Child Care Center
✓ Licensed
The Owl's Nest Childcare Center
Blairstown, NJ
· Warren County
155 Route 94,
Blairstown, NJ 07825
Quick Facts
Capacity
80 children
Age Range
0 - 13 years
Subsidized Program
Participates
State Rating
1
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Contact Information
📞 (908) 362-5991
Licensed Child Care Center
Active License
License Number
190400139
License Issued
Nov 1, 2026
Active Through
Nov 1, 2029
Issued By
New Jersey Department of Children & Families
District Office
New Jersey Dept of Children and Families - Office of Licensing
Reviews
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About the Provider
The Owl's Nest Childcare Center is a Child Care Center in Blairstown NJ, with a maximum capacity of 80 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-29 | Other | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-08-31 | Other | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-08-27 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2026-08-12 | TA Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-08-07 | TA Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-07-21 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2026-07-06 | Other,Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-06-29 | Email,Record Retrieval | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-05-21 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-04-21 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2026-03-19 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-02-06 | TA Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-01-07 | Other,TA Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-12-22 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-11-20 | Other,Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-10-16 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-09-30 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-08-27 | Renewal | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-07-09 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-06-05 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-04-22 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2024-08-12 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-06-20 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-06-11 | Monitoring,Other | No | Center Inspection |
| 2024-04-02 | Technical Assistance Visit | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-03-08 | Technical Assistance Visit | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-02-21 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-01-03 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-10-11 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-09-19 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-08-16 | Complaint | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-07-18 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-06-21 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-05-22 | Complaint | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-05-22 | Complaint | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-04-27 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-03-27 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-03-08 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-03-08 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-02-07 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-02-07 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-12-16 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-11-15 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-09-27 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-08-31 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-08-12 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-08-12 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-08-12 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-08-12 | Violation | 3A:52-4.3(a) | Ensure that adequate supervision is maintained at all times throughout the center. A staff was unaware that a child was hitting others with a book in Room 7. - The children shall be supervised directly by a staff member at all times, including during outdoor activities, rest and sleep, and walking through hallways. Toileting procedures shall be supervised by a staff member as appropriate for the ages and developmental needs of the children. |
| 2022-08-12 | Violation | 3A:52-4.3(a)(2) | Ensure that all staff have completed training pertaining to the center's policies and procedures for tracking children and are aware of the number of children in their care at all times in Room 7. - The center shall ensure that all staff members are trained in the method of keeping track of children and know how many children are in their care at all times. |
| 2022-08-12 | Violation | 3A:52-6.1(g)(3) | Ensure that classrooms that care for children over 18 months of age provide at least five different activity areas and that each area contains at least five different types of supplies and equipment in Room 5. - For early childhood programs, the following shall apply: centers serving children 18 months of age and older shall provide at least five types of children's daily activities including, but not limited to, language; science and mathematics; manipulative; large muscle; building; art; music; drama; or other comparable activities; and at least five types of supplies and equipment for each daily activity chosen by the center. |
| 2022-08-12 | Violation | 3A:52-6.3(a)(12)(v) | Ensure that bottles are not left out in the classroom for an extended period of time in Room 4. - All centers shall comply with the following requirements, the center shall ensure that these safety and sanitation practices are followed: unused portions of food shall be labeled with the child's name, date, and type of food. The food shall be stored in the refrigerator, returned to the parent, or discarded with the parent's consent. All unused food shall be discarded if not consumed by the end of the day. |
| 2022-08-12 | Violation | 3A:52-6.3(b)(3)(vi) | Ensure that age and developmentally appropriate seating is provided for all children who no longer need to be held for feeding and that the seating a required safety straps are maintained in a sanitary manner in Room 3. - For early childhood programs, the following shall apply, feeding requirements for centers serving children less than 18 months of age are as follows: a child who, because of age or developmental readiness, no longer needs to be held for feeding shall be provided with an infant seat, high chair with safety strap, or other age-appropriate seating apparatus, which meets the standards of a recognized safety organization (such as the Juvenile Products Manufacturers Association, the American Society for Testing and Materials, or the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission). |
