned from lunch appearing to be under the influence of substances. - The sponsor, sponsor representative, director, or any staff member shall verbally notify the State Central Registry Hotline (1-877 NJ ABUSE/1-877-652-2873) immediately whenever there is reasonable cause to believe that a child has been subjected to abuse or neglect by a staff member, or any other adult, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 9:6-8.9, 8.10, 8.13 and 8.14. |
| 2023-04-11 | Violation | 3A:52-4.3(a)(1) | Ensure that adequate procedures for tracking children are adhered to in room 113. The staff member stated that they had 8 children when there were 7 children present. - The center shall develop and implement an Office of Licensing-approved method to keep track of the location and ensure the safety of all children at all times when under the center’s supervision, including the transfer of supervision from and to parents during arrival and departure and the utilization of off-site locations, including playgrounds and field trips. |
| 2023-03-22 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-02-23 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-01-20 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-01-20 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-01-20 | Violation | 3A:52-4.11(a)(1) | Ensure that 1 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. |
| 2022-12-02 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-12-02 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-12-02 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(q)(1)(ii) | Maintain space requirements for all rooms approved by OOL for children's use in room 133. Room 133 is being used as storage. - Space and room requirements are as follows: all space and rooms within the center to be used by children shall be inspected and approved by the Office of Licensing prior to their use. In making its determination, the Office of Licensing shall consider whether the space is too far removed, remote, or isolated from other areas of the center to be used by children. rooms or areas of the center that are not Office of Licensing-approved for use by children shall be made inaccessible to children. |
| 2022-12-02 | Violation | 3A:52-6.1(g)(2) | 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 in room 114. - 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. |
| 2022-12-02 | Violation | 3A:52-6.3(b)(3)(iv)(1) | Ensure that each child's bottle is labeled with the child's name and date in room 114. - For early childhood programs, the following shall apply, feeding requirements for centers serving children less than 18 months of age are as follows: for bottles, each child's bottle(s) shall be labeled with the child's name and dated. |
| 2022-12-02 | Violation | 3A:52-6.4(b)(1)(ii) | Ensure that sleeping equipment is free of pillows, soft bedding, bumpers and other hazards when occupied by a sleeping child. Remove loose crib sheets. - The center shall provide sleeping equipment for children 12 months of age and younger, the center shall provide for each child a crib, that complies with the Consumer Product Safety Commission's (CPSC) Federal Safety Standards for Full- Size and Non-Full-Size Baby Cribs; 16 CFR 1219 and 1220, which is incorporated herein by reference, and can be obtained through the CPSC's website at https://www.cpsc.gov/Safety-Education/Safety- Education-Centers/cribs , playpen, or other Office of Licensing-approved sleeping equipment that meets the following requirement that sleeping equipment shall be free of pillows and soft bedding, including, but not limited to bumper pads, when occupied by a sleeping child. |
| 2022-12-02 | Violation | 3A:52-7.7(a)(2) | Ensure that all surfaces are cleaned with soap and water prior to disinfecting. Staff member omitted the use of soap and water when cleaning the diaper surface in room 119. - All areas to be disinfected shall first be washed with soap and water. |
| 2022-12-02 | 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 119. - 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. |
| 2022-12-02 | 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. Ensure staff member removes the soiled gloves prior to dressing a child and handling the clean garments in room 126. - 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. |
| 2022-12-02 | Violation | 3A:52-4.5(a)(3)(i)(2) | Ensure that the center develops and implements job descriptions, titles and qualifications for all center staff. - 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. |
| 2022-12-02 | Violation | 3A:52-4.6(a) | Ensure that the center completes and maintains on file a Staff Records Checklist designated by OOL. Ensure that the checklist is current. - 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). |
| 2022-12-02 | Violation | 3A:52-4.10(a)(1) | Ensure that CARI background checks are completed as required for 6 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. |
| 2022-12-02 | Violation | 3A:52-4.11(a)(1) | Ensure that 14 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. |
| 2022-12-02 | Violation | 3A:52-4.6(b)(1) | Ensure that the director meets the required qualifications as specified in the manual. - 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. |
