Child Care Center
✓ Licensed
The Sapling School
Fair Lawn, NJ
· Bergen County
35-02 Broadway,
Fair Lawn, NJ 07410
Quick Facts
Capacity
186 children
Age Range
0 - 13 years
Subsidized Program
Participates
State Rating
1
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Contact Information
📞 (201) 797-0062
Licensed Child Care Center
Active License
License Number
CCC117695
License Issued
Oct 30, 2026
Active Through
Oct 30, 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 Sapling School is a Child Care Center in Fair Lawn NJ, with a maximum capacity of 186 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-23 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-09-21 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2026-08-21 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-07-14 | Other,Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-05-20 | Renewal | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-04-07 | Other | No | Center Inspection |
| 2025-09-30 | Other | No | Center Inspection |
| 2025-06-10 | Other | No | Center Inspection |
| 2025-06-04 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-03-21 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-03-05 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-03-03 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-02-24 | Other | No | Center Inspection |
| 2025-01-27 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-01-03 | Monitoring,Other | No | Center Inspection |
| 2024-12-06 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-09-19 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-07-24 | Complaint | No | Center Inspection |
| 2024-06-28 | Other | No | Center Inspection |
| 2024-06-26 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-06-04 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-04-09 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-01-31 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-12-07 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-09-22 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-08-30 | Renewal,Complaint | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-06-13 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-04-25 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-03-07 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-03-07 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-03-07 | Violation | 3A:52-4.3(a)(1) | Based on information, ensure that adequate procedures for tracking children are adhered to at all times throughout the center. - 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. |
| 2023-03-07 | Violation | 3A:52-4.3(c) | Ensure that adequate staff/child ratios are maintained at all times throughout the center. Abated at the time of inspection. - The following staff/child ratios shall apply, except as specified in 3A:52-4.3(d) through (f):Age Staff/Child RatioUnder 18 months - 1:418 months up to 2 ½ years - 1:62 ½ years up to 4 years - 1:104 years - 1:125 years and older - 1:15 |
| 2023-03-07 | 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. Not present in classroom 7. - 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. |
| 2023-03-07 | Violation | 3A:52-6.3(a)(4) | Ensure that food provided by the center is stored, prepared and served in a sanitary manner. Ensure that milk and food is not left out for longer than the meal time. - All centers shall comply with the following requirements, if the center provides food, the center shall ensure that the food is stored, prepared, and served in a sanitary manner. |
| 2023-03-07 | Violation | 3A:52-6.1(e) | Ensure that children do not use their sippy cups while walking around the classroom. - The center shall ensure that pacifiers are removed when the children are crawling or walking. |
| 2023-03-07 | Violation | 3A:52-7.8(a)(4)(i) | Ensure that staff wash their hands immediately before preparing or serving food. Staff are putting gloves on to serve food before washing their hands. - Handwashing requirements are as follows: staff members shall wash their hands with soap and running water immediately before preparing or serving food. |
| 2023-03-07 | Violation | 3A:52-4.8(a)(1) | Based on report, retrain the two named staff on:1. The center's supervision policy.2. The center's policies and procedures for tracking children. - Topics of orientation training shall include supervising and tracking all children, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.3(a). |
| 2023-03-07 | Violation | 3A:52-4.8(a)(2) | Ensure that all staff are retrained in washing hands before putting on gloves when serving food. - Topics of orientation training shall include understanding center operations, policies and procedures, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.5(b)3. |
| 2023-02-03 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-12-27 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-12-05 | Complaint | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-12-05 | Complaint | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-12-05 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(r) | Based on Complaint # 21507, The center needs to ensure adequate health procedures are followed at all times throughout the center, including children and staff that exhibits symptoms of illness are excluded from the center. - 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. |
| 2022-12-05 | Violation | 3A:52-6.3(b)(4)(iv) | Based on Complaint # 21507, the center needs to ensure that children are provided with additional food when hungry in rooms 7 (Transition) and 9 (Pre-K). - Mealtime and snack requirements for centers serving children 18 months of age or older and those children younger than 18 months of age who are developmentally ready to eat regular meals and snacks are as follows: centers that provide meals shall ensure that lunch and dinner for each child include the following |