| 2022-08-12 | Violation | 3A:52-6.3(b)(3)(iv)(1) | Ensure that each child's bottle is labeled with the child's name and date. - 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. |
| 2022-08-12 | Violation | 3A:52-7.8(a)(1)(v) | Ensure that children wash their hands immediately after outdoor play. - 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 outdoor play. |
| 2022-08-12 | Violation | 3A:52-4.5(a)(3)(i)(1) | Ensure that the center has a table of organization that illustrates lines of authority, responsibility and communication. Add the Program Supervisor to the Table of Organization. - 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 a table of organization that illustrates lines of authority, responsibility and communication. |
| 2022-08-12 | Violation | 3A:52-4.6(a) | Ensure that the center updates the 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). |
| 2022-08-12 | 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. |
| 2022-08-12 | 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. |
| 2022-08-12 | Violation | 3A:52-5.2(c) | Provide a current health certificate as required for the catering company that provides lunches to the school daily. - If the center prepares meals, the center shall obtain a satisfactory Sanitary Inspection Certificate, as specified in N.J.A.C. 8:24, indicating that the kitchen is in compliance with the applicable requirements of the State Sanitary Code. The center shall maintain on file the Sanitary Inspection Certificate. |
| 2022-08-12 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(a)(16)(i) | Repair and/or paint the walls and other surfaces as required. - Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: walls shall be painted or otherwise covered whenever there is evidence of excessive peeling or chipped paint. |
| 2022-08-12 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(b)(1) | Remove debris and overgrown vegetation from the outdoor play area. - 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. |
| 2022-08-12 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(i)(5)(iii) | Submit current documentation from the DEP, Bureau of Safe Drinking Water (BSDW) for centers not served by a public community water system and post the results. - 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 or site is not provided a potable water supply by a public community water system, the applicant shall provide potable water sampling results demonstrating compliance with maximum contaminant levels for all contaminants required to be tested pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:10-5 for public non-transient, non-community (NTNC) water systems, including radiological contaminants, regardless of whether they meet the definition of NTNC systems as defined at N.J.A.C. 7:10-1.3. This sampling shall have been conducted within three years of the date of application submission, except nitrates and coliform, for which the sampling shall have been conducted within 90 days of submitting the application. |
| 2022-07-22 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-06-10 | Complaint | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-06-10 | Complaint | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-06-10 | Violation | 3A:52-6.3(b)(3)(vi) | Ensure that age and developmentally appropriate seating is provided for all children who no longer need to be held for feeding. Cease feeding infants in bouncer seats. - For early childhood programs, the following shall apply, feeding requirements for centers serving children less than 18 months of age are as follows: a child who, because of age or developmental readiness, no longer needs to be held for feeding shall be provided with an infant seat, high chair with safety strap, or other age-appropriate seating apparatus, which meets the standards of a recognized safety organization (such as the Juvenile Products Manufacturers Association, the American Society for Testing and Materials, or the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission). |
| 2022-06-10 | Violation | 3A:52-6.3(b)(3)(vii) | Ensure that bottles are not propped at any time. - For early childhood programs, the following shall apply, feeding requirements for centers serving children less than 18 months of age are as follows: when a child is feeding, the bottle shall not be propped at any time. |
| 2022-05-06 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-04-04 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-03-11 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-03-11 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-02-10 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-02-07 | Increase,Space Evaluation | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-02-07 | Increase,Space Evaluation | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-02-07 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(a)(3) | Provide a barrier at the top of the stairway to prevent accidental access of a child. - Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: stairways shall be free of tripping hazards, such as toys, boxes, loose steps, uneven treads, torn carpeting, raised strips, or uneven risers. |
| 2022-02-07 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(a)(14) | Ensure that all balconies, rooftops, verandas and all floor levels used by children above the first floor that subject the children to an open drop have five foot barriers as required on the 2nd floor stairwell. - Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: all balconies, rooftops, verandas, and all floor levels used by children that are above the first floor and subject the children to an open drop or atrium shall be protected by barriers consisting of safety glass, Plexiglas, or any other materials approved by the Office of Licensing. Such barriers shall extend at least five feet above the floor level. |
| 2021-07-22 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2021-04-26 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2021-03-16 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-02-22 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2021-01-11 | Complaint | No | Center Inspection |
| 2020-03-02 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-02-28 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2020-01-14 | Initial | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-12-13 | Initial | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-11-01 | Initial | No | Center Inspection |
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