| 2022-12-02 | Violation | 3A:52-4.6(c)(3) | Ensure that the group teacher meets the required qualifications as specified in the manual. - For early childhood programs, the following shall apply: the group teacher shall meet the requirements for experience and education |
| 2022-12-02 | Violation | 3A:52-4.5(c)(2)(ii) | Ensure that the director completes the Understanding Licensing training provided by OOL. - 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. |
| 2022-12-02 | Violation | 3A:52-7.5(b)(10) | Ensure that all Epi-pens are stored in their original boxes with the child's name and prescription, accompanied by a special care plan and that two are present when required. Two children needs to have a parents sign the special care plan. - 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: the center shall store prescribed epinephrine pens in their original boxes with the child’s name and prescription. A special care plan or other documentation from a health care provider shall accompany the epinephrine pen. If two epinephrine pens are required, both shall be available. Each center under the jurisdiction of N.J.S.A. 18A:40-12.5 shall store back-up epinephrine pens on site consistent with the requirements stated at N.J.S.A. 18A:40-12.5.e(1). |
| 2022-12-02 | Violation | 3A:52-5.2(a)(5) | Ensure that the emergency exit doors are easily operable in room 123. - 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. |
| 2022-12-02 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(a)(9) | Ensure that the faucet on the wash basins is maintained in operating condition in room 129. - Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: toilets, wash basins, kitchen sinks, and other plumbing shall be maintained in good operating and sanitary condition. |
| 2022-12-02 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(a)(2) | Ensure that all surfaces are kept in good repair in room 126. The play crib is broken. - 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. |
| 2022-12-02 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(a)(17) | Ensure that the computer monitor is secured to a stable surface in room 123. - Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: all televisions and computers shall be secured on a stable surface and shelving shall be secured and not be overloaded. |
| 2022-12-02 | Violation | 3A:52-4.10(b)(2) | Ensure that all staff who do not have a completed CARI background check are directly supervised by another staff member in room 123. - 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. Until the results of the CARI background check for a new staff member have been received from the Department, the center shall ensure oversight of the new staff member by another staff member, and ensure that person is not left alone to supervise a child or group of children. |
| 2022-12-02 | Violation | 3A:52-4.11(b)(2) | Ensure that all staff who do not have a completed CHRI background check are directly supervised by another staff member in room 123. - When the center applies for a new license or Certificate of Life/Safety Approval, the sponsor or sponsor representative shall ensure that each staff member at least 18 years of age who is or will be working at the center on a regularly scheduled basis completes the CHRI fingerprinting process specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.11(a). Until the center receives the results of the CHRI background check for a new staff member from the Department of Human Services, the center shall ensure oversight of that person by another staff member and ensure that the person is not alone to supervise a child or group of children. |
| 2022-12-02 | Violation | 3A:52-6.6(a)(1) | Based on information, ensure that the staff utilize positive methods of guidance and discipline at all times throughout the center. A named staff grabbed a named child by the arm when he was running across the classroom. Additionally, concerns were noted about the staff's tone of voices. - The methods of guidance and discipline used shall: be positive. |
| 2022-12-02 | Violation | 3A:52-7.6(b)(1) | Based on information, ensure that incident reports are completed as required. - The center shall maintain on file a written record of each incident resulting in an injury as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-7.6(a). These records shall include the following: the name of the injured child. |
| 2022-12-02 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(r) | Based on information, provide a Corrective Action plan to DCF as required. - 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. |
| 2022-12-02 | Violation | 3A:52-4.8(a)(7) | Based on information, retrain all staff on1. The center's discipline policy and 2. Completing incident reports as required. - 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. |
| 2021-12-23 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2021-11-12 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2021-10-07 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2021-08-23 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-07-14 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-06-03 | Initial | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2021-06-01 | Initial | No | Center Inspection |
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