| 2022-12-05 | Violation | 3A:52-7.9(a)(1)(ii) | Based on Complaint # 21507, the center needs to ensure adequate health procedures are followed at all times throughout the center, including children health concerns are documented. - For early childhood programs, the following shall apply: the center shall maintain on file a log of the initial illnesses, symptoms of illness, or diseases that are exhibited by each child while in the center’s care, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-7.1(c) and (d). This illness log shall include the date and time the illness, symptoms of illness or diseases were observed at the center. |
| 2022-12-05 | Violation | 3A:52-7.9(a)(1)(vi)(4) | Maintain an illness log on file at the center and ensure that it contains all of the required components, including the date when the child returned to the center symptom-free. - For early childhood programs, the following shall apply: the center shall maintain on file a log of the initial illnesses, symptoms of illness, or diseases that are exhibited by each child while in the center’s care, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-7.1(c) and (d). This illness log shall include the date, if applicable, that the child returned to the center symptom-free. |
| 2022-12-05 | Violation | 3A:52-7.8(a)(1)(i) | Ensure that children wash their hands before the intake of food in room 9 (Pre-K). - 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 before intake of food. |
| 2022-12-05 | 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). |
| 2022-12-05 | Violation | 3A:52-4.11(a)(1) | Ensure that 3 staff and the sponsor representative complete a CHRI background check as required. 12/27/2022 Ensure that 2 staff 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. |
| 2022-12-05 | Violation | 3A:52-4.8(a)(1) | Retrain all staff on supervising and tracking children. - Topics of orientation training shall include supervising and tracking all children, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.3(a). |
| 2022-12-05 | Violation | 3A:52-4.8(a)(8) | Retrain all staff on implementing health practices and responding to symptoms of illness. - Topics of orientation training shall include implementing health practices, including medication administration and responding to symptoms of illness, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-7.1 through 7.11. |
| 2022-12-05 | Violation | 3A:52-4.8(b) | Ensure that 11 regular staff complete orientation training annually, and secure and maintain on file, each staff member's signature attesting to the review of the orientation training; and that the completion of the training is documented on theStaff Records Checklist. - Orientation training as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.8(a) may be included for six of the required hours of staff development specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.8(c) and (d). |
| 2022-04-29 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-04-27 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-04-18 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-02-14 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-02-14 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-02-14 | Violation | 3A:52-4.3(d) | Ensure that adequate staff/child ratios are maintained at all times throughout the center, including during nap and rest time. On the day of the inspection observation indicated that several classrooms were out of ratios during nap as many children were awake and not sleeping. - The following staff/child ratios shall apply during rest or sleep, when the criteria listed in 3A:52-4.3(d) 1, 2, and 3 are met:Age Staff/Child RatioUnder 18 months - 1:1018 months to under 2 ½ years - 1:122 ½ years and above - 1:20 |
| 2022-02-14 | Violation | 3A:52-4.3(d)(2) | Ensure that a sufficient number of staff are present and readily accessible in the center in order to resume awake staff/child ratios as required. On the day of the inspection observation indicated that staff left the building for lunch and were not available to call back into the room to meet ratios as children woke from nap. - A sufficient number of staff members shall be in the facility and readily accessible to ensure compliance with the awake staff/child ratios specified in 3A:52-4.3(c). |
| 2022-02-14 | Violation | 3A:52-6.4(a)(4)(iii) | Provide alternative quiet activities for children who have rested or slept for 30 minutes and do not appear to need additional rest or sleep. Observation on the day of the inspection indicated that several other preschool classrooms had children awake after 30 minutes of rest and they were not provided with a quiet activity on their cot. Retrain staff and submit retraining document with staff signatures to OOL. - For early childhood programs, the center shall provide opportunities for daily rest and sleep as follows: for children over the age of 18 months and under the age of four years, the center shall provide an alternative quiet activity for each child who has rested or slept for 30 minutes and does not appear to need additional rest or sleep. |
| 2022-02-14 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(m)(2) | Ensure that all cribs, cots and sleeping equipment are arranged to provide access to a three foot wide aisle that leads to an exit. On t he day of the inspection cots were observed in egress areas. - Supplemental evacuation requirements are as follows: cribs, beds, playpens, and cots used for rest or sleep shall be arranged so as to provide access to a three-foot-wide aisle that leads to an unobstructed exit. |
| 2022-02-14 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(a)(2) | Ensure that all ceiling tiles are kept clean and in good repair. Replace missing ceiling tiles in the basement egress hallway. - 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. |
| 2021-11-12 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-10-08 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2021-08-30 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-06-16 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2021-03-18 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-01-21 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-10-30 | Initial | No | Center Inspection |
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