Description: The Vineyard Schools - Vineyard Preschool is a Temporary Child Care Center in Paramus NJ, with a maximum capacity of 63 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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| 2021-07-28 | 2021-10-15 | 3A:52-4.3(a)(1) |
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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. Violation Observed: RECITE: Ensure staff are aware of how many children are in their care at all times, wherein, staff reported 12 children present in Room 1, when 13 children were present. | 9/13/21-Note unable to abate violation as two rooms still reported inaccurate numbers when asked how many children were present. |
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| 2021-07-27 | 2021-07-27 | 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: Ensure that children are strapped into highchairs, wherein an infant was placed into a highchair without utilizing the straps. | Violation is being abated as staff strapped child in during inspection. |
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| 2021-05-10 | 2021-06-03 | 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: Per the NJ Department of Health COVID-19 Public Health Recommendations pursuant to Executive Order No. 149, ensure staff wear disposable gloves for food handling. |
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| 2021-05-10 | 2021-05-10 | 3A:52-6.4(b)(1)(ii) |
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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. Violation Observed: Cease the use of blankets for children under 12 months. Blankets were removed during inspection. |
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| 2021-05-10 | 2021-05-10 | 3A:52-6.4(a)(3) |
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For early childhood programs, the center shall provide opportunities for daily rest and sleep as follows: swaddling of children during rest and sleep is prohibited. Violation Observed: Discontinue the use of swaddles. The swaddle was removed during the inspection. |
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| 2021-05-10 | 2021-07-27 | 3A:52-4.3(c) |
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The following staff/child ratios shall apply, except as specified in 3A:52-4.3(d) through (f): | Age Staff/Child Ratio | Under 18 months - 1:4 | 18 months up to 2 ½ years - 1:6 | 2 ½ years up to 4 years - 1:10 | 4 years - 1:12 | 5 years and older - 1:15 Violation Observed: Ensure staff/child ratios are met at all times, wherein in room 1, one staff member left the rooms several times leaving the room out of ratio. |
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| 2021-04-23 | 2021-07-27 | 3A:52-4.7(a)(1) |
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The center shall meet the following requirements for orientation training: the center shall ensure that all newly-hired staff receive orientation training within two weeks of hire and that no individual is left alone to supervise a child or group of children until orientation training is completed. Violation Observed: Ensure that staff have cleared CARI and fingerprints on file and completed orientation training prior to being left alone with children. |
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| 2021-04-23 | 2021-05-10 | 3A:52-4.3(a)(1) |
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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. Violation Observed: Ensure that staff are aware of how many children are in their care at all times. Staff had to count children when asked how many children were present. |
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| 2021-04-22 | 2021-06-23 | 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 fingerprint clearances are obtained for all staff members. |
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| 2021-04-22 | 2021-05-10 | 3A:52-6.6(c) |
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Staff shall not withhold active play time as a means of discipline unless the child's actions or behavior present a danger to themselves or others. Violation Observed: Ensure staff do not withhold active playtime as a means of discipline unless a child's actions or behavior present a danger to themselves or others, wherein staff placed a child in a high chair type seat as a means of "timeout." |
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| 2021-04-22 | 2021-05-10 | 3A:52-6.6(e)(1) |
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The center shall maintain on file a written policy on the disciplining of children by staff members. The policy shall reflect the provisions specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-6.6(a) through (c) and include the acceptable actions that a staff member may take when disciplining a child (that is, discussion with the child, time-out, etc.). Violation Observed: Prepare and post the center's discipline policy. |
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| 2021-04-22 | 2021-11-19 | 3A:52-7.7(a)(2) |
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All areas to be disinfected shall first be washed with soap and water. Violation Observed: Ensure that staff use a two step process to wash and disinfect: tables prior to eating and diaper changing tables after every use. |
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| 2021-04-22 | 2021-05-10 | 3A:52-2.2(e) |
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The license shall be posted in a prominent location within the center and in each building associated with the center. Violation Observed: Ensure the center's license is posted. |
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| 2021-04-22 | 2021-11-19 | 3A:52-4.8(a)(2) |
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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. Violation Observed: Ensure all staff receive orientation training and are retrained in the center's policies for: supervision, tracking, hand washing and sanitation. |
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| 2021-04-22 | 2021-06-03 | 3A:52-7.8(a)(1)(ii) |
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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. Violation Observed: Ensure that children wash their hands with soap and running water: After having a diaper change and prior to eating. |